alpine or jbl amp
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Topic: alpine or jbl amp
Posted By: vette00057
Subject: alpine or jbl amp
Date Posted: April 07, 2005 at 10:34 PM
hi all! i'm planning on getting a new 4 channel amp to power my front component and rear 2 way speakers. i currently have an alpine HU and have been happy with alpine HU's in the past but have never had experience with any of their other products. i have heard that jbl makes good amps from some friends of mine. i am looking for something that is reliable and has some power. i was looking for something like the alpine mrv-f540 or the jbl gto075.4 any opinions? thanks!
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Posted By: specialauto
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 10:05 AM
for me, the Jbl Gto seris is awsome... but thats for me..
you said u have no problem with Alpine... then try out an amp.
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Posted By: sedate
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 10:42 AM
Yea looking at them I think you would be happy with either.. the build quality and power output look fairly analagous.
Personnally, I've never used an Alpine amp but I had a JBL 40x4 for *years* that I thought was out of this world. My first amp, but it was champ I'll tell ya that. =)
I'd go with whichever one you a)like more or b)can get cheaper.
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Posted By: specialauto
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 5:16 PM
tru said man... the price is a big deal too... thats y u need connetions  ------------- Canadian Auto Sound
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Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 8:57 PM
I have a JBL amps and I love it, but I have also heard good things about Alpine amps. Alpine amps seem to have a few more options then JBL, but they also cost a little more. One way or the other you cant lose.
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Posted By: sedate
Date Posted: April 14, 2005 at 11:06 PM
I dunno pimpincavy I looked at those amps at the RETAIL (that 100% blown up figure) is listed at $375 for the JBL and *$650* for the Alpine. That thing is not worth anything near that.
Get the JBL man I bet u could get that thing for waayyy less than the Alpine.. no way you like it any less I promise!
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Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: April 15, 2005 at 9:26 AM
Get the Alpine, just don't pay $650 for it.
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It's $275 on eBay from Ikesound ------------- Nik
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Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: April 18, 2005 at 6:23 PM
Alpine is way overpriced. There are plenty of other brands out there that are far superior to Alpine and are a lot cheaper (amplifier wise). But in this comparo, I'd take JBL (they've been in the sound industry for many many years)
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Posted By: dwarren
Date Posted: April 18, 2005 at 6:30 PM
In reality you should just buy my alpine mrv f407 in the buy & sell forum  -------------
Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: April 21, 2005 at 4:48 PM
I'd go JBL without a doubt. Durable amplifiers, really durable along with the rest of their product line. Save the money man. Go JBL.
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"I don't play games. I play Nakamichi and that for real yo" - Probably some japanese kid said this in the early 80's trying to sell stereo out of his trunk lol.
Posted By: racer427
Date Posted: April 21, 2005 at 5:55 PM
Go alpine, depending on what head unit you have, with the Alpine amp you can connect it via AI-link and control specific amp features right from the head unit. And alpine amps last for ever, I have personal experience with that fact. Chris ------------- Alpine CDA-9833 HU
Diamond Audio M661 Components
MTX Thunder T6.6 Components:rear fill:
Cadence Q400 4 Channel Mains + rears
Thunder 801D Subs
MTX 1004 10's
Dual 4g wire to rear
4g grounds
Posted By: racer427
Date Posted: April 21, 2005 at 6:07 PM
Here ya go, the perfect Apline for your system. HA HA. And, it's not $650. https://cgi.ebay.com/dll?ViewItem&category=39740&item=5769320053&rd=1 Or here is the 540. https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?Productid=12086 Chris ------------- Alpine CDA-9833 HU
Diamond Audio M661 Components
MTX Thunder T6.6 Components:rear fill:
Cadence Q400 4 Channel Mains + rears
Thunder 801D Subs
MTX 1004 10's
Dual 4g wire to rear
4g grounds
Posted By: uthinkuknoaudio
Date Posted: April 21, 2005 at 6:16 PM
I've blown 7 alpine amps, they don't last forever. I blew one 12" JBL subwoofer, thats the only one i've e ver blown by JBL. I've used many of their amps and i highly recommend them. Check out that BPX1200.1 crazy thing...
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"I don't play games. I play Nakamichi and that for real yo" - Probably some japanese kid said this in the early 80's trying to sell stereo out of his trunk lol.
Posted By: racer427
Date Posted: April 21, 2005 at 6:29 PM
Yeah, and look at their signal to noise ratios as well, Yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.cardomain.com/item/JBLBPX22001 And, I have never had an Alpine Amp fail me. ------------- Alpine CDA-9833 HU
Diamond Audio M661 Components
MTX Thunder T6.6 Components:rear fill:
Cadence Q400 4 Channel Mains + rears
Thunder 801D Subs
MTX 1004 10's
Dual 4g wire to rear
4g grounds
Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: April 21, 2005 at 6:54 PM
I doubt a mono alpine amp would have a s/n any better than the JBLs. JBL makes great amps. Old school alpine is good (I own a 3523) but the newer stuff seems to be just O.K. If the JBL does the same job the alpine amp would for half the price, why not buy the JBL instead? -------------
Posted By: racer427
Date Posted: April 21, 2005 at 7:22 PM
The alpines have a much better S/N rating than the JBL's, at least according to the spec's. The MRD-1005 is rated at 90DBA as where the JBL BPX1100.1 is rated at 67DBA. Better yet are the MTX Thunder series amps, the 801D that I am running is rated at 100DBA. ------------- Alpine CDA-9833 HU
Diamond Audio M661 Components
MTX Thunder T6.6 Components:rear fill:
Cadence Q400 4 Channel Mains + rears
Thunder 801D Subs
MTX 1004 10's
Dual 4g wire to rear
4g grounds
Posted By: 5150azn
Date Posted: April 22, 2005 at 10:58 AM
I would probably never buy any alpine amp until they lower their prices. But I'd probably never buy a JBL amp either because they are too cheap.
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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: April 22, 2005 at 11:09 AM
which one has more crome on it, i'd buy that one ------------- double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer
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