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Sadler

22-11-2007, 15:37

Ive got a really sweet alpine head unit coming my from the fat man in the red suit lol (alpine ida-x001) and basically i want an all alpine set up, but was just wondering if i need all of whats on this mock up list?

*Front door speakers replaced
*tweeters replaced
*rear speakers replaced
*6x9s in parcel shelf
*sub
*amp
*power inverter

- ive seen a s*** hot sub i want and was thinking of buying two of them (theyre alpine 3000watt each - $300 on ebay from america) - told a mate of mine and he said that the subs would be that powerful it could put my windows through - thought he was being overdramatic but ive read posts where its actually happened

-can anyone suggest a good amp that could power these subs and if i need to replace eveything listed -

ANY REPLIES I'D BE VERY WELCOME!

SXi-Dan

22-11-2007, 15:42

front speakers go for components, this will include the mid range driver and tweeters, you can replace your rears but would worry about them last, not a huge amount of room for them.
if your getting a sub dont get 6*9s, get coaxials. dont put them in the parcel shelf as when the sub drops the air preasure in the boot will increase pushing the cones of the speakers in the shelf will be pushed up.

also, you may get better value for your money usinga mix of different brands

Pretty Dead Tim

22-11-2007, 15:43

Everyone will say lose the 6x9s, If you are replacing the front and rear speakers they are fairly pointless. But it is all about personal preference tbh, If you want a good quality system, or a loud one.

Other than that sounds like a pretty good plan :thumbs:

Good luck with it.

Ryan

22-11-2007, 15:44

pretty much what dan put, dont have 6x9's rear speakers and a sub

just have front speakers and a good sub/amp
and look at different brands, why do you want all alpine?

Sadler

22-11-2007, 17:41

pretty much what dan put, dont have 6x9's rear speakers and a sub

just have front speakers and a good sub/amp
and look at different brands, why do you want all alpine?

i dont know why i want all Alpine tbh, just I dont want to do things by half, and I've just been told Alpine offer best sound quality

the subs im talking about are....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270186738375&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017

keep the comments coming please.....

Sadler

22-11-2007, 18:49

How do i read AMP deatails? im confused.... i want to run two of those subs, and a good set of front and rear speakers, can someone find me an Alpine AMP that will run these well

thanks

jacko103

22-11-2007, 19:31

You want a 2000W mono channel for the subs and about 100Wx4 for the speakers.
You will not find an amp that will do both.
You will want a mono amp and a 4 channel amp.
If you give me a price I will go and hunt around.

Sadler

22-11-2007, 23:41

the subs will cost me £200 each (want 2) (already seen)

the door speakers il spend £100 for a good set
the rear speakers il spend £100 too

if i need two amps il pay upto £500 for the both of them

ANY HELP, IVERY GRATEFUL :doublethumbs:

charlton_68

23-11-2007, 00:16

Ive got a really sweet alpine head unit coming my from the fat man in the red suit lol (alpine ida-x001) and basically i want an all alpine set up, but was just wondering if i need all of whats on this mock up list?

*Front door speakers replaced - 1
*tweeters replaced - 2
*rear speakers replaced - 3
*6x9s in parcel shelf - 4
*sub - 5
*amp - 6
*power inverter - 7

1. Yes, components.
2. Included in components.
3. No need.
4. No.
5. If you want all Alpine, get the Type R of you have the cash a type X :thumbs:
6. Yes, match to which sub you get.
7. Dunno what one is, sounds crap, so no. lol

jacko103

23-11-2007, 12:10

Cheapest 2kW amp http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/powerbass-asa20001d-p-5874.html?cadid=e2d64877c010b9d4965a8057d14e8eb8
You might want to change your mind on the subs mate.

Sadler

23-11-2007, 14:31

shall i just have the one sub?

charlton_68

23-11-2007, 23:10

shall i just have the one sub?

Yer. Easily enough bass.

I have the Alpine Type R 12", and when on full, everything vibrates and shakes lol

jacko103

24-11-2007, 00:42

Give us a total budget then and I will see what I can dig up.

Sadler

24-11-2007, 01:04

lets say £700 mate, thanks

jacko103

24-11-2007, 02:12

Something like:

£140 2x100Wrms @ 4 Ohms
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/dynamics-s2002-p-5528.html?cadid=414d6f61fe90bae1bc55817b57809c2e
£240 600Wrms @ 2Ohms
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/alpine-pdx1600-p-5816.html?cadid=414d6f61fe90bae1bc55817b57809c2e

£170 DLS R6As
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/dls-r6a-p-5089.html?cadid=414d6f61fe90bae1bc55817b57809c2e
£230 RE SE12
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/audio-se12-p-2962.html?cadid=414d6f61fe90bae1bc55817b57809c2e

Have a look at http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/ and see what takes your fancy.

Sadler

24-11-2007, 12:30

thanks mate

on ebay ive seen alot of this "theloudest.com"
amplifiers and subwoofers

are they reccommendable?

Keep posts coming please

jacko103

24-11-2007, 12:41

No they are not. Their power figures are basically just lies.

mo4eva

25-11-2007, 16:49

hi guys, similar ICE question, Just got my my 1st car two days ago... got no money as insurance was a b**ch. but a facelift corsa sxi. Think iv got a rip in one of my rear speakers so gonna need changing. was thinkin 6x9s but alot of ppl say they no point.

Basically im after Quality over everything and then Loudness. so what would you recommend?
What kind of Speakers? Components?
Get them wired to an amp?
Do i need a Cross Over thingy... if so what do they do exactly?

Cheers

SXi-Dan

25-11-2007, 19:19

not 6*9s then.

headunit first
components for the front running from headunit
if you can afford it then a sub and amp, if you've still got money left amp the front components instead of using the headunit.

crossovers split frequencies out and in most cases are park of a kit as they are set at specific frequencies for the speakers.

jacko103

25-11-2007, 23:21