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Upgrade your Golf Cart with Audio and Lighting

olf Cart Upgrade

Whether you’re spending an afternoon on the links with a couple of friends, towing your race car back to the pits, or you just have to have the coolest Club Car or E-Z-GO on the block, your local specialty mobile enhancement retailer can help. From audio systems and lighting upgrades to heated seats and lift kits, a whole world of accessories and custom solutions make getting around more fun and entertaining.

Golf Cart Audio System

Whether you want to check the weather before you hit the back nine or blast some music in the pits while getting ready for the next race, your local specialty mobile enhancement retailer can help. In terms of source units, you’ll want to look at some of the marine solutions from companies like Sony, Kenwood, Pioneer and Clarion. Full-size radio options include sources like Bluetooth, an AM/FM tuner with Weatherband and a CD mechanism. USB ports let you connect and charge a smartphone or play digital audio files from a memory stick.

Golf Cart Upgrade
The Sony DSX-M80 Bluetooth receiver features a High Power amplifier that can crank out 45 watts to each speaker, so your music is crystal clear.

If space is limited, you may want to look at one of the compact source units from companies like Hertz, JL Audio, Fusion or Kicker. These source units are designed with a controller and a hide-away power module, or as an all-in-one solution that can be mounted in the dash or an overhead console.

Golf Cart Upgrade
The Hertz HMR 20 is a UV- and water-resistant marine-grade source unit with Bluetooth audio streaming, an AM/FM tuner with Weatherband and a USB port for digital audio file playback.

If space is at a premium or you’re going for that stealth look, companies like JL Audio, Wirez and WetSounds have hide-away Bluetooth receiver options. You can pair your smartphone to the receiver and play music stored on the device or from a streaming service like Pandora, iHeartRadio or Tidal. Some Bluetooth receivers have control buttons to let you change tracks and volume without the need to grab your phone.

Golf Cart Upgrade
The JL Audio MBT-CRXv2 is one of the most popular Bluetooth receivers. It doesn’t have the capability to power speakers directly, but it’s the perfect complement to a compact amplifier solution.

Golf Cart Speaker Options

This may sound like deja vu, but the speakers chosen for your audio system are the most important component in determining sound quality. A great source unit and amplifier are wasted if the speakers on the vehicle don’t deliver smooth and natural performance. Just as with the source unit, you’ll likely want to choose a marine-grade speaker for your golf cart so you won’t run into problems if they get wet. Another key feature of marine speakers is that high-quality options are designed to handle prolonged sun exposure without fading, cracking or turning yellow.

Golf Cart Upgrade
Our friend Paul Niwranski built this speaker pod for his four-seater E-Z-GO golf cart.

For a speaker to work properly, it needs to be mounted in a way that prevents the sound coming from the back of the woofer cone to mix with and cancel the sound coming from the front. If there’s a storage compartment in the dash of your golf cart, this might make a great enclosure. Another option is to have a fabricator create a pod that fits into the roof or behind the seats. Finally, soundbars can be installed at the front of the vehicle to deliver your music.

Golf Cart Upgrade
The MUD6SPBT soundbar from MTX includes four 3-inch midrange speakers and a pair of tweeters to deliver great sound. A built-in amplifier and Bluetooth receiver make this a great all-in-one solution.

Speakers Need Amplifiers to Sound Great

Unless you have a genuine high-power radio, you are going to need an amplifier to make your system sound good. Many companies offer compact multi-channel amplifier solutions that would work perfectly on a golf cart. Before you rush out and buy something, keep in mind that your installer will need to find a place to mount the amp. You also have to remember that the size of the battery on the cart dictates how long the system will play. An efficient amp is a great choice for extending playtime.

Golf Cart Upgrade
The ARC Audio Moto 720 is a four-channel amp that boasts more than 93% efficiency. The amp can crank out a mind-blowing 150 watts of power per channel.

Your retailer can help you choose an amp that will fit perfectly and sound great. Don’t forget to include high-quality interconnect cables and all-copper power wiring in your budget to ensure that the system functions reliably for many years.

