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<blockquote data-quote="zako" data-source="post: 7336150" data-attributes="member: 629735">I personally think Alpine Type R&#039;s should run fine with just 70watt RMS amplifier. They run on 150wrms per bridged channel in my car, but the amp gains are turned to just 25%. I am actually thinking of &quot;unbridging&quot; the channels to see if that would improve SQ.I did search for &quot;SPR-57C&quot; through google&#039;s shopping function, and it shows several hits, with lowest priced just under $90. My understanding is that Alpine Type S is nothing very special. Type S is fine if you want really cheap component speakers with inline crossover for tweeter only, possibly running off the head unit amplifier. The difference in sound of coaxial vs component speaker is entirely dependent on install. I personally prefer the sound of component speakers in my car, because I have the ability to mount the tweeters on my door sails. Having tweeters in the sails raises the sound stage. Some say this screws up the imaging, but I think the raised sound stage outweighs it for me. The woofer is at the bottom corner of the door. I also added some time delay through HU to center the sound stage. But I am also kind of lazy DYIer. If my car had no tweeter pods, I&#039;d probably get coaxial speakers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zako, post: 7336150, member: 629735"] I personally think Alpine Type R's should run fine with just 70watt RMS amplifier. They run on 150wrms per bridged channel in my car, but the amp gains are turned to just 25%. I am actually thinking of "unbridging" the channels to see if that would improve SQ. I did search for "SPR-57C" through google's shopping function, and it shows several hits, with lowest priced just under $90. My understanding is that Alpine Type S is nothing very special. Type S is fine if you want really cheap component speakers with inline crossover for tweeter only, possibly running off the head unit amplifier. The difference in sound of coaxial vs component speaker is entirely dependent on install. I personally prefer the sound of component speakers in my car, because I have the ability to mount the tweeters on my door sails. Having tweeters in the sails raises the sound stage. Some say this screws up the imaging, but I think the raised sound stage outweighs it for me. The woofer is at the bottom corner of the door. I also added some time delay through HU to center the sound stage. But I am also kind of lazy DYIer. If my car had no tweeter pods, I'd probably get coaxial speakers. [/QUOTE]

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