RF and MTX Same Company?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=36644
Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Topic: RF and MTX Same Company?
Posted By: MBZ oe
Subject: RF and MTX Same Company?
Date Posted: August 02, 2004 at 5:21 PM
I was just told that Rockford Fosgate and MTX are the same company. That was from an owner of a local shop. Anyone else heard this? Is this true? ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: August 02, 2004 at 5:31 PM
That is so far from true its rediculous. MTX and Rockford are huge rivals and have nothing to do with each other. In fact MTX is taking a chunk out of rockford every quarter. They are the two biggest selling Car Audio specific companies in the world and in the last quarter alone Rockford lost 9 million dollars, primarily due to 2 things, recalls on a lot of faulty equipment and a huge loss in customer base directly related to all these recalls. RF has been hurting for a couple years now and are only still afloat because they deal directly with Best Buy USA. If Best Buy ever decides to drop Rockford they will be outta buisness over night. If anything I say sounds unbelievable then check out Rockfords corprate web site. It shows how much money they are loosing because its a public company so it must report its figures, good or bad, to the public.
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: August 02, 2004 at 5:49 PM
Thats what I thought. He's an old dude who always has to be "right". Obviously he was wrong. Any Recall issues with RFR3110's? I am 90% decided on buying 2 on wednesday after all the recommendations for replacing my 3 8000 MTX's. I figure they have to be monsters in my car, and I have heard them before. ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: August 02, 2004 at 5:51 PM
BTW - If I do go with the RFR3110's, then I will buy at least 1 spare since they are last series model. ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: fuseblower
Date Posted: August 02, 2004 at 5:55 PM
Man is this guy wrong.... The closest that these companies ever came to being one was when Rockford engineers went to MTX years ago. This was during the time of real punch amps. Punch 45, 75 and the all popular 150.
Posted By: xtreamcc
Date Posted: August 02, 2004 at 5:57 PM
sh*t, trust me dude, RFR3110's are the best 10" SPL subs on the market. I had a pair for about a month but had to get rid of them cuz they were f**k'n my head up big time. I'm talk'n my ear's ached the first few weeks then around the last week they actually started to bleed. I dont do competition anymore so I'd only suggest these if u have a huge bass threshold or do competition.
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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 10:45 AM
no recalls on those drivers, my boss has 4 of them, and personally I wasnt that impressed with them but they are quite popular and seem to produce solid spl numbers, I just dont like the way they sound, but trying to get any type of sq outta a sub like that is like using a backhoe to plant a flower bed, a little overkill.
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 12:39 PM
Coustic, Streetwires, Xtant and MTX are all owned by the same company (Mitek Ltd.) Rockford Fosgate is a completely different company. RF owns MB Quart, by the way. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 1:15 PM
Does anyone really care about sound quality from their subwoofers? All I expect from any sub is to pound. And pound hard. I only expect great SQ from the speakers inside my cars cabin. >I just dont like the way they sound, but trying to get any type of sq outta a sub like that is like using a backhoe to plant a< >flower bed, a little overkill. ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 1:37 PM
For what its worth, Miteck produces 100's of parts for other companies such as baskets for subs and heat sinks and what not. Its absolutly crazy how many big name companies get parts from miteck although none of them will admit it. Those baskets you see for audiobahn, miteck made em. Thats a small example of how big that company is. Thats why if Circut City decided to drop MTX tomorrow the brand would still survive and come back, where as Rockford is completly dependant on their relationship with Best Buy Corp, if Best Buy drops Rockford, Rockford would go Bankrupt real fast.
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Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 2:10 PM
It's truly amazing what some guys say in order to get a sale.  Rockford is a huge company and is now trying to grow their business in other directions. For instance selling direct to Nissan. And of course buying up other companies like Mb Quart, Lightning Audio, Q-Logic and others. Rockford Fosgate as a brand has definitely gone downhill, part due to how they distribute the brand now and part due to how the product is manufactured. Are they missing their quartery targets, judging by the numbers I would say that they are missing something. Hopefully they will make a change that they must in order to maintain their credibility in this industry. <waits for hell to freeze over> ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 2:13 PM
Ya the Devil Himself is gonna need a snowmobile before that happens
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Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 8:02 PM
I printed some of this thread and went by the guy who said that MTX and RF were made by the same company, and he got pissed! He still thinks Mitek makes RF. He's probably confused about mitek making many parts for many different company's subs. It's kind of funny to see someone who's wrong sit there and argue with you that they are right. ------------- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM BOOM....
Posted By: kontai69
Date Posted: August 03, 2004 at 11:56 PM
If you go to MTX's website, they have a "Thunder vs Punch" comparison describing how MTX amps are better than RF amps. https://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/headtohead/punch.cfm MTX surely wouldn't be dismissing RF if they were under the same ownership, would they?
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