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ONeil
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20th Aug 03 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I want a new one looking at the new kenwood, touch screen panasonic, the dual screen pioneer all about £350.

But my mates recommend an Alpine head unit if i am to spen that sort of money as they are the best and the others are more for show.

Please help should i go with there advise
IntaCepta
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20th Aug 03 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ur mate knows what he's talkin about.
if u want good quality for that money go for alpine.
IntaCepta
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20th Aug 03 at 15:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

and if i was spending that amount of £ i would only be lookin in the alpine range
corb
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20th Aug 03 at 21:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Alpine
M4tt
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20th Aug 03 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quikc question bout alpine HU, some of em have 60watts per channel and i've read that you need to get external power from the battery to run these.

This true? would i still need to do this if im not planning on using the onboard amp on the HU?
corb
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20th Aug 03 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

if ur not gonna use the h/u ubilt in amp, then it dont need wiring direct to battery/fusebox.
IntaCepta
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if the int. amp is gonna be producing 60rms per chan it will need to draw much more current than normal HU's, thus needing a bigger feed to draw bigger amps.
I bet this HU would heat up like hell tho!

Altho, if your running an external amp ur gonna be wasting this bonus (HU having 60w / channel).
ONeil
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21st Aug 03 at 07:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

you really have to wire them straight to the battery, like with the sort of power cable you would run to a normal amp

Also could somebody recommend the best one to get maybe some pics looking at about 300-400 cheers
ONeil
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21st Aug 03 at 11:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

ttt
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21st Aug 03 at 16:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i dont think its 60rms/channel..i think its peak 60 per channel..right?
AdiSRI
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22nd Aug 03 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yup 60w pek, 23W RMS per channel says the alpine manual!
M4tt
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22nd Aug 03 at 22:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

doesn't seem worth using the onboard amp when my speakers need about 75RMS to run nicely...
IntaCepta
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23rd Aug 03 at 01:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

what speakers u got? and whats powerin' em?

 
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