spl subwoofer

below are the specs for the mofo series. the vas is supposed to be 5.0 cu ft. that's a typo.

i dont know where you live but i can find brand new, current models and closeouts from  jl, fosgate, kicker l7, infinity, jbl, polk audio and mb quart at the flea market right along side power acoustik. i checked the reviews from owners of their product and most seem to be happy with their purchase. i've seen magazine reviews on their class d amps and they put out their rms rating. as far as imports from china, damn near all car electronics you buy are imports. but that says nothing about product. i would buy the sub from a dealer that offers a return policy and listen for myself. if the customer likes it then thats a good product for that customer. it may not sound good to us but if he/she likes it then thats what counts. if no one liked them then the company wouldnt be around as long or have the money to buy up other established car audio manufacturers. i personally own lanzar amps, a vibe1200d and a vibe 420 and audiocontrol processors and 2 audiocontrol eq's playing thu infinity speakers and subs.  i love the sound quality. these are both very good, solid amps with no problems after 1 1/2 years of use. lots of people bash lanzar as being flea market trash and china imports, but many people on car audio forums love these and will testify to the quality and actual RMS ratings tested in labs. this is why im sticking up for power acoustik. any way here are the specs from poweracoustik.com.

MOFO-10 2400 watts power 1000 Watts RMS 270 oz. magnet 3” BASV/Kapton Hybrid 18 A WG Voice Coil SPL 89 dB Fs: 30 Hz Vas: 0.351 cu.ft. Qms: 3.36 Qes: 0.3 Qts: 0.3012 Xmax: 0.5" Sealed box: N/A Ported box: 1.75 cu..Ft. Tuning: 40 Hz Port size: 4”(dia)x9”(length) # of ports: 1 MOFO-12 2400 watts power 1200 Watts RMS 270 oz. magnet 3” BASV/Kapton Hybrid 18 AWG Voice Coil SPL 90 dB Fs: 36.7 Hz Vas: 0.73 cu.ft. Qms: 5.34 Qes: 0.36 Qts: 0.3363 Xmax: 0.7" Sealed box: N/A Ported box: 2.4 cu..Ft. Tuning: 40 Hz Port size: 3”(dia)x6.75”(length) # of ports: 2 MOFO-15 2600 watts power handling 1500 Watts RMS 340 oz. magnet 4” BASV/Kapton Hybrid 18 AWG Voice Coil SPL 92 dB Fs: 33.5 Hz Vas: 1.4 cu.ft. Qms: 7.17 Qes: 0.51 Qts: 0.4795 Xmax: 0.9" Sealed box: N/A Ported box: 3.4 cu..Ft. Tuning: 40 Hz Port size: 4”(dia)x8.25”(length) # of ports: 2

No, it's not a typo.  The www.SPLUSA.com website lists the Vas for these woofers as 0.5 on one page and as 0.6 on another page.  Crap ratings.  I do not believe for one second that they will do more than make noise.

And you are correct, if you like the sound then it doesn't matter who make the equipment.  One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Power Acoustik, SPL, Lanzar, Boss, Pyle, Pyramid, Mobile Authority, Recotron, Audiovox, Legacy, Performance Teknique, Soundstorm, Rockwood, etc. are all WAY below my personal expectations for quality and I could never use nor recomend them to anyone.  But if they float your boat, then go for it.

since bruno found his answer that does it for me. i enjoyed our discussion. thanx

Oops sorry, it should be www.splusa.net.

You are absolutely correct, hookmeup.  Sorry for the blanket statements.  I too have been surprised by things like Crunch Blackmax series of amps, when I usually call Crunch crap too.

The real bottom line to all this:  Although you ALWAYS end up getting what yu pay for, LISTEN to equipment before yu part with your hard earned cash, and buy what sounds good to you no matter what snobs (like me) say!  :)