Need advice on insurance replacement sys

I got my stuff stolen and my insurance wants to replace my stuff with this: what I had: MTX 6500D mono amp MTX 8124 12" 8000's series subwoofer want to replace it with: Rockford Fosgate 501DB mono amp Rockford Fosgate RFP 12" suboofer Is this stuff worse or better then what I had? Also, I can get ALPINE instead of RF, should I? Is ALPINE better?

The RF Power 501bd is a good match to what you had, I'll give the specs below. Rockford amps constantly outperform their specs as well. The closest sub match to what you had is the RFP3212 HE2. It's a DVC sub (you had an SVC if I read the model right [T8124A], because the T81244A is the DVC), but the RMS and Peak ratings are identical to what you had. Do not let them give you an RFP3412 HE as a replacement! The RFP3412 is an SVC sub (like your MTX was), but the power rating is alot lower (200RMS 400Peak vs. 400RMS 800Peak). Since your MTX sub was a 4ohm SVC, you were probably only getting apx. 250 watts to it (but they don't know that!). Your amp was capable of producing 500watts @ 2ohms if you had a different sub, or two 4ohm SVC's instead of just 1) Here's the specs... MTX 6500D mono amp 250x1 @ 4ohms 500x1 @ 2ohms MTX T8124A 12" sub 4ohm SVC 400RMS 800Peak Rockford Fosgate Power 501bd mono amp 300x1 @ 4ohms 500x1 @ 2ohms Rockford Fosgate RFP3212 HE2 12" sub 4ohm DVC (capable of a 2ohm total load when wired correctly) 400RMS 800Peak Rockford Fosgate RFP3412 HE 12" sub 4ohm SVC 200RMS 400Peak Rockford makes a great product (except their RFZ series subs). Philaf makes a good point, Rockford does tend to lean more towards Raw Power in their amps then a Cleaner Signal with some of their amps. But the BD series amps were designed to combine the best of both worlds. Here's an article on the BD class technology. As far as comparing Rockford to Alpine, they both have their strengths and weaknesses. However, I highly doubt your insurance company would replace anything with Apline other then if it was original Alpine equipment that was stolen (even then they would drag their feet) because of the price. So my recomendation is if they want to go Rockford as a replacement, get the Power 501bd and an RFP3212 HE2.Squirrel

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