Accent and High-Output Lighting

If you’re rolling back to the clubhouse just as the sun sets, there’s no denying that some unique accent lighting will make your cart really stand out. LED lighting strips and pods can be changed to almost any color under the rainbow. These lighting solutions combine red, green and blue elements, and you can use a wireless controller or an app on your smartphone to select the hue you want or have the light change colors through random patterns or to the beat of your music.

Golf Cart Upgrade
Audio Express in Texarkana, Texas, upgraded this Textron E-Z-Go with a high-output headlight to make driving after dark safer.

If you’re planning on heading out after the sun sets, dozens of high-output lighting options are available to ensure that you can see safely. An LED light bar mounted at the top of the windshield is a great option to help you see long distances or light up a large area. You can choose from spot or flood patterns to suit your application.

Seat Heaters and Golf Cart Accessories

Not every upgrade to your golf cart needs to be fancy. Your local mobile enhancement retailer can add a power port or high-current USB plug to keep a phone charged. Heated seat pads are a nice upgrade for those cool spring or fall mornings. If you use your cart to get around the neighborhood, a backup camera is a great addition to help you park and maneuver the vehicle safely.

Golf Cart Upgrade
Tunes-N-Tint in Lakeland, Florida, added a set of high-output air horns to this 2012 Yamaha golf cart. This is the compressor and air reservoir for the system.

Upgrade Your Golf Cart Today

Whether you want a big audio system with a subwoofer or a way to keep your smartphone charged while you whack a few golf balls, visit your local specialty mobile enhancement retailer today and find out about the ways you can upgrade your golf cart.

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Revisiting The Rockford Fosgate T500-1bdCP Review

T500-1bdCP Review

In January of 2024, we had the privilege of reviewing the Rockford Fosgate T500-1bdCP amplifier. Based on our experiences with amplifiers from the company, it was no surprise that the amp sounded amazing, was impressively efficient, and exceeded all of its power ratings. The latter is the focus of the re-test. We’ve recently upgraded the power supplies in the BestCarAudio.com Test Drive Review lab. As such, we can supply the subjects with a full 14.4 volts to provide you with measurement numbers that comply with the ANSI/CTA-2006-D standard. So, let’s have another quick look at the highlights of this impressive amplifier, then dig into some new power measurements and efficiency calculations.

Rockford Fosgate T500-1bdCP Features

Here’s what you need to know without going into the same detail as the original Rockford Fosgate T500-1bdCP Review. Firstly, this is a dedicated subwoofer amplifier. It has an as-measured -3dB frequency response of 4.4 to 230 hertz. That bottom-end extension is pretty impressive.

The amp is rated to produce 300 watts of power when connected to a four-ohm load and 500 watts to two- and one-ohm loads. There are amplifiers that produce more power for less money. However, this amp also sounds fantastic. We measured an impressive 0.0213% THD+N at four ohms. Like many others, the amp didn’t fall on its face at lower impedances. Distortion numbers dropped to 0.0226% at two ohms and a still impressive 0.0294% when driving a one-ohm load. These measurements were taken at the ANSI/CTA-2006-D standard of 1-watt output. However, the graph you’ll see below shows the amp remains composed across the entire power output range.

Feature-wise, the amp includes an adjustable -24dB/octave low-pass filter that can be set anywhere between 35 and 250 hertz. It also has a selectable infrasonic filter fixed at 28 hertz with a -12dB/octave second-order slope. Lastly, and as you’d expect, the amp includes the Punch EQ control. Your installer can use this to dial in up to 18dB of boost at 45 hertz to add some extra slam to your audio system. The Punch EQ filter is nice and narrow, so turning it up doesn’t make your midbass sound terrible.

T500-1bdCP Review
All the connections are made along the front edge of the amplifier to keep installations tidy.

An essential feature of the amplifier that many overlook is its cast-aluminum heatsink. Unlike extruded designs, cast heatsinks offer significantly more surface area. When combined with expertly designed efficient circuitry, your amplifier will play longer without overheating. We tested the T500-1bdCP for over an hour at full power into a two-ohm load, and it never shut down. By comparison, we’ve had several amps go into thermal protection in under four minutes. Cast heatsinks are significantly more expensive to manufacture, but if you want to know why people are still using three-decade-old Rockford Fosgate gear, this is one of the reasons why. Think of it like comparing a Zippo lighter to a plastic BIC lighter. Both might light the candles on a cake, but only one is designed to last for your entire life.

