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Old May 12, 2004 | 04:44 PM
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Hi,

Am thinking of keeping Monsoon, but getting these:
front: Alpine SPX-177A
rear: ?!?!?!?
amp: Alpine MRV-F340

Any comments, ideas, suggestions.
Thanks.
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Old May 21, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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its best to do it all at once. deck, speakers/amp. since new speakers require a rewire anyways you might as well do the amp then. and the stock head unit has no pre outs for RCA's so youll either have to pay 50 bucks for a hi/lo or be SMART and get a nice deck with better signal and more options.
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Old May 22, 2004 | 01:24 AM
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Is it just me or does anyone else love alpine head units but HATE there amps
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Old May 22, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Visionxorb
Is it just me or does anyone else love alpine head units but HATE there amps

I just installed my first Alpine radio, the CD897. Awesome radio. Great flexibility & tuning. Great output. Thanks alpine. Never tried their amps though, but I do have a pair f MA high output amps. Working great so far.


This is my old setup but it shows the amps which im still using. Upgraded the subs the RE HC 12's. Saweeeet! Oh yea, and a new amp rack and sub box, both fiberglassed and covered in vynil. Wanted a more ergonomical appearance.

http://1badhawk.fotopic.net/p814709.html
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Old May 23, 2004 | 07:37 PM
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their amps are not that great for bass I like jl audio for mids and highs al my buddies are switching to the new boston amps.
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I really wanna keep the stock look inside the car. So Unless there is a nice 1.5DIN available, I would keep the Monsoon.
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