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[1sty]

Step up to the Xcelone line and you will find almost all have 3 preouts and the kdc-x769 has a red back lit buttons and the 7019 can be made a red rear display, many of the other kenwoods can display in either red or green butons.

 

[03_es]

placed the order today:

Alpine CDA-9807 $249
Focal 165K $385
Focal Access 6*9 $189
JL 300/4 $389
JL 300/2 (for sub) $350
JL 10w3 box $235
radio install/parts $69
4 gauge kit/install $250

total $2116


thanks for the help guys...... is there anyhting else i should know or any instructions i should give the installers when i bring in the car? where is it best to mount the amps? sorry to keep bothering you.

 

[1sty]

(thumb)
You should be very happy wiht that system.
All great products, well done!

You did get 3 sets of 5 meter RCAs right?

 

[chuyler1]

Image Dynamics have such a huge online following (check sounddomain for posts), they would make a killing if they could get their products into stores. I'm considering their subs for my next install, but I will not buy a set of components w/o hearing them.

 

[03_es]

5 meter RCAs??

 

[Strider1222]

where can i get info on the Denon head unit... there is nothing on their website-

 

[1sty]

5 meter RCAs??

5 meters ~ 15 ft.
You need 3, 5 meter long car audio RCA connectors to get the signal from your head unit to the amps.

 

[1sty]

where can i get info on the Denon head unit... there is nothing on their website-

www.redmountainaudio.com

 

[JOS3]

Take the 300/4 for example its $499 retail and gives you 75 x4 rms at 12 volts. The alpine MRV-F540 is $599 and only give you 50x4 rms at 12 volts. So the JL gives you 50% more power then the alpine and for $100 less.

the only difference is that the alpine mrv-f450 is a 5 channel amp. it pushes 50X4 + 200X1. that is why it is $100 more. i have this amp in my p5, but i did not spend $600, i got it for $475 brand new. so actually the alpine gives you one more channel and 200 watts more for only $100 more. now that sounds like a deal.

 

[03_es]

the 450 may be 5 channels, but the 540 definately isnt.......its 4, i had one in my last car. its marketed as 4x80, i believe, but is only rated for 50watts/channel at 12 volts.

 

[1sty]

03_es is correct look at my post I said 540 not 450. The 450 allthough has even less power per channel then the 450.

 

[Natey]

Those Denon HUs remind me of Nakamichi. Really plain and really desirable. If they're anything like the home theater products Denon makes, WOW!

 

[1sty]

Except they are 3 times as expensive as Nak.

 

[03_es]

...and hopefully they dont skip, as my last nak had a terrible habit of doing. (it was a cd-45z)

 

[1sty]

I have heard tat has been a huge problem on many Naks.
Pioneer seems to be the most impervious to skipping.

 

[JOS3]

oops, i read it as 450 and then proceeded to respond in my own dyslexic way. i are confused.