Help with components

[Loaked 10+ year member]

Hi everyone new to this site, but not new to car audio. All my stuff got stolen a few weeks ago, so now i got some insurance money to spend. I had an SPL setup I did USAC comps with, but now I want to go for more of an SQ/balanced set up.

I used to have the Xtant components the ones that where made by Morel and LOVED them. But one of the coiled went bad, so I went to some bostons, which I loved, but not as much as those Xtants.

I have been listening to all sorts of components in different shops and the ones I like best so far are the Alpine SPX-137R, and the Morel Tempo 5.

I guess I can only really answer the question which one sounds better, but I was trying to gather as much info as I could about the 2 from anyone who may have any experience with the 2.

I have a ford Expidition and I will glass some kick pannels for them. Running an Eclpise CD7000 deck, the amp I am undicided as well. Tossing around a 2ch Nakamichi or a 2ch Zapco reference, but the amp i need some real help with. I just want a nice clean warm sound for listening to mostly rock and metal. Any suggestions or ideas I am all ears, espically for a good 2ch higher end amp.

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[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i like the type x comps as well. you had xtant comps? mmmmmmmmm. wish i did. i have the a4004 4 channel running my comps. wish i had xtant comps as well.

 

[Loaked 10+ year member]

Yea they where the old ones, came out about 2002/2003 I belive. They are pretty much the same exact thing as the Morel Tempo 5 though as far as I know. They only made them a few years.

I was wondering how hard it is to set up those Type-X's, I heard they are a pain to get the crossover funtions in line to make them sound how they are suppose to. But I enjoy tuning systems, so that might actually be kind of cool.