For decades, Rockford Fosgate has been a staple in the car audio industry, offering a wide range of mobile audio accessories including amplifiers, subwoofers, speakers, signal processors, enclosures, and accessories. If you’re shopping for a subwoofer, you have likely come across the company and if you’re a car audio enthusiast, you probably know about Rockford Fosgate’s reputation.
Rockford Fosgate says the Punch P3 is its best performing series subwoofer, designed to max out your car’s audio system. It’s a dual voice coil subwoofer available in three sizes: 10 inch, 12 inch, and 15 inch. You also have the choice of either 2-ohm dual voice coils, or 4-ohm dual voice coils. The company also offers a shallow mount version of the Punch P3, if you need to conserve space.
The Punch P3 subwoofers feature anodized aluminum cones and dustcaps, as well as unique spider venting that helps keep the motor cooler than previous versions of the subwoofer. They also have VAST technology to increase surface cone area up to 25 percent and a FlexFit basket, which basically means it has slots instead of simple holes to mount the sub. A new hybrid stamp-cast basket helps minimize weight and resonance, while providing strength.
The standard 10-, 12-, and 15-inch versions of the Punch P3 feature custom 10-AWG nickel-plated push terminals, rubberized over-mold for better grip, extended pole piece and bumped vented backplate, high-temp voice coil with spun-laced Nomex reinforcement collar, anodized aluminum cone and dustcap, protective PVC textured magnet cover, diamond cut cast aluminum trim ring with optional grille, and StampCast basket with integrated spider venting. The subwoofer comes with a one-year warranty.
The Rockford Fosgate P3S is the shallow-mount version of the Punch P3, designed to deliver performance in depth-limited situations. It’s a dual voice coil subwoofer featuring M-Roll Santoprene surround, a StampCast basket with integrated spider venting, anodized aluminum cone and dustcap, dual linear spider with embedded 16-AWG tinsel leads, diamond cut cast aluminum trim ring with optional grille, and shallow motor assembly.
Overall, the Rockford Fosgate Punch P3 is a stylish subwoofer, which is especially important to those that want to show off their stereo. It offers great performance and reliability, capable of moving a lot of air and delivering solid bass performance. It’s an ideal subwoofer for entry- to mid-level enthusiasts and is priced accordingly.
Below, we take a look at the specs for each of the models available in the Rockford Fosgate Punch P3 lineup. Each version is available as either a 2-ohm subwoofer (designated by the D2 in the model name) or a 4-ohm subwoofer (designed by the D4 in the model name).