T500-1bdCP Review
A Rockford Fosgate T500-1bd and T600-4 installed in the front boot of a Ferrari 430.

Re-Testing the T500-1bdCP

The ANSI/CTA-2006-D Testing and Measurement Methods for In-Vehicle Audio Amplifiers standard has changed a bit from previous versions. Specifically related to continuous power testing, the sensitivity control should now be set to its minimum sensitivity setting. Looking at it from the opposite perspective, the amp should be set to make its maximum power from the highest amount of input signal. For the T500-1bdCP, that would be five volts, according to the owner’s manual. We’ll discuss why this matters in another article.

The next clarification is that the amp must be able to produce this power level for at least 15 seconds. Previous versions of the CTA-2006 standard required the amp to be capable of making this rated output for one minute. While the technician side of me thinks the longer the test, the better, one minute at full power is a long time. Many low-quality amplifiers would be close to overheating. Our testing runs for a little over 15 seconds, which makes it fully compliant with ANSI/CTA-2006-D.

Lastly is voltage. All the standards have stated that the primary continuous power rating be measured with the amplifier supplied with 14.4 volts with a tolerance of +0% to -5%. We fine-tune the adjustment on our new power supplies to be within a few hundredths of a volt of 14.4, which significantly exceeds the 13.68-volt minimum. When it comes to making power, more voltage is always better.

We set the T500-1bdCP up on the bench, turned the sensitivity and Punch EQ all the way, turned the infrasonic filter off, and set the crossover to its highest frequency. We started with the continuous four-ohm power test first. In the original review, we measured 334.9 watts at 1% THD+N with 14.47 volts. With the sensitivity control lower and, thus, less noise in the signal, we saw 339.1 watts at precisely 14.4 volts.

Next, we added our second bank of four-ohm load resistors to provide the amp with a two-ohm load. The original test showed 544.4 watts from 14.12 volts. In the new test at exactly 14.4 volts, the amp produced 583.4 watts. The observed additional 29.3 watts from 0.28 volts is impressive.

Finally, we get to the 1-ohm testing. The original test saw the amp produce 697 watts when fed with 13.9 volts. Now, with an extra half-volt on tap, we measured 766.2 watts. Ignoring the extra 69.2 watts, this means the amplifier produces 53.2% more power into a one-ohm load than it’s rated for. If you’ve ever wondered why the Power Series amplifiers seem to jam harder than they should, this is why.

T500-1bdCP Review

With this re-test, we are going to introduce a new way of presenting the power versus THD+N graph. Rather than having them in separate graphs, we’ve taken the time to overlay all the traces into a single chart. You can see how clean the amp is right from 100 milliwatts up to where it reaches clipping. The traces are color-coded to make things easy to compare. The red trace is the four-ohm measurement, the green shows the two-ohm performance, and the blue trace is the one-ohm information.

Interestingly, the amp isn’t plagued by noise at low power levels. This is another topic we will cover in a future article.

T500-1bdCP Review

Increased Efficiency

A secondary benefit of providing an amplifier with more voltage is, in this case, an improvement in efficiency. Based on the original power numbers and associated measurements, the amp was 86% at four ohms, 83% efficient at two ohms, and 63% efficient when driving a one-ohm load. Our new measurements show that these numbers have improved to 87%, 84%, and 74%, respectively. You can see these calculations in the power measurement chart above.

Improved efficiency is a big deal. First, it means the amp won’t heat up as quickly, translating to more playtime. Further, and what matters in the case of your vehicle, it means you get more output power from the limited power available from the charging system.

An Amazing Subwoofer Amplifier

The T500-1bdCP’s performance already blew us away. Having the chance to repeat the power tests with the proper supply voltage shows the value that Rockford Fosgate’s product presents. They could easily rate the amp capable of producing 750 watts into a one-ohm load. Even though they don’t, you now know it can.

