Recent content by gospastic

i called them to order, and they gave me a discount and upgraded shipping for cheap. good experience.

well geez, that is quite an expensive combo. but if you just want something that plays CDs/mp3s, you are hard-pressed to find anything affordable in Alpine's new lineup, that has what previous years top end models (9835, 9855) had to offer.

it seems that they are definitely heading in a multimedia oriented direction, with much less emphasis on your standard cd player, as far as head units are concerned. i mean, the top of the line 9857 barely has any of the features of the middle of the range from this past year. and the retail...

did you set your gain using a DMM? you should do that if you haven't yet.

is it me or does that display look a lot smaller than on current models?

i guess i don't mind it much. i don't really use the deck that often, mostly the remote. it's not really a make or break feature for me. if i were looking for a new deck again i probably wouldn't not buy one because it had it. not that i'm going to be buying a new deck any time soon. i'm pretty...

you'll most likely hit at least 130. i have this exact combo, xenon and idmax, and i know i'm hitting 130, and i have it in a sealed box in a trunk.

i did, but he insisted on it.

i guess it's hard to tell, but i actually have a false floor in there. all the equipment is raised about 4 inches so i could run all the wires underneath. i really don't have the best tools lying around, and i can't think of a better way to mount everything while keeping it looking clean. also...

i just thought i would show a couple pics of my friends setup that we worked on together and my setup, that i completed about a month ago. i'm pretty satisfied with how it sounds, i'm trying to find a better way to mount all the electronic equipment though. i think i need my trunkspace back...

i currently have an IDMAX paired with a PG Xenon 600.1 in a 2.0 cf box. sounds very nice. box is a little bigger than spec, but it seems to match well with the 600 watts i'm giving it. oh yeah, and i got mine for 215 shipped used of course.

just as a footnote, i have a 600.1 and have the gains turned nearly all the way up. i did use a multimeter though and set the gains until i reached about 48V AC for a 4ohm load. i'm basically saying that the gain knob on the xenons are deceptive. just because they are turned nearly all the way...

screw that, IDMAX's rule. they have more xmax than type x's so in a sealed box i don't see how type x's could be louder.

if you are going to set the gain by ear then you are defeating the purpose of finding out the AC voltage reading you calculated earlier. what you need is a multimeter. set it to read AC voltage. put the red and black probes on the + and - of the speaker ouput. adjust the gain till you get the...

i really want this HU. must be in decent condition. Pictures are appreciated.