Rockford Corporation to Acquire MB Quart for $6 Million

              Expects Transaction to Add $23 Million in Revenues
                      And $0.05 to $0.07 in Fiscal 2002

      Reiterates Comfort With Third Quarter Sales and Earnings Estimates

    TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 5 Rockford Corporation
today announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Dr. Werner
Schreiber, a receiver under German bankruptcy law, to acquire substantially
all of the assets of MB Quart Akustik GmbH located in Obrigheim, Germany.  The
purchase includes all of the stock of MB Quart's US subsidiary, MB Quart USA,
located in Walpole, Massachusetts.  The creditor's committee for MB Quart has
approved the transaction and the completion date is expected to be on or about
September 12, 2001.  The acquisition will be effective as of
September 1, 2001.

    MB Quart is a worldwide leader in the development, engineering and
manufacturing of loudspeaker products and technologies primarily for the car
audio market.  MB Quart's products are positioned to sell at premium price
points and thus complement Rockford's existing position in the moderate and
better markets.

    Rockford expects the acquisition to add approximately $23 million in
annual revenue and be accretive to earnings in the range of $0.05 to $0.07 in
2002.  Rockford disclosed that the purchase price for the MB Quart assets
would be approximately $6 million, plus the assumption of $1 million of
indebtedness of the US subsidiary.  This purchase price is significantly below
the estimated book value of the assets, which is approximately $15.7 million.

   Gary Suttle, president and chief executive officer of Rockford said,
"We are extremely pleased to add the MB Quart brand, which carries excellent
consumer recognition and acceptance, to our product offering.  Further, this
purchase carries significant, complementary and proprietary advantages in
terms of distribution and technology.  Although the consumer electronics
retail sector faces difficulties over the near term, this transaction and our
other initiatives continue to position Rockford for future improvements in the
retail sector."

    Martin Troche, general manager of MB Quart said, "I have no doubt that
joining Rockford will enable MB Quart to complete its turnaround strategy and
achieve its potential both in the United States and in Europe.  As a best of
class manufacturer, we are extremely pleased to be joining forces with one of
the world's best known and respected companies in the car audio market."

    Rockford also stated today that its current business trend remains on plan
and it continues to be cautiously optimistic that it will report third quarter
sales in the range of $35 to $37 million and third quarter diluted earnings
per share in the range of $0.15 to $0.16, in line with analysts' expectations
and Rockford's prior guidance.

    Rockford plans to hold a conference call to discuss the contents of this
release in further detail on Thursday, September 6, 2001 at 2:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.  The phone number for domestic callers will be
1-800-360-9865, password ROFO; for international callers 1-973-694-6836,
password ROFO.  A live web-cast will also be hosted at
http://www.rockfordcorp.com; click on the investor relations page and then on
the conference call at the top of the page.