If you are shopping for a subwoofer amp that sounds amazing and makes lots of clean power, drop by a local authorized Rockford Fosgate retailer and ask about the T500-1bdCP. You can find a dealer near you using the locator tool on their website. As always, follow the gang from Tempe on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to stay up to date with all their car, marine, powersport, and motorcycle audio product releases.

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Popular Toyota Truck Upgrades for Better Sound, Safety and Style

Toyota Truck

Upgrading and personalizing pickup trucks and SUVs like the 4Runner, Tacoma and Tundra can make them not only look great but can increase their functionality. The truck accessory industry is a multi-million-dollar business that includes everything from wheels and tires to tonneau covers, custom lighting, sound system upgrades and remote car starters. Let’s look at just a few of the more popular options available for Toyota Truck owners.

Get Better Sound in Your Toyota Truck

Even if you’ve opted for a premium JBL sound system in your truck, your local specialty mobile electronics retailer can dramatically improve the way your music sounds. One of the easiest upgrades is to add a custom aftermarket subwoofer system to your vehicle. While Toyota and JBL do an adequate job on the mids and highs, no factory-installed sound system can produce the impact and low-frequency extension available from a premium upgrade.

Toyota Truck
The new ARC Audio SW-Series subwoofers can produce impressive bass from compact, low-profile subwoofer enclosures.

Your local car stereo shop can design and construct a custom subwoofer enclosure that will fit under the rear seat or against the back wall of a pickup truck. Dozens of companies offer shallow-mount subwoofers that deliver huge output from impressively compact enclosures.

Toyota Truck
If you own an 2007-’13 Tundra CrewMax, the SB-T-TUNDCMAX/13TW5v2 Stealthbox from JL Audio is a great way to add deep, rich bass to your sound system.

Full Audio System Upgrades

If your truck or SUV didn’t come with a premium sound system, or you want to take things to the next level, upgrading the speakers and adding an amplifier and digital signal processor can make a huge difference. Premium speakers let you crank your music to much higher levels with a dramatic reduction in distortion and improved clarity.

Toyota Truck
The MLK 1650.3 Legend speakers from Hertz feature distortion-reducing technologies such as a copper shorting ring in the woofer motor for improved clarity.

A high-quality amplifier will let you listen to your music at concert-like volume levels. Some basic factory-installed radios can only produce 18 to 20 watts of power per speaker. A local car audio shop can easily quadruple that power to let your music come to life!

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, if you have chosen to upgrade your car stereo, including a digital signal processor in the system is crucially important. When configured properly, a DSP will enable your installation technician to fine-tune the frequency response of the system to ensure that it delivers smooth and natural sound while offering a realistic listening experience in terms of imaging and staging. In fact, many car audio enthusiasts will add an amplifier with an integrated DSP before upgrading the speakers in their vehicle.

Toyota Truck
The DSP Ultra from Helix includes 12 channels of equalization with advanced features to ensure that your system will sound detailed and realistic.

Add-On Navigation Systems

If your Toyota is a little older, add-on navigation system upgrades are available from such companies as NAV-TV. These upgrades can be integrated with the factory-installed color display in the dash to provide detailed turn-by-turn directions to addresses all across North America.

Toyota Truck
The NAV-TV NTV-KIT598 add-on navigation system works with 2014-2016 Tundra, Tacoma and Sequoia models with a 6.1-inch display.

Another option for adding navigation to your vehicle is to replace the radio with a modern multimedia receiver with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration. These smartphone integration technologies allow you to use the voice recognition features of your phone with Google Maps or Waze.

Of course, you can also make phone calls, listen to and send replies to text messages or choose from about a dozen streaming audio and podcast services, all using voice commands.

Toyota Truck
The Sony XAV-AX8000 multimedia receiver features an amazing 8.95-inch touchscreen display that mounts just in front of the dash.

Backup Cameras and Safety Systems

Upgrading the safety features on your Toyota is a great way to improve your safety and the safety of those around you. One of the most popular upgrades is a backup camera system. These camera systems let you see everything behind your pickup or SUV to make sure you don’t run over any toys or bicycles when parking or maneuvering. Many options are available to display the camera image, including a new rearview mirror with an integrated screen, a factory-installed color display in the dash of the truck or a new multimedia receiver.

