D Car — July 2004
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246 available scans from D Car — July 2004, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
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Founded in the United States in 1973, Rockford Fosgate developed a high-performance power amplifier in the late 1980s that could drive two speakers at once, drawing attention. Today, its latest technology keeps it at the forefront of the car-audio industry. Among its innovations, the new-generation surface-mount car-audio technology “DSM” is highly regarded by enthusiasts, who call it “the best-sounding amplifier yet.” It has become a status symbol.
This is the “F&F” model from The Fast and the Furious. “F&F” represents “Fast” and “Furious,” the words in the original film title. The label identifies officially licensed products made in collaboration with the movie. They are produced by car-audio legend Rockford Fosgate and Lightning Audio, a brand strongly supported by young enthusiasts. The design suggests speed, making it ideal for getting into the Fast and the Furious spirit.
Recognized worldwide for its high performance, JL Audio was founded in 1975 by James Birch and Lucio Proni. It is also known as one of the first companies to develop and sell enclosures specifically for use in cars. Its subwoofers are renowned for performance that outclasses the competition and are widely used in competition systems. Since 2000 it has also sold amplifiers, continuing its growth as a complete car-audio maker.
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6/10/2004
Car audio brands
Overseas brands make up a surprisingly large share of the car-audio market. Here we introduce many of the best-known and most popular names.
Rockford Fosgate
Fosgate
Rockford
Inquiries: East Corporation, Tel. 055-991-5130
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F&F
The Fast and The Furious
car-audio
brand
↑ A top-of-the-line four-channel power amplifier with a subsonic filter and built-in active crossover (¥251,790).
Sealed subwoofer box (¥62,790), 250 W × 1 power amplifier, and two 12-inch subwoofers.
↑ 12-inch (30 cm) PUNCH P2 Series subwoofer (¥26,250). It can produce deep bass with plenty of volume.
↑ A powerful, high-quality 16.5 cm two-way component speaker system (¥66,990). The tweeter is 2.8 cm in diameter.
Lightning Audio
LIGHTNING AUDIO
Inquiries: East Corporation, Tel. 055-991-5130
Brand logo
Founded in 1992 as a capacitor maker, Lightning Audio became famous with its then-revolutionary Lightning Capacitor, an immediate hit. Today the company offers a complete range including power amplifiers, speakers, cables and accessories. Its powerful sound has earned broad support among young listeners.
↓ A cost-effective four-channel power amplifier (¥37,590). It is also well designed.
TM
Coaxial speaker
↑ 6-inch
(¥6,930). A slim two-way design, supplied with speaker grilles.
included.
Four-channel power amplifier (¥82,740). It has two separate power supplies and two separate output stages for the front and rear channels.
JL Audio
AUDIO
JL
Kicker
KICKER
Inquiries: Alpha Audio, Tel. 092-503-1837
BRAND LOGO
Inquiries: American Audio, Tel. 045-624-3253
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LIVIN’ LOUD
A leader in deep bass
← Kicker’s high-end “SS Series” system (¥147,000–¥157,500). It offers quick response and smooth performance.
← High-performance subwoofer “13W6V2” (¥110,250).
delivering fast response.
↑ A powerful amplifier with a great design, the “300/4” (¥103,950).
↑ SX amplifiers (¥157,500–¥189,000). The combination of two power amplifiers and two control units delivers formidable performance.
¥103,950).
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