Sony Xplods

I just wanted to kno are sony xplods that bad? I hear lota ppl sayin they r sht. I got 2 10" p5 in a sealed box, powered by a used 05' 1200w xplod amp, and it hits harder than my friend's rf stage 2 in a bandpass box. and i had no problems with it overheating or anything. My subs r from 04 and i put them thru alot. I spent lik round 250$ and it sounds great. So i just wana kno r xplods that bad?

my wife had a  sony p5  10''  and it  sound great. she never  had any problem with it.

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1991 Ford Explorer
1 Pioneer Deh-p3900mp
1 Soundstream TRA 680.4
1 Kicker KS5.2
2 Soundstream T4 15
1 Soundstream PCA 3500d
1 XM raido sportcaster

I dont think you will find many people on this forum that have anything positive to say about xplod products. I have never heard a xplod setup that I thought was very good. They are ok if your on a really strict budget, but other then that I would recommend staying away.

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i had two sony xplod 10s and 2 12's and boy let me tell you that they sounded really good for the price, they hit really hard, i liked them i still have the 12's i jsut dont use them ne more since i went and bought audiobahns

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pioneer head unit, dual 6.5 door speakers, rear pioneer 6x9s, 2 aw1208t audiobahn subs 1500 watts RMS each, one virtual reality 400 watt amp, and one 3000 watt Boss mono channel class D amp

sony's as far as i'm concerned are budget subs. if you need bass, and don't have much cash, go ahead. the quality just isn't there for me. they are poorly built.

what about sony amplifiers. whats the rap on them.

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2005 Ford 500 SEL. 3 Kicker CVR 15"s. 2000 watt Quantum Audio AMP.

Man... Don't worry about the sub's. I have two 12" P5's pounding from my Kenwood 920w amp. The only problem I would see in your set is your amp. Sony doesn't make that great of an amp. They are usually weak for they wattage. But believe me, I'm an enthusiast of any Sony brand electronics. I tested & tested it, but it couldn't keep up with anything.

Don't let anyone, even me, decide if your system sounds good, or is crap. It's what it sounds like to you.

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Pioneer DEH-15 HU.
Two Sony 12" P5's. (Sealed Box)
Kenwood 920watt KAC-7202.
Kenwood 350watt 6"x9" KFC-M6935ie.
Kenwood 320watt 5"x6 1/2" KFC-415c.

Sound-proof, and it's complete.

ya i ahd two sony 12" P5 and there 1200 watt amp and it sounded really good and i had them in a bandpass box, it all depends how much bass you want and what u want it to sound like i needed more bass so i got the audiobahns

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pioneer head unit, dual 6.5 door speakers, rear pioneer 6x9s, 2 aw1208t audiobahn subs 1500 watts RMS each, one virtual reality 400 watt amp, and one 3000 watt Boss mono channel class D amp

Wow, Auiobahn and Sony enthusiasts! Quite a combination!

Look I don't look to knock peoples equipment. Weather it's what you can afford or you like the sound or looks, fine. But just know that sony has one of the highest failure rates in the car audio industry. So with that said I would consider other alternatives that are similar in price but last longer and perform better.

It seems that gear that emphasizes form over function, doesn't function for long and/or well.

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another thing is that, although they (the xplod's and ome cheap rf stuff, among others) might be loud, and sound fine, once you hear real high quality product you will always hear the difference. lack of exposure is a large part of it.

They have the biggest failure rate... But, I have a 4 year warranty for as many times as I blow them. So...

I matched my P5's with every other sub in the shop... And, it stood up well to even $200 subs. If they go, they go... That's why I got the warranty.

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Pioneer DEH-15 HU.
Two Sony 12" P5's. (Sealed Box)
Kenwood 920watt KAC-7202.
Kenwood 350watt 6"x9" KFC-M6935ie.
Kenwood 320watt 5"x6 1/2" KFC-415c.

Sound-proof, and it's complete.

Why but a product that requires the use of a warranty all the time? There really is something to be said about that thought process...didn't you have to PAY for that warranty?



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Ten dollars, and while your criticizing me... What do you have that is so great? Just wondering.

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Pioneer DEH-15 HU.
Two Sony 12" P5's. (Sealed Box)
Kenwood 920watt KAC-7202.
Kenwood 350watt 6"x9" KFC-M6935ie.
Kenwood 320watt 5"x6 1/2" KFC-415c.

Sound-proof, and it's complete.

You can't read the sig? By the way if you are feeling criticized, don't. This is a forum that discusses car audio, I have OPINIONS, you have OPINIONS, we discuss car audio and the aspects of it. What is the question of this topic to begin with? OPINIONS.

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my opinion is that sony kenwood and audiobahn suck, if buying a buget level system i would much rather use pioneer and infinity stuff

but hey its just my opinion

I have a Sony XPlod 1200 Watt amp and it works fine for my 15" MTX RoadThunder sub.  It sure beats my friends Clarion amp and Alpine sub.

some people prefer sql over spl, some people perceive spl as sql, its these differences that make the world an interesting place :D

as for me i'll take your friends install over yours :P

i like sony subs for 1 reason, there cheap entertainment when hooking them up to 2500 watts rms, they last about 4.37 seconds before the cone rips from the surround.  My cheap alpine type-e never did that, stupid thing kept pounding for 45 min, so the moral of the story here is...., whell you figure it out.

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2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.

i had a sony amp that i liked and i don't like sony it was rated at 450 RMS and was under rated  which amazed me and it said it was 1 0hm stable it was like the sony amps in the setup that you see when you login some times anyway moral of the story i liked the amp pouned my 15" punch HE's and out of nowhere it quit working and then i discovered that the 2. 40 amp fuses where blown i replaced them and turned the key to the acc and the fuses blew in a second  pretty crappy if you ask me a amp that is 1 ohm stable fails at 2 ohms and as far as the strict budget  systems go take a chance and order from www.ikesound.com  and for the sony stuff out perfoming higher end gear its about the wiring of the subs and the box  i can build a box and make a P.O.S plye sub loud as hell and i would never say sony is better than RF entry level stuff  i have seen 2 12" punch Z'S HIT 129.4 DB  in a mazda 626 if you can do that with 2 12" sony  xplodes  i would be impressed  and for what some people think  sounds good and is loud a lack of hearing qulity setups is the reason  once you hear a truly good setup you will know the differance and you will be able to hear it  IMO

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1974 ford pinto 4 15" punch Z power punch bd 1001 pioneer DEH-6700