Toyota Truck
The Momento MR-1000 rearview mirror includes a 4.3-inch color LCD screen that can show a backup camera image.

Remote Starters Add Comfort

Whether you live in the North and want to warm up your truck on a cold winter day or have to battle the heat and humidity of Texas, Arizona or Florida and want to cool your truck off, a remote car starter is a great upgrade. You can choose from starter options that work with the key fob that came with your vehicle, upgrade to a long-range two-way remote control, or even add a module that works with your cell phone to let you start your vehicle from anywhere that you have access to the Internet.

Headlight and Off-Road Lighting Upgrades

If the lights on your vehicle aren’t bright enough, consider an LED or HID headlight upgrade. These bulb replacements can dramatically improve how far you can see at night, making driving much safer. Be sure to work with your retailer to choose a lighting upgrade that is perfectly compatible with the lens design on your vehicle.

Toyota Truck
A high-quality HID upgrade offers the most light output to ensure you can see clearly once the sun sets.

If you take your truck off-road and need to bring some daylight to a dark evening’s adventure, LED light bars and spotlights are a great addition. These can be mounted along the top of the roof, to an existing front bumper or an on upgraded, fabricated bumper with a built-in winch mount. Rearward-facing work lights are another popular option for people who tow trailers with their Toyotas.

Truck Accessories

Many shops offer such truck accessories as tonneau covers, custom bumpers, side steps and toolboxes that can add style, functionality and protection to your truck. Likewise, floor liners and seat covers are also great options to help keep the interior of your truck looking like new.

Personalize Your Toyota Truck Today!

Whether you’re after added comfort, safety, functionality or enjoyment, your local mobile enhancement specialty retailer can help make your Toyota perfect for your needs. Drop by a shop today to see just what they can offer!
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Product Spotlight: Sony XAV-AX3700 Multimedia Receiver

Sony XAV-AX3700

Car audio source unit manufacturers are constantly developing new products to fill the gaps between entry-level and flagship models. Sony recently released a new 2-DIN digital multimedia receiver called the XAV-AX3700, which slides into the mix just below the XAV-AX4000. This new radio features a 6.95-inch touchscreen display, Apple CarPlay connectivity and iDatalink Maestro vehicle integration. Read on to learn about what else it offers.

Sony XAV-AX3700 Source Features

The XAV-AX3700 starts with extensive support for digital media files stored on a USB flash drive. The radio can decode MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC, ALAC, DSF and DSDIFF audio files. It also has Bluetooth, which includes the A2DP and AVRCP profiles, which allow music to stream from a smartphone or digital media player. The radio supports LDAC for impressive wireless sound quality and SBC and AAC for maximum device compatibility.

Of course, the radio has a high-quality AM/FM receiver, which captures RDBS information so you can see album and song title information if the station provides it. The retailer installing the radio can upgrade it with a SiriusXM satellite radio receiver, allowing you to listen to genre-specific music or your choice of entertainment channels nonstop from coast to coast. Sony provides a rich SiriusXM interface, including the channel logo and the album art for the track being played if the station you’re tuned in to provides it.

Sony XAV-AX3700
The XAV-AX3700 can be upgraded with a dedicated SiriusXM satellite radio receiver for uninterrupted entertainment.

Apple CarPlay Smartphone Connectivity

The XAV-AX3700 includes support for wired Apple CarPlay. Plug your phone cable in, and you’ll have access to all the music on your phone or your favorite streaming services. You can choose whatever you want using intuitive voice commands. Of course, you can make phone calls, send text messages or get detailed turn-by-turn directions to any address or business in North America using your favorite app.

Sony XAV-AX3700
Wired Apple CarPlay connectivity makes it easy to communicate while driving.

Vehicle Interface Features

As mentioned, the XAV-AX3700 supports the iDatalink Maestro SR, RR and RR2 interfaces. These modules allow communication with the computers in your vehicle to provide access to climate controls, as well as factory-installed infotainment components like microphones, steering wheel controls and a rear-vision camera.

