So I get to my car ('99 Passat) last night at the train station parking lot to find that someone had broken into my car and stole ALL of my stuff!
Anyways, I am claiming on insurance and I have a limit of $1500CAN.
I used to have the following in my car:
- Alpine CDA-9835 - Alpine MRD-M301 - Alpine 10" Type R DVC
This is what I want to replace it with:
- Alpine CDA-9835 (loved this deck!) - Alpine MRD-M501 (a little bigger) - Alpine 10" Type X DVC
What do you guys think of this? I am worried that the 550W RMS amp may be underpowering the 1000W RMS sub. Do you think I should have a problem? Will this system sound much better or louder than my old one? With huge 15% Canadian taxes it comes to $1721CAN (including a box for the sub). This is about $1400US.
I know I won't be getting the most out of the sub, because that takes more money :P
I would just like to know if I would get by with the 550W RMS amplifier. Due to insurance, I don't have many choices. The Type X is listed as 500 - 1000W RMS, so do you think I should be OK?
is your insurance company just writing you a check if they are buy off of ebay and you will save a ton. If you need dealer reciepts then I dont know what to do.
Yeah, I am looking on Ebay :P What sucks is that I live in Canada, and all of the car audio on Ebay is in the US (so I have to pay Canadian 15% taxes, plus about double shipping, and customs brokerage fees usually equally 10-15% as well).
Anyways, I think I can maybe get the following setup for close to $1500 (I think insurance might just write me a check for the lesser of $1500 or my replacement value). The setup is:
- Alpine CDA-9835 CD/MP3 Player - Alpine SWX-1042D Type X Subwoofer - Alpine MRD-M1001 1000W Amplifier
I think this system should work really good for me Has anyone ever heard what 1000W going to a single 10" Type X sounds like?
Also, I just like my Alpine stuff. It has always been so reliable for me, and great quality, so I have become kind of "brand loyal". I am open to suggestions, but like I said, I have had positive experiences with Alpine.
Oh course I am going to agree with your setup! Im an Alpine fan!!! I wanted the Type X but couldnt afford it at the time! Still love my three 12in Type R's tough!
bryan im in NY about 1 hour away from the 1000 islands bridge. if ya wanted to maybe we could work something out so where you didnt have to pay all the taxes, all you had to do was meet me at the border. just an idea.
Thanks for the offer Rob, but it wouldn't really save me that much money. It would still cost me $55CAN in gas, wear-and-tear on my car, 6 hours worth of driving, and I will still have to pay Ebay shipping within the States. It would be about the same price for me either way. The seller is going to list the package value as cheap to save me on taxes and duties.
i live in new mexico its a much shorter drive from new york.lol everything sounds good. eventhough im not a big fan of there amps it seems that they heat up kind of fast.
