Car Stereo question... amp under seat ?
#16
Ed, in my opinion, yes: the newer stuff from Alpine has been so watered down that the specs are practically meaningless. To anchor this in my own recent experience (and I am by no means an Alpine expert), the new super small-footprint PDX series amps are noticeably hard to listen to unless you're exactly right with the level of signal you give them. In the car I did with them, this meant that it was hard to use the head unit's volume control, and the owner (thankfully he's a friend -- I haven't installed professionally in a decade) has resorted to changing the volume with a secondary EQ to keep the sound right.
That may be overstating things a little, but generally, the better the amp, the more forgiving with respect to signal level, etc.
There are a lot of other great amps out there, too, and it would be sort of cool to build a 'period-correct' system. Hmmm...
That may be overstating things a little, but generally, the better the amp, the more forgiving with respect to signal level, etc.
There are a lot of other great amps out there, too, and it would be sort of cool to build a 'period-correct' system. Hmmm...
#17
Ed, in my opinion, yes: the newer stuff from Alpine has been so watered down that the specs are practically meaningless. To anchor this in my own recent experience (and I am by no means an Alpine expert), the new super small-footprint PDX series amps are noticeably hard to listen to unless you're exactly right with the level of signal you give them. In the car I did with them, this meant that it was hard to use the head unit's volume control, and the owner (thankfully he's a friend -- I haven't installed professionally in a decade) has resorted to changing the volume with a secondary EQ to keep the sound right.
That may be overstating things a little, but generally, the better the amp, the more forgiving with respect to signal level, etc.
There are a lot of other great amps out there, too, and it would be sort of cool to build a 'period-correct' system. Hmmm...
That may be overstating things a little, but generally, the better the amp, the more forgiving with respect to signal level, etc.
There are a lot of other great amps out there, too, and it would be sort of cool to build a 'period-correct' system. Hmmm...
I will take some measurements of the rear area and see what I can fit .. maybe after I get this heap running and I can pick your brain or you come across something that would fit and you think its the right fit, I may pull the trigger ....
All the best
Ed