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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Starterwiz
If you can set the phase, gains and crossover slopes from the listening position, then better SQ will happen a lot sooner. Being able to hear the effect of the adjustment as it's happening can be a definate advantage.

Not neccessarily better if you spend a lot of time running around the car, but most people get it "close enough" and that's it.

One would think 'tho that an equally priced amp without the extra gadgets might have better overall SQ, but I've not heard the Alpines in question in a decent car.
I agree, but that doesn't determine the overall SQ of the amp, that's just convinient...

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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Miluni
I don't know about the Alpine but most defiently not MTX. I personally prefer JL
Isn't that interesting. I wouldn't let a JL amp be my doorstop let alone consider one in my car, yet would use MTX no problem.

I was never a fan of the 'V12' Alpines but their current fare seems very capable - from the few I have played with. Of course their old black amps were excellent but that's not the question.
Old Apr 10, 2006 | 01:23 AM
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Best bang for buck..kinda amp, quality wise.


Nakamichi PA-2004 4 on ebay

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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 08:54 AM
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I have no complaints with my Alpine 4 channel....tons of power!
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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Any kind of amplifier shouldn't color your signal unless it's being clipped (even pyle) and there should be no sound difference in SQ. When you start driving the amplifier in to its upper limits that's where things aren't so equal, such as efficiency (power vs. heat), distortion. Manufactures of better brand amplifiers tend to under rate their power ratings sometimes up to a few 100 watts RMS to avoid having their amplifiers over driven when someone demands 500 watts out of a 500 watt amplifier. Manufactures of cheap brand amplifiers tend to over rate their power ratings sometimes by half and also tend to advertise peak wattages instead of RMS values. Now when someone demands 500 watts out of a 500 watt amplifier they start clipping the hell out of the amplifier well below their power requirement and the signal gets distorted the amplifier starts running hot and eventually fails. No amplifier should change your signal to better or worse under normal operating conditions, it should only amplify your signal.

Originally Posted by alvk
hi Bros,

please advice which is the best 4-channel AMP for SQ for my system. Thank you.

my selection as below.

Alpine MRV-F545
MTX TA7804
Alpine PDX-4.150

my current C-speaker as follow.

Alpine SPX-177R for front
Alpine SPR-17LS for rear

Regards,
Alv
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