If your application does not have an RR or RR2 module, your installer can integrate steering wheel controls using other modules, like the Maestro SW. Talk to the Product Specialist you are working with for details about your vehicle’s specific make, model and trim level.

Sony XAV-AX3700
The Sony XAV-AX3700 supports the Maestro SR, RR and RR2 vehicle integration interfaces.

Intuitive Interface Simplifies Operation

Sony is the benchmark when it comes to human-machine interfaces. Not only does the XAV-AX3700 boot incredibly quickly, but the button layout on the screen and the menu functions are super-intuitive. The 6.95-inch touchscreen display is bordered by a row of six buttons along the bottom edge.

The main display menu includes five user-configurable options. You can set your favorite sources or commonly used functions, like the backup camera display, to be readily available. When an iPhone is connected, a dedicated icon for Apple CarPlay appears to the left of the clock.

You can also customize the wallpaper image behind the icons from several included options or upload your own image to personalize the radio. A new customizable clock layout feature gives you an option for either an analog or digital clock in the center of the screen, or a smaller digital clock in the top right corner.

Sony XAV-AX3700 Audio Features

This new Sony radio includes a full suite of audio integration features to maximize the sound system’s performance. A five-channel time alignment screen helps improve staging and imaging. A 14-band graphic equalizer can smooth out peaks and dips in the system frequency response. Built-in electronic crossovers with adjustable slopes maximize the performance of your speakers.

The radio includes a four-channel amplifier rated to produce 20 watts per channel, making driving the factory speakers easy. Thanks to dedicated front, rear and subwoofer preamp outputs, you can easily upgrade the radio with an external amplifier. An integrated subwoofer level control makes fine-tuning your system to suit your music or mood easy.

Sony XAV-AX3700
Time alignment, a 14-band equalizer and adjustable crossovers make it easy to fine-tune your audio system.

Single-DIN Chassis Simplifies Installation

A feature that car audio installers will love is the single-DIN chassis behind the 2-DIN display. This 2-inch tall chassis design leaves room for wiring, integration modules and wire harness adapters. Notably, the space is available beneath the radio, where these parts typically rest. The depth of that chassis is shallow as well, allowing use in vehicles with a tight fit behind the radio screen.

Upgrade Your Driving Experience with Sony

Whether you’re looking to add Apple CarPlay or high-quality audio streaming to an older vehicle, or you have to replace a factory-installed radio that’s kicked the bucket with one that requires the use of a Maestro module that retains some factory features or settings, the new Sony XAV-AX3700 is an excellent choice. Drop by a local Sony car audio retailer today and ask for a demonstration. You can find a retailer using their online locator tool. Also, follow Sony on Facebook and Instagram to keep up with the latest new car audio products.

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Product Spotlight: Rockford Fosgate M2D2-10I and M2D4-10I Marine Subwoofers

Rockford Fosgate M2D2-10I

When choosing subwoofers for a boat audio system, having the correct drivers for the application is crucial to designing a system that sounds good and will last for years. The marine audio fanatics at Rockford Fosgate have a subwoofer solution for every application. We will examine the 10-inch M2-Series M2D2-10I and M2D4-10I subwoofers in this spotlight.

Subwoofer Solutions for Every Application

Before we discuss the M2D2-10I and M2D4-10I subwoofers, we should discuss all available options. The M2-Series includes subwoofers for relatively small sealed or ported enclosures and the I-series for infinite baffle applications. You can choose from 10- or 12-inch woofers with dual 2- or dual 4-ohm voice coils. You can also choose from black or white “sport” grilles. All 16 different M2-Series subwoofers also include a stainless-steel grille insert so you can pick your style before installation.

The M2D2-10I is a 10-inch subwoofer with a white grille and dual 2-ohm voice coils. Its brother is the M2D4-10I, which has dual 4-ohm coils. The same drivers are available with black grilles in the M2D2-10IB and M2D4-10IB.

Rockford Fosgate M2D2-10I
You can choose black or white grilles with either dual 2-ohm or 4-ohm voice coils in the 10-inch M2-Series marine subwoofers.

