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  Hello guys. I want to make a good system on my Fabia Vrs that would consist of rear 10cm Focals, front 16.5 Hertzs, a Hertz sub and an Audison amplifier. I am a total noob btw. I have read that I should aim for a head unit at at least 4v preamp output, so I am after a nice single din head unit. I know that Pioneer deh 80prs is a very good head unit with as much as 5v preamp power, was about to order a used one, but it had been sold in the blink of an eye. Now I have a chance to buy a mint condition ALPINE CDA 9884R for 115 euros, but I am a bit confused regarding the quality of the Alpine units. For example, lots of reviews list Alpine 149BT as a great unit, but DAmoreEngineering, a Utuber that seems to be conducting a very professional testing concluded it was garbage more or less.... He also tested some other Alpines which turned out very very clean... I haven't found a test or a review for ALPINE CDA 9884R. So, what do you think about it?
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  It’s in a CX5 (hatch) so yes decent cabin gain. Ported vs sealed are of course personal preferences. In my vehicles, both Toyota Sienna and CX5, the 10 was sloppy tuned at 26 Hz at first but great at 35 Hz. The 12 was sloppy ported in a 2.5 cubic foot box I made for my SA tuned to 33 Hz. (thought it was 2 cube so correction needed).
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