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Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87052 02/28/02 07:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 18 Atlanta, GA A ATLdan OP Junior Member
OP ATLdan Junior Member A Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 18 Atlanta, GA	Well, my old Sony amp looks to either be on the way out or it's turning into a tube amp... It takes about 15 minutes to come on each morning - works fine when it gets going, but I'd suspect this is a bad sign. It's a 50x4 amp that I use to drive 4 boston 5x7's in the doors and I'd like to get something with comparable power output, but I'm really looking at getting a 5ch amp and adding a small sub for fill-in. Specifically I was looking at the Alpine MRV-F357 (50x4 + 150) amp and the boston c110 10" sub. I'd like to know what some contour folks think about these choices. I'm most interested in clean sound and not really into bass that'll shake my body panels off :rolleyes: Building my own box wouldn't be a problem if you think I should go that route - if so, what kind of driver? Thanks for any help you can offer! ---------------------------------- Dan '97 GL V6 MTX ----------------------------------

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87053 02/28/02 08:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142 D dnewma04 Moderator
dnewma04 Moderator D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142	The amp is a good choice. How much do you want to spend on the sub?

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87054 02/28/02 08:03 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 18 Atlanta, GA A ATLdan OP Junior Member
OP ATLdan Junior Member A Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 18 Atlanta, GA	I'm looking to spend $200-300 on the sub. I can get the boston one that I mentioned for $250, so somewhere in that range. Thanks! ---------------------------------- Dan '97 GL V6 MTX ----------------------------------

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87055 02/28/02 08:14 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,032 Plainfield, IL, USA S SVT Colin Member
SVT Colin Member S Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,032 Plainfield, IL, USA	Another amp to consider (only $199) 50x4 + 150x1 USA-6300 Channels 5/6 are 1ohm stable. Get a 4ohm DVC sub (like a Blueprint 02 Series) and feed it 300w. 1999 SVT #900/2760 Born on 1-20-99 Silver Frost/Midnight Blue A few aesthetic and audio mods

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87056 02/28/02 08:49 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142 D dnewma04 Moderator
dnewma04 Moderator D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142	Lambda PB10 from www.lambdacoustics.com There are quite a few happy owners on this site.

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87057 02/28/02 09:29 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,587 Sacscratchyouone T The Honkeytonk Monkey Member
The Honkeytonk Monkey Member T Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,587 Sacscratchyouone	Quote: Originally posted by SVT Colin: Another amp to consider (only $199) 50x4 + 150x1 USA-6300 Channels 5/6 are 1ohm stable. Get a 4ohm DVC sub (like a Blueprint 02 Series) and feed it 300w. USAcoustics... AHHH! Clarion killers! AHHHHHHHHHH! Dirty power! Frisd voice coils. Heaven have mercy! AHHHHHHHHHHH! 1996 Contour "Mean Green" (99-02) 2002 Malibu Blue Focus ZX5 - something to hold the PB 15...

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87058 02/28/02 11:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,032 Plainfield, IL, USA S SVT Colin Member
SVT Colin Member S Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,032 Plainfield, IL, USA	[/QUOTE]USAcoustics... AHHH! Clarion killers! AHHHHHHHHHH! Dirty power! Frisd voice coils. Heaven have mercy! AHHHHHHHHHHH![/QB][/QUOTE] You might want to at least take a look at their specs before bashing them - low distortion, high power output while rated at low voltage input, inexpensive prices. IMO, they're one of the best "bargain" brand of amps out there. I've owned three of 'em and have had nothing but excellent performance and reliability. They are rather ugly, tho. BTW, amps don't have voice coils. :rolleyes: Darn Alpine brand-whore! :p 1999 SVT #900/2760 Born on 1-20-99 Silver Frost/Midnight Blue A few aesthetic and audio mods

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87059 03/01/02 12:38 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142 D dnewma04 Moderator
dnewma04 Moderator D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142	He had a US Acoustics amp that fried some clarion subs he owned. But he is an alpine whore.

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87060 03/01/02 12:42 AM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,032 Plainfield, IL, USA S SVT Colin Member
SVT Colin Member S Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,032 Plainfield, IL, USA	I get it now. I think the monkey's got some kind of vested interest in Alpine. :p He's freaky in love with that stuff. 1999 SVT #900/2760 Born on 1-20-99 Silver Frost/Midnight Blue A few aesthetic and audio mods

Re: Opinions on Alpine amp & sub recommendation #87061 03/01/02 01:01 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142 D dnewma04 Moderator
dnewma04 Moderator D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 8,142	Quote: Originally posted by SVT Colin: I get it now. I think the monkey's got some kind of vested interest in Alpine. :p He's freaky in love with that stuff. Yes. I was wondering why his equipment was shorting out all the time. I think you may have figured it out.

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