| | |  | Amplifiers | Home » » » Rockford Fosgate Prime R500-1 500-Watt Mono Amplifier | | | | | | | Description: | | Rockford Fosgate Prime 500 Watt Mono amplifer with on-board adjustable crossover, gain control. Amplifier features unregulated power supply, and and remote Punch bass level control. CEA Certified RMS Power Rating 320 watts x1 @ 4 Ohms, 500 watts x1 @ 2 Ohms. Visit www.RockfordFosgate.com 24 hours a day for technical support or call (800)669-9899 M-F 7 am to 5 pm MST. | | | Features: | |
• Mono amplifier delivers 500 watts at 2 ohms, 350 watts at 4 ohms
• Variable low pass crossover with 12dB/octave slope and 40Hz to 130Hz crossover point
• Punch Bass adjustable bass level control of 0 to +12 dB centered at 45Hz
• RCA inputs for signal level input and pass-through jacks for system building
• The input gain control is preset to match the output of most source units
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 19.88 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.25 inches | | Package Length:
| 19.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 8.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 24 reviews |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Great amp,with some heat problems.Jul 08, 2011
By pospc
I have had this amp for about 6 months now and have ran a few setups on it.
First i powered 2 10" PB PS-10,in a sealed .75cf box. It pushed them good and hit HARD.
Then i switched to 2 Rockford R2 10's in the same box. The subs had been wired at 4ohm each to get a 2ohm load to the amp(DVC 4ohm,wired in series)they hit almost as hard. I recently sold the amp but before i did i was running 1 Rockford T1 10" in a ported 1.5cf box and it hit really hard and clean. Now the person i sold it to is powering 2 Dual 12's and like the others it pushes them perfectly fine.
Now as for the cons:
When running 2ohm load it would overheat and go into protect when playing a song with a constant bass line.
I burnt some skin touching the amp one time it got so hot.
The terminals aren't the best if you plan to run bare wire but if you use the spade terminals that is no longer a problem.
To some the size maybe a problem as it is large.
I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for a amp with atleast 500w RMS@2ohm.I have recommended it to many friends.
For anyone wanting to know the amp i got put out 516w RMS@2ohms.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Beware that if you buy this from Amazon there is no warrantyJan 27, 2012
By Linette Ueltschi
I bought this for a little more punch when the top is down on my Pontiac convertible. I installed it and it sounded great. (in case you are wondering, I'm an electronics technician. I installed sound systems for about 5 years before going to work for HP building and maintaining automated assembly lines. Trust me, it was installed correctly). I drive the car about once every several months. Since installing this unit, the car has been driven no more than 4 times. I went to the doctor and was jamming out all the way there and back and it worked when I pulled into the garage. The next time I went to drive the car, the amp wouldn't power up. Upon investigating, I found that Rockford Fosgate does not provide a warranty unless it is purchased from an authorized dealer. Amazon is not one. I am now stuck with an expensive brick. I recommend buying all car stereo equipment from either a brick and mortar authorized dealer or from Crutch****d, a mail order magazine/website that is fully authorized. Over all I have been very happy with Fosgate equipment for many years. Pretty much all I would buy for the last 25 years or so. This is the first thing I have had quit on me. If it had stayed working, I would have rated it a 5. If it had a warranty, I would still have given it a 4, but without any protection this is a very bad purchase.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great ampOct 01, 2011
By Aaron801
I have this amp running 2 MTX 12s and it sounds great! At first, I was worried that this amp wouldn't provide enough power to push 2 12s...but it actually has plenty of power. It's cheap, reliable, and powerful. . .great buy!!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Just Plain GreatFeb 13, 2011
By J-Roo
I just love this amplifer. Originally I had it powering two MTX Thunder round 5500 12 inch subs. The hit twice as hard as when I had them powered by a pioneer 250 rms amp. I later swapped out my subs for two rockford DVC 275 rms subs wired at 2ohms in parallel and could not be happier with the amplifer.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Power for your $$$Sep 03, 2010
By A.Vargas
If your on a budget and want quality equipment you can't go wrong with Fosgate. I have this amp hooked up to a 12" Kicker and it sounds just right.
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