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quez · 22nd February 2007, 17:15

I have alpine type r comps upfront, alpine type s coaxials in the rear, 2 pairs of alpine type r 6x9s on a custom shelf and 2 alpine type r subs in a sealed enclosure in the boot all running of alpine v12 amps, hu is an alpine iva-d100. This install sounds 10x better, clearer, louder (except lowerer freqs), more defined than my old install which consisted of rainbow power comps running off a genesis ultra 4 and 2 re xxx's ported 35hz running off 2 spl dynamics 2000d's.
Even everyone I know who has heard both my systems agrees my current one is better in everyway.
Surely i'm going to blow my 6x9's tho? Well 1 piece of black carpet attached to the underside of the parcel shelf stops any unwanted pressure hitting the 6x9's and it also tidys up the install by covering all those hanging wires and magnets. Not exactly rocket science?

Pro's and con's of my old system:
Pro's
- V loud bass = fun
- bragging rights

Con's
- My systems weights meant I could count my mpg on my left hand
- No rear seats
- Ported sounds awful compared to sealed imo
- As soon as someone sat in the passenger seat my treble was reduced to half the volume originally and there's no other speakers producing sound
- 1 part of the system gets blown and you have to save 3 months wages to replace it
- all you can hear is bass, even in my current system if all I had was components I would hear naff all
- you can't listen to music outside the car, nothing better than playin fball etc on a hot day and having your boot open with some music playing
- rear passengers can't hear the components muffled by your legs
- 1 set of components will never be loud enough unless you're a fairy

the list could go on but i'm bored of writing now, btw my old system was all recommended by talk audio.

22nd February 2007, 17:15	#157
quez L-plater Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 57	I have alpine type r comps upfront, alpine type s coaxials in the rear, 2 pairs of alpine type r 6x9s on a custom shelf and 2 alpine type r subs in a sealed enclosure in the boot all running of alpine v12 amps, hu is an alpine iva-d100. This install sounds 10x better, clearer, louder (except lowerer freqs), more defined than my old install which consisted of rainbow power comps running off a genesis ultra 4 and 2 re xxx's ported 35hz running off 2 spl dynamics 2000d's. Even everyone I know who has heard both my systems agrees my current one is better in everyway. Surely i'm going to blow my 6x9's tho? Well 1 piece of black carpet attached to the underside of the parcel shelf stops any unwanted pressure hitting the 6x9's and it also tidys up the install by covering all those hanging wires and magnets. Not exactly rocket science? Pro's and con's of my old system: Pro's - V loud bass = fun - bragging rights Con's - My systems weights meant I could count my mpg on my left hand - No rear seats - Ported sounds awful compared to sealed imo - As soon as someone sat in the passenger seat my treble was reduced to half the volume originally and there's no other speakers producing sound - 1 part of the system gets blown and you have to save 3 months wages to replace it - all you can hear is bass, even in my current system if all I had was components I would hear naff all - you can't listen to music outside the car, nothing better than playin fball etc on a hot day and having your boot open with some music playing - rear passengers can't hear the components muffled by your legs - 1 set of components will never be loud enough unless you're a fairy the list could go on but i'm bored of writing now, btw my old system was all recommended by talk audio.