What ICE & @ What Price

frankmehta · 19th February 2009, 10:06

Hi D1. The alpine and Pioneer have different signature sounds and cater to select audiences. As you can see, my entire setup is absolutely SQ oriented. I'd keep all settings flat in my Pioneer 7950 and still not enjoy the experience. Doing the same in my alpine brings a smile on my face. Even more importantly, NOW somehow i cant do without time alignment. I dunno if your Pioneer has it, but mine didn't. Besides that, the tuning also matters. For all you know a well tuned alpine Spl setup may sound way better than a poorly tuned pio. Vice versa with a well tuned sq setup on a pioneer as opposed to a badly tuned sq setup on the alp. Hope you get what i'm trying to convey. I have a great installer who doesn't leave a stone unturned in tuning it right

@ankit, the rear fills have the Boss Rca. Quite inconsequential ya

i might change the rcas for all the speakers but in some time.

vishnuvijay · 22nd February 2009, 00:44

1. Car?

OHC Vtec

2. What is your existing setup?

Headunit: Pioneer 5950 IB.
Front Speaker: JBL GTO 607c.
Rear Speaker: JBL GTO 937.
4 Channel Amplifier: JBL CS 60.4.
Subwoofer: JBL GT5 1204 BR.
Monoblock Amplifier: JBL GT5 A3001.
Wiring: Cheap Stuff.

future upgrade.

1. Wiring.
2. Damping.
3. Head Unit.

3. How much did it cost?

bought more than a year back.

1. Headunit: Pioneer 5950 IB - Rs.5,500.
2. Rear Speaker: JBL GTO 937 - Rs.3,800.
3. Installation + MDF - Rs.1,000.

bought sometime later.

1. Front Speaker: JBL GTO 607c - Rs.5,250.
2. 4 Channel Amplifier: JBL CS 60.4 - Rs.5,500.
3. Installation + Wiring (cheap stuff) - free.

bought a few months back.

1. Subwoofer Box: JBL GT5 1204 BR - Rs.7,000.
2. Monoblock Amplifier: JBL GT5 A3001 - Rs.5,500.
3. Installation + MDF + Wiring (again cheap stuff) - Rs.2,550.

Total: Rs.36,100.

all the above mentioned products were bought without bill and warranty.

5. How serious were you about your system?
i wanted a decent sounding system at a reasonable price.

6. What kind of music do you listen to?
classic rock most of the time with the occassional oldies, disco, 80's, saxophone etc.

7. Would you recommend it to others?
yes. nice setup for somebody on a budget.

jkdas · 22nd February 2009, 09:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by D1ISTHE1

Hey, your setup looks gr8 but be in for a surprise from the 9887.. i just changed my week old 9887 with a Pio 8850 and the 8850 beats the 9887 hands down.

wow!

Is that 9887 for sale?

@vishnu: cheapest mono price I have seen. He has more?

Prass · 23rd February 2009, 11:37

1. Car?

Hyundai Verna

2. What is your existing setup?

Headunit: Alpine 9887.
Front Speaker: Illusion Electra El6.1.
Rear Speaker: Alpine SPS609.
4 Channel Amplifier: Ground Zero GZIA 4100HP.
Monoblock: Polk PA400.1
Subwoofer: IDQ V2D2.
Wiring: Scoshe + Cadence + Monster

3. How much did it cost?
All bought with B/W

Alpine 9887. :20250
Illusion Electra El6.1.: 6500
Alpine SPS609.: 5200
Ground Zero GZIA 4100HP. :13000
Polk PA400.1 :15250
IDQ V2D2. + Enc :16000

Wiring: Scoshe + Cadence + Monster ~ 7500
Damping: 5000
Installation 3500

Total Cost : 64200. ( Old System sold for 28000)

5. How serious were you about your system?

Moderately serious

6. What kind of music do you listen to?

Heavy metal, Alternative and occasional melodies

7. Would you recommend it to others?
Yes

vishnuvijay · 23rd February 2009, 11:57

helooo jk. i guess they can get more. but this amplifier is only 175 watts rms @ 4 ohms.

