Don't waste your time on Imprints Auto eq. How much processing are you going to use out of it? Par EQ, Time Alignment, 3 way crossover. If you are just running passive, Louisiana_CRX's recomendation of the eq is a cheaper better solution.
Try to get them to demo the Alpines and the Audison for you. Its your choice and your money. Don't take their word for it till you heard it yourself, you will be happier in the long run. If you want to support a local shop then look at the JL HD 900/5. Expensive but its everything in one amp you...
Are you going to run active? It would be better if you run active if your tweeters are mounted higher than the mids. The tweets in the HSK set are pretty bright for my tastes and running them passive didnt sound great to me.
I never heard the PDX amps and most ppl that have used them really...
I had the MRP-F300 power my HSK165 set before I traded it and it sounded ok but you need to really get 100 rms to the mids. I bridged the F300 and noticed alot more noise in the sound. Right now I have the mids off of a Phoenix Gold ZX400ti and the tweeters off of a Soundstream VGA800.5. This...
I only want Second Skin products nothing else. The only other trade I would go for is Hertz HL70 3" midranges.
I have a Phoenix Gold RSD65CS Component System used for 5 months. One of the tweeters came dented from WoofersETC but I did not notice a difference in sound. Traded
I also have a...
Traded my Alpine amp for some DLS components. Trade went very well and props to him for giving me a chance on this forum to start selling and trading. Good guy to deal with.
My first choice would be a Soundstream VGA400.2. I am trying to match it with my 800.5 for my install. My sub is only a single 4 ohm and I need a 2 channel amp that is no wider than 12" to fit on my amp rack.
Other amps I might consider is some older Soundstream reference or Rubicons.
I could...