10-inch Infinite Baffle Subwoofer Specifications

The Rockford Fosgate M2D2-10I and M2D4-10I are rated to handle 400 watts of continuous power with peak power rated at 1,600 watts. The drivers have an efficiency of 90.3 dB and an Xmax specification of 11 millimeters of excursion in each direction. These subwoofers have a stiff aramid-polyester spider with a linear rate to control cone motion without an enclosure. The result is a driver that plays loudly without concerns about the woofer cone bottoming out.

Marine Subwoofer Features

These subwoofers are based around a 30% fiberglass-reinforced PA66 nylon basket. The mixture includes UV inhibitors, so the plastics won’t chalk, fade, crack or discolor when exposed to the sun. The electrical connections are made via Deutsch/Amphenol connectors with gold-plated brass terminals molded into the basket. The basket also has integrated cooling vents protected with nano-coated mesh to keep water out.

The woofer cone is made from mineral-filled polypropylene. The mineral powder adds thermal stability and improves the damping characteristics. A large 2-inch Kapton voice coil serves as the heart of the subwoofer. The tinsel leads from the voice coil to the terminals are encased in silicone to protect them from damage. Rockford Fosgate includes a VERSA switch that lets your installer quickly select between series and parallel wiring to simplify the installation. For dual 2-ohm models, the VERSA switch allows you to select between 1-ohm (parallel) or 4-ohm (series). On dual 4-ohm models, you can select 2-ohm or 8-ohm.

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The VERSA switch allows your installer to select series or parallel wiring to speed up installation.

The top of the cone is bonded to a UV-stable, injection-molded foam surround. The surround mounts vertically to the edge of the basket. Rockford Fosgate calls this their Vertical Attach Surround Technique, a design that increases the effective cone area while maintaining standard mounting dimensions. The effective surface area of the M2D2-10I subwoofer is 363 square centimeters or 56.72 square inches. Popular competing products have 320 to 340 square centimeters. When it comes to optimizing efficiency, cone area matters.

Designed for Durability

The Rockford Fosgate engineering team takes reliability seriously. Their marine speakers and subwoofers pass torture tests to earn their Element Ready label. These include 500 hours of accelerated UV and salt fog testing, an IPX6 water intrusion rating and durability testing that meets the ISO60068-2-64 standard. A two-year warranty backs the M2-Series marine subwoofers against manufacturing defects.

Color Optix Integrated Lighting

Nobody can think of a wakeboard boat without thinking about style. As mentioned, you can choose from white or black sport grilles and decide whether you want the stainless inserts installed. Rockford Fosgate has integrated RGB LED lighting under the grille in a design they call Color Optix to take things a step further. You can choose from thousands of illumination colors using the RF Connect smartphone app with the optional PMX-RGB lighting controller. You can also configure color-shifting patterns if you want. Of course, the wiring for the lighting, along with the circuit boards, also meets the Element Ready requirements.

Rockford Fosgate M2D2-10I
The M2-Series subwoofers feature Color Optix RGB LED lighting, which illuminates the woofer cone in thousands of colors.

Infinite Baffle Installation Simplicity

We should clarify the definition of an “infinite baffle” subwoofer installation. This refers to mounting the subwoofer in a location where the sound coming from the back of the driver can’t mix with the sound from the front. In short, it’s like mounting the subwoofer in a wall that extends forever. In a boat, a storage locker under a seat is one of the most common installation locations. Many infinite baffle subwoofers are mounted in the podium in a center-console boat.

Rockford Fosgate M2D2-10I
The front storage locker of this Yellowfin fishing boat serves as an ideal installation location for infinite baffle subwoofers.

Upgrade Your Marine Audio System with Rockford Fosgate M2 Subwoofers Today!

Whether you want your marine audio system to play louder or deliver a solid kick, the Rockford Fosgate M2D2-10I and M2D4-10I infinite baffle marine subwoofers are perfect. Drop by a local authorized retailer today to discover how these subwoofers can transform your time on the water. For more information about Rockford Fosgate products, visit their website, Facebook page, Instagram feed or YouTube channel.

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