D1ISTHE1 · 24th February 2009, 00:00

My recent setup and UPGRADE prices
1. ALPINE 9887 19500/- + VAT(FOR SALE NOW) UPGRADED TO DEHP8850MP 13000/-
2. ALPINE R-TYPE 110W COMPOS 17S 10500/-(ABSOLUTE STEAL)
3. ID COMPOS CTX65CS 13500/-
4. BULL AUDIO WIRING 5GAUGE 3900/-(DONT'EXACTLY REMEBER)
5. DYNA MAT EXTREME 1900/SHEET
6. JBL GT0755.6 AMP 14800/-
7. JBL GT4-12 1000W 12" SUB W/ENCL 5500/-
Except the Alpine all the rest were bought from DRIVEN-New Delhi.

D1

abhibh · 24th February 2009, 01:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by D1ISTHE1

My recent setup and UPGRADE prices
1. ALPINE 9887 19500/- + VAT(FOR SALE NOW) UPGRADED TO DEHP8850MP 13000/-
2. ALPINE R-TYPE 110W COMPOS 17S 10500/-(ABSOLUTE STEAL)
3. ID COMPOS CTX65CS 13500/-
4. BULL AUDIO WIRING 5GAUGE 3900/-(DONT'EXACTLY REMEBER)
5. DYNA MAT EXTREME 1900/SHEET
6. JBL GT0755.6 AMP 14800/-
7. JBL GT4-12 1000W 12" SUB W/ENCL 5500/-
Except the Alpine all the rest were bought from DRIVEN-New Delhi.

D1

What happaned to JL Audio C5-650 ?

garry.brant · 25th February 2009, 23:48

Car:
Fiat Palio

Head Unit:
Pioneer 3950, Rs 4500

Speakers:
Pioneer 6995 rear, Rs 3500
Sony Xplod 5 inches Front, Rs 1800

Amp:
Sound Barrier 2 channel Rs 2500

Sub:
Sony Xplod 12 inch enclosed in MTB Base Tube, Rs 7000

Wiring:
BOSE Rs 1000

FourWheelDrift · 1st March 2009, 11:15

1. Car?

2008 TATA Indigo Marina VE

2. What is your existing setup?

Installed the base system in Dec '08, added the active sub in Feb '09

Head unit : Pioneer DER-P5090UB
Front speakers : JBL GT5 502
Rear speakers : MTX XT 402
Active / powered subwoofer : Blaupunkt THB200A
Wiring: Cheap Stuff + Scosche ERCA17 RCA

3. How much did it cost?

Head unit : Pioneer DER-P5090UB 10,000
Front speakers : JBL GT5 502 2,000
Rear speakers : MTX XT 402 3,600
Active / powered subwoofer : Blaupunkt THB200A 9,500
Wiring: Cheap Stuff + Aux cable + Scosche ERCA17 RCA 750
Total ~26,500 (NEVER in my wildest dreams did I expect to spend this much, for acceptable sound)

All the above mentioned products were bought WITH bill and warranty.

5. How serious were you about your system?
I wanted a decent sounding system at a reasonable price (read : less than 15,000).

6. What kind of music do you listen to?
Classic rock, hard rock, western classical, whatever is on the family (read : wife) ipod.

