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Who makes the nicest looking amps?

With all the new amps that have come out in the last year or two, alot of them are very pleasing to the eye...In your opinion, who makes the nicest looking amps. (Disclaimer: this topic is for discussion only, and not for a flame fest. This topic is just to have a conversation about how amps look, but performance always seems to make an amp look better).

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One that is a nice solid color and doesn't have any chrome or other ugliness, like flames.
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hmmm.........the new RF's are pretty nice looking.

but i'll stick with my old school xtant amps that i just cannot get rid of, they are beautiful
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Originally Posted by civic01vtec
hmmm.........the new RF's are pretty nice looking.

but i'll stick with my old school xtant amps that i just cannot get rid of, they are beautiful

I totally agree with this...the Power line is really nice looking
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Welcome to the amp **** thread

The JBL 6000GTi because it's the size of a freakin table top



The Phoenix Gold Titanium Elite MPH10K is going to be the sickest amp ever when it hits the market. This one also double as a dinner table



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Here ya go fellas...


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for real though, i love the new RF amps...

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I saw a van in a magazine with 12 of the Audiobahn A5000SPL amps in it that you posted above.

I was just like... zuh.
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RF = Rockford Fosgate?
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RF = Rockford Fosgate?
Indeed
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the amps that are so big they look like boxes, damn you just know those pack the power..damn they look neat just cause i've never seen anyone just pop a trunk and b like....thats my amp.. they're different..
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coming from a former owner of the Rockford Fosgate p3002, I loved the chrome trim, but I find rockford has changed from there once proud made in the USA claim to fame, I hear they got good warrenty but the companys gone downhill if you ask me.

I got the JBL 601.1, awesome amp just gotta stick some cathodes in ther to light that sucker up
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I loved the way these looked. Its an Excellon X401M. The blue triangle was bigger than it appears and incredibly bright and eye catching. Plus, the middle section could slide over automatically to reveal a cooling fan which could be controled by a button on the amp OR directly from an excellon head unit.

ALso, I used to love the way the old ZR series amps looked from kicker. Especilaly if you had like, 2 ZR600s(one for ea solobaric) and you had the center link plate so it looked like one enormous, powerful amp. Very nice.

And I certainly love the Black Mcintosh with the blue analog gauge.
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Hahaha that's awesome, we are posting pics of the best of the best Audiobahn, Zapco, PG, JBL and then you come and post a little Kenwood

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Originally Posted by fonto
With all the new amps that have come out in the last year or two, alot of them are very pleasing to the eye...In your opinion, who makes the nicest looking amps... This topic is just to have a conversation about how amps look...)
Its asthetics not performance. I just hope you realize that I understand kenwood is no Zapco.
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My friend got sponsored with some Orion Amps and those looked sweet , at least in his car they did. But they sounded even better.
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BRAX X2400 graphic:


Helix HXA1000QX:


PPI 2500F1 in the suitcase it comes in


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US amps, just because you can see the badass build quality:


TRU C7.4t

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That amp looks very similar to the American Bass VFL 150.1



As well as the SPL Dynamics EXT 2000D



As far as I can tell these amps are twins. A million dollars goes to the first person that can point out a physical difference for me
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Originally Posted by MegaHurtz
As far as I can tell these amps are twins. A million dollars goes to the first person that can point out a physical difference for me
It looks like the Tru amp has a lil fan on the side and the other one does not.
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It looks like the Tru amp has a lil fan on the side and the other one does not.
I meant both those amps I posted are twins. They are different models from different companies.
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the new Orions look tight, I'll try post pics later
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I might be old school, but I like the bland, plain JL slash series and the older PPI's. Flash and pizazz, lights and crap don't amaze me.
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That is a sweet lookin amp!!
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