How come people hate on Pyle so much? I think theyre subs are really good. Got any comments on them?

 

Those were the first subs I ever had and they gave me nothing but hard hitting bass. Nobody will ever accuse them of being sound quality subs, but they are just fine for the basshead junkies. Although I can't really comment on their newer stuff, I owned my Pyle subs back in the late 80's

 

It's because Pyle is a Pile (of junk). There were some weird problems with a few series of their subs where the material would rip. It was poor manufacturing quality on a few lines but that was years ago. The stores that used to carry them in the area all dropped them in favor of Rockfords, Pioneers and Alpines. I have no idea about their new stuff because the dealers in the area refuse to do business with them anymore because they wouldn't warrantee them (or should I say recall them for known defects) after 1 year and the problems usually occurred about 16-20 months out.

I have always had an affinity to Alpine R and S series and never have problems.

 

pyle of shyt......get pheonix golds or sum good jl w7....

 

phoenix gold subs aren't what they used to be, theres so many other subs out there that are better. The W7's are a good choice, but only for those who have money to burn as they are ridiculously expensive.

 

Realistically I would just goto Best Buy and pick up something there. They may not have the snooty premium, but they will have reasonably priced equipment that sounds great. I've personally never been able to tell the difference between a $200 and $800 sub yet and the same with amps and headunits. Like I said I said, I like my Alpine equipment: it is reasonably priced and high quality. In fact it has only been in the last year that I changed head units. Previous I was moving my 92 tape head unit between cars and had it hooked up to a cd changer.

For quality I stand behind it because I had a dash fire in my first car due to a faulty ignition. It had flames shooting across it and to this day still has scorch marks on the metal casing. The flame wasn't too hot because the plastic didn't melt, but I did have to clean the fire extinguisher foam off it. It still works great to this day and I'm thinking of putting it into my 2000 Blazer I picked up a few months ago. I just don't know if I want to mess with it as the stock stereo is good and the truck is only used for towing and winter driving.

 

i have old skool peonix golds that are perfect. they bump more than my boys w7s if u could get ur hands on them then do it..

 

yah the old phoenix stuff is really good, now the phoenix fat boy sub is amazing
but they're not gone, they're subs are still very good as long as you dont get into the low end ones

personally i like alpine type r the most

but you get what you spend, pyle is very cheap so dont expect anything that great

its the same with rockford, they used to be a good name, they still are good, just not as good as they used to be

every company has a different line of subs, they have a high end sub and they have a entry level (cheap) sub just for the guys driving the 200$ car with the loud bass in it, you get what you spend though

i think my choice would be alpine type r subs again, or if i had the money the jl 13w7 (but that is really expensive)

 

[sm=icon_rofl.gif] pyle good??? that's pretty funny. if you're 16 and it's your first system and all you care about is some bass you can hear then yes, they're mediocre at best

 

I like Rockfords and JL's, but my brother is a certified car audio tech and whenever he builds a serious system, he uses Concept competition speakers. So far, he has been responsible for 6 show winning systems. Everything is custom from the ground up, no prefab boxes.

I asked him about Pyle and he said: "Pyle who? Oh...Pyle...they're still in business?" Followed by a laugh. Yeah, he's a sarcastic *****, but he knows his stuff.