what do you guys think about the alpine CDE-133BT?

[93cr250 10+ year member]

i just bought the alpine cde-133bt, i ordered it online so i dont have it yet, but i just realized it only has 2 rca outs and i want to hook up a 4 channel amp eventually, will this be a problem? i have a 2 channel amp now powering the 2 pioneer premere series 6x9s in the back witch are 85w rms. In the front i have 2 jbl gto 6.5s. This head unit will be replacing a blaupunkt mp3000. Will this be a significant upgrade?

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[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

You need 2 pre-outs per pair of speakers, so that does pose a problem for connecting a 4 channel amp. That's a new model from Alpine, and this is the first time I've heard of it. It should work fine and sound good based on previous recent models, but no one can tell you of any reliability or quality control issues yet.

 

[93cr250 10+ year member]

could i just use a y splitter?

 

[93cr250 10+ year member]

this is the blaupunkt i currently have, and i really do like it, it is very well designed and easy to use, i love the display and the way the buttons are set up. But it is 10 years old and its time to upgrade, so how will this new alpine compare to this in sound quality?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-syPiZtSRGay/p_023MP3000/Blaupunkt-MP3000.html

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

I would step up to the 123, its not much more money, and its much much more worth your money... And yes the Alpine should sound a bit cleaner.

 

[93cr250 10+ year member]

Well I already bought it on ebay so I would like to keep it for a while, so what if I just bought a4 channel amp with variable high and lie pass filters? Would there still be a big advantage in the 133?

 

[93cr250 10+ year member]

do you guys know if it has high and low pass filters?

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after reading the "get a boost in great sound" section on the bottom right it sounds like it does but im not sure, because that is another thing i really would like to have