Alpine MRV-F357 5 channel amp....
06-09-2003, 08:19 AM
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Anyone have any first-hand experience, or knowledge of the Alpine MRV-F357 5 channel amp from a few years back? 
It looks like a decent amp, I am wondering if the 5th channel will handle a 2 ohm load though......I have heard that Alpines are not too great at 2 ohm mono loads.....
It looks like a decent amp, I am wondering if the 5th channel will handle a 2 ohm load though......I have heard that Alpines are not too great at 2 ohm mono loads.....
06-09-2003, 10:42 AM
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I just did a google search on the amp and EVERYTHING i read about it was positive, people were even calling it one of the best 5 channel amps ever made. Evryone ran it at 4ohms but a few of the reviews said it will handle 2ohms as well. I myself think it would be able to take 2ohms on the sub channel.
06-09-2003, 09:32 PM
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if your only gonna run an 8" then 4ohms should work just peachy, unless its a 4ohm dvc or 2ohm svc sub.
06-10-2003, 12:26 PM
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He's got an RE8 so it is 2ohm SVC [img]graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]
06-13-2003, 10:58 AM
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If you haven't bought that amp I have a beautiful JL 500/5 forsale.
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06-14-2003, 08:04 AM
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I have the MRV-1507
I bought it new about 1.5 years ago. I have 1, single 4 ohm voice coil 15" Alpine R-Type sub hooked up to it.
Is it a good amp?
Yes, when its working
I have fried it twice. Once when I had it hooked up to the Alpine sub, and once when I had it hooked up to a 15" Beyond Audio Sub.
Luckily it has been fixed under warrenty each time.
That amp likes to put on a fireworks show for me when I run a 40-60Hz test tone at 3/4 volume.
I still have 1.5 years more of warrenty. Hopefully I blow it for a 3rd time, and Alpine replaces it with their new digital amp, instead of fixing it each time.
Maybe I just got a bad amp. Who knows. Ive heard of others having that V12 series amps with no problems at all.
Heres a few pictures of it:
(just had to throw a picture of my car in there [img]smile.gif[/img] )
I bought it new about 1.5 years ago. I have 1, single 4 ohm voice coil 15" Alpine R-Type sub hooked up to it.
Is it a good amp?
Yes, when its working
I have fried it twice. Once when I had it hooked up to the Alpine sub, and once when I had it hooked up to a 15" Beyond Audio Sub.
Luckily it has been fixed under warrenty each time.
That amp likes to put on a fireworks show for me when I run a 40-60Hz test tone at 3/4 volume.
I still have 1.5 years more of warrenty. Hopefully I blow it for a 3rd time, and Alpine replaces it with their new digital amp, instead of fixing it each time.
Maybe I just got a bad amp. Who knows. Ive heard of others having that V12 series amps with no problems at all.
Heres a few pictures of it:
(just had to throw a picture of my car in there [img]smile.gif[/img] )
06-14-2003, 09:07 AM
#9
That 1507 is a tank, for sure. Yeah I am not going to pick up the amp, my cheapie litle US Acoustics amp sounds surprisingly good, and it is one less thing I have to worry about losing if my ride gets broken into.
[ June 14, 2003, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: JeepBeats ]
[ June 14, 2003, 10:08 AM: Message edited by: JeepBeats ]
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