Hi all,

 

I'm after sourcing Alpine ICE for my Zed at a reasonable price. I've already fired off an e-mail to Bob at Safe-n-Sound but thought I'd air the question here as well because some of you have either got industry contacts or know websites where you can get this stuff cheap-ish. I'm after the following kit:

 

SPR-176A 6.5" speakers w/ separate tweeters and X-overs

SWR-1021 subwoofer

CDA-7893R CD/MP3/DAB Head unit

MRD-M300 amp for subwoofer

MRV-T320 amp for front speakers

 

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers,

 

Danny

 

PS - to satisfy my own curiosity, what is the difference between running a 2 Ohm subwoofer versus a 4 Ohm subwoofer? Are there any advantages, i.e, better signal delivery, etc?

I have a alpine mrv-f407 amp if thats any good 2 ya, good condition with manual make me an offer.

If u have a 2ohm sub the amp will be able to deliver more power than 4 as obviously it's half the resistance.

 

Say amp delivers 100W.

100/12= approx. 8 That means the current will be 8 amps max.

4 ohm sub:

but real current = 12V / 4 = 3amps

 

2 ohm sub:

= 6amps

 

 

So in effect the lower resistance subs are better.

Just check the amp can handle especially if bridged.

 

Oh and good boy on getting components up front, definately the way to go, even if they do tend to be more expensive!! :D

Thanks for the reply guys!

 

Keith: thanks for the offer but the F407 is a 4-channel amp and I'm looking for a 2-channel. Reason being I want to have a separate amp for my sub (hence the mono MRD-M300 mono amp) and a separate amp to drive my front components (which only needs to be a 2-channel amp). The F407 would be a bit overkill at the moment plus the two I'm after look identical and are of identical dimensions. Thanks anyways.

 

Robtor: many thanks for that explanation - I was sure there was a good reason for Alpine offering two versions of the same sub. That really cleared it up.

 

Still, if anyone knows where I can get this stuff at a reasonable price then I'd be much obliged. I've already gone the route of MaxPower adverts, etc. and am just looking to get the best deal possible.

 

Good night!

 

Danny

I can't find many cheap alpine dealers, the best i have found is caraudiocentre ( http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk ) who do the MRD-M300 for £180 and the T320 for £140.

 

The MRD-M300 is actually forsale on ebay, link here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4950&item=1950430050

- Low price at the moment, might go up a fair amount but worth watching.

 

I must say Alpine are generally very good but have you considered any other makes?

Anywho good luck searching.:)

kelkoo gives you some good prices or links to shops

http://www.kelkoo.co.uk