JVC vs Alpine
January-11th-2003, 03:42 PM
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JVC vs Alpine
Hi
After I have been looking around for a while for diferents mp3 headunits and I think that all goes down to this two players, can you read the details and tell me wich one in your opinion, should I go for it?
I know there is diferences on money bettween the two but I don't care about that, I just want a good head unit
1- (JVC) http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/JVCKDSH707
2- (Alpine) http://www.savinglots.com/lotprod.asp?item=CDA7894
Let me know
thanks
Alex
After I have been looking around for a while for diferents mp3 headunits and I think that all goes down to this two players, can you read the details and tell me wich one in your opinion, should I go for it?
I know there is diferences on money bettween the two but I don't care about that, I just want a good head unit
1- (JVC) http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/JVCKDSH707
2- (Alpine) http://www.savinglots.com/lotprod.asp?item=CDA7894
Let me know
thanks
Alex
January-11th-2003, 06:53 PM
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Hey evil I saw you got infinity speakers in your rear, I will get 4 of these into my mazda, two front, two rear.
what do you think?
http://www.infinitysystems.com/carau...er=KAP&Cat=MEL
thanks again
Alex
what do you think?
http://www.infinitysystems.com/carau...er=KAP&Cat=MEL
thanks again
Alex
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January-12th-2003, 01:15 AM
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January-12th-2003, 09:55 AM
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DONT BUY THE ALPINE!!!!
ALPINE JUST RELEASED NEW MODELS.
the replacement for the one your looking at has Base engine PRO which only the 7998 has right now. YOu can see the new ones at crutchfield. CDA-9813.
Even I am thinking of ditching mne for this one.
Also they have a new MP3 unit for only $280 retail! CDA9807!
THis one looks AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
ALPINE JUST RELEASED NEW MODELS.
the replacement for the one your looking at has Base engine PRO which only the 7998 has right now. YOu can see the new ones at crutchfield. CDA-9813.
Even I am thinking of ditching mne for this one.
Also they have a new MP3 unit for only $280 retail! CDA9807!
THis one looks AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
January-12th-2003, 10:50 AM
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thanks 1st MP3 in NH
I just looked on the website and they don't have posted the the CDA-9813 yet. let me know where I can look at it. by the way the 7998 cost 850 bucks that is double than the CDa-7894
I just looked on the website and they don't have posted the the CDA-9813 yet. let me know where I can look at it. by the way the 7998 cost 850 bucks that is double than the CDa-7894
January-12th-2003, 10:52 AM
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thanks Evil Homer MP5
what is the diferences bettwen havign just the speakers I'm going to buy for my front or the "reference componets", I don't know alot about car speakers but I thought your link has like 3 items? can you tel lme what is all that for?
thanks again
Alex
what is the diferences bettwen havign just the speakers I'm going to buy for my front or the "reference componets", I don't know alot about car speakers but I thought your link has like 3 items? can you tel lme what is all that for?
thanks again
Alex
January-12th-2003, 11:46 AM
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Originally posted by QBA
thanks 1st MP3 in NH
I just looked on the website and they don't have posted the the CDA-9813 yet. let me know where I can look at it. by the way the 7998 cost 850 bucks that is double than the CDa-7894
thanks 1st MP3 in NH
I just looked on the website and they don't have posted the the CDA-9813 yet. let me know where I can look at it. by the way the 7998 cost 850 bucks that is double than the CDa-7894
Also any shop starts the 7998 at $799. Alpines website is always higher price then any authorized dealer will charge.
January-12th-2003, 12:14 PM
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Originally posted by QBA
thanks Evil Homer MP5
what is the diferences bettwen havign just the speakers I'm going to buy for my front or the "reference componets", I don't know alot about car speakers but I thought your link has like 3 items? can you tel lme what is all that for?
thanks again
Alex
thanks Evil Homer MP5
what is the diferences bettwen havign just the speakers I'm going to buy for my front or the "reference componets", I don't know alot about car speakers but I thought your link has like 3 items? can you tel lme what is all that for?
thanks again
Alex
we all gotta start somewhere on this.
From left: that square box is called a crossover. it is used to filter out where the HI frequency and mid/low frequency.
Middle: this is a tweeter, this will only give you the high frequency with the crossover.
Right: this is the woofer, this will give you the low/mid frequency.
I'm still a bit of a newbie on car audio myself, so anyone plese correct if i'm wrong.
January-12th-2003, 12:21 PM
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NO need, you dead on ballz acurate.
The crossover is the piece to the left and it take the full range signal from the head unit or amplifier and split them. The higher frequencies will be sent to the tweeter only and this is done usualy at a 12 db per octive slope. The lower frequencies of mid, midbass, bass and sub bass are all sent to the large woofer whcih is on the right. another form of a crossover ususlay built into amps and some headunits allows you to stop the bass and sub bass frequencies away from the woofer which is good becuase they are the first cuase of distortion since the woofer can not accuratly reproduce these frequencies.
The crossover is the piece to the left and it take the full range signal from the head unit or amplifier and split them. The higher frequencies will be sent to the tweeter only and this is done usualy at a 12 db per octive slope. The lower frequencies of mid, midbass, bass and sub bass are all sent to the large woofer whcih is on the right. another form of a crossover ususlay built into amps and some headunits allows you to stop the bass and sub bass frequencies away from the woofer which is good becuase they are the first cuase of distortion since the woofer can not accuratly reproduce these frequencies.
January-13th-2003, 02:27 PM
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Originally posted by blue LEDz
which one looks better to you?
the alpine will be a good pick, whether or not you amp your speakers. it has higher wattage, and it has higher pre amp output voltage. plus it has a *slightly* higher S/N ratio, which for that close it doesn't really matter.
which one looks better to you?
the alpine will be a good pick, whether or not you amp your speakers. it has higher wattage, and it has higher pre amp output voltage. plus it has a *slightly* higher S/N ratio, which for that close it doesn't really matter.
January-18th-2003, 06:12 PM
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The JVC has a cool tilting feature with the face, so you can tilt it depending on how light is reflecting off of it, so you can still see it clearly. Keep in mind, that JVC has a newer model, the 909. From what I've heard (I haven't tested mine yet) JVC may have the quickest mp3 search capability, or something like that. I'm not totally sure, but its supposedly fastest in pulling up each track or something.
I don't know anything about the Alpine. Go for what you like best.. because even though it's about the sound and all that, you also want it to look good. If you can get both from one, I'd say go with that one.. you'll likely be happier with it on a broader level. At least that's my guess...
I don't know anything about the Alpine. Go for what you like best.. because even though it's about the sound and all that, you also want it to look good. If you can get both from one, I'd say go with that one.. you'll likely be happier with it on a broader level. At least that's my guess...