Alpine ktp-445u questions

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Is the Alpine power pack (ktp-445u) a real amplifier? Is it powered off the battery like a "full size" amplifier, or does it just plug into the head unit and get power from there? Would I have to run new wires to the speakers with it?

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc.

I know it says it's universal, but a while ago I read that it can only work with certain Alpine head units. Is this true, or can it work with any aftermarket head unit?

Are other small class-d 4 ch. amps, like the Clarion xc1410, better than the Alpine power pack? Does that one run off the head unit?

 
first, they were alpine specific, simply because they came pre-wired with the alpine plug, i believe the black plug. many people simply cut the plug off and used it on other head units anyways, so it's technically always been universal. it's a real amp, just speaker-level input. i would only think about running new wires if you are going through a factory amp, but then again, the power pack is similar to a factory amp, lol, and if you are running new wires, you might as well run an active 4ch off the rcas.

 
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