7. Would you recommend it to others?
Don't know, not happy with the amount I had to spend.

panky12345 · 1st March 2009, 11:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by garry.brant

Wiring:
BOSE Rs 1000

Sir, its BOSS not BOSE.

jkdas · 1st March 2009, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prass

1. Car?

Hyundai Verna

2. What is your existing setup?

Headunit: Alpine 9887.
Front Speaker: Illusion Electra El6.1.
Rear Speaker: Alpine SPS609.
4 Channel Amplifier: Ground Zero GZIA 4100HP.
Monoblock: Polk PA400.1
Subwoofer: IDQ V2D2.
Wiring: Scoshe + Cadence + Monster

6. What kind of music do you listen to?

Heavy metal, Alternative and occasional melodies

Auditioned Metallica in this. Awesome. Havent heard Metallica for this long in my life. IDQ rules.

andrewdsouza72 · 3rd March 2009, 15:48

Where can I buy the Blaupunkt THB200a

Quote:

Originally Posted by FourWheelDrift

1. Car?

2008 TATA Indigo Marina VE

2. What is your existing setup?

Installed the base system in Dec '08, added the active sub in Feb '09

Head unit : Pioneer DER-P5090UB
Front speakers : JBL GT5 502
Rear speakers : MTX XT 402
Active / powered subwoofer : Blaupunkt THB200A
Wiring: Cheap Stuff + Scosche ERCA17 RCA

3. How much did it cost?

Head unit : Pioneer DER-P5090UB 10,000
Front speakers : JBL GT5 502 2,000
Rear speakers : MTX XT 402 3,600
Active / powered subwoofer : Blaupunkt THB200A 9,500
Wiring: Cheap Stuff + Aux cable + Scosche ERCA17 RCA 750
Total ~26,500 (NEVER in my wildest dreams did I expect to spend this much, for acceptable sound)

All the above mentioned products were bought WITH bill and warranty.

5. How serious were you about your system?
I wanted a decent sounding system at a reasonable price (read : less than 15,000).

6. What kind of music do you listen to?
Classic rock, hard rock, western classical, whatever is on the family (read : wife) ipod.

7. Would you recommend it to others?
Don't know, not happy with the amount I had to spend.

superbhikari · 4th March 2009, 22:29

1. Car?
Hyundai i10 Kappa Magna MT

2. What is your existing setup?

Head unit : Kenwood KDC 5539
Front speakers : Focal Polyglass 165 V1 Components
Rear speakers : Blaupunkt Ths 6" Co-axial
Amplifier : Sony 4 channel
Wiring: Monster

3. How much did it cost?

Head unit : 5,000/-
Front speakers : 12500/-
Rear speakers : 1500/-
Amp : sourced from old car
Wiring: 900/-
Installation: 400/-
Total ~20k

All the above mentioned products were bought WITHOUT bill and warranty, except Components.

5. How serious were you about your system?
I wanted a decent sounding system at a reasonable price

6. What kind of music do you listen to?
Bollywood stuff
7. Would you recommend it to others?
Yes, except the amp.

garry.brant · 7th March 2009, 03:59

1. CAR..?
Hyundai Accent Executive

2. Existing Setup..?
Head Unit: Pioneer 2190UB
Front Speakers: Polk Audio
Rear Speakers: Boston S95
Amplifier: Sound Barrier 2 ch
Woofer: MTF bass tube with Sony 12"

3. How much did it cost..?
Head Unit: 7990
Front Speakers: 4500
Rear Speakers: 6000
Amplifier: Taken from My Palio 2500 is what it costed me one year back
Woofer: 6000
Wiring: 800

4. All this is with warranty and bill except the AMP.

5. How serious are you about the system..?
Very serious.

6.What kind of music do you listen to ..?
Punjabi most of the time and sometimes hindi and english.

7. Would you recommend it to others..?
Yes but not the head unit as the display is not that good.

chiragh_bir · 23rd March 2009, 17:24

1. Car?
Hyundai Getz

2. What is your existing setup?

Head unit : Panasonic 7739
Front speakers : MTX THS 6.0Compos
Rear speakers : None
Amplifier : JBL 1004
Wiring: Custom made Platinum + Neutrik
Sub: GZ MK2

3. How much did it cost?

Head unit : 7000/-
Front speakers : 6500/-
Rear speakers : 0
Amp : 9000/-
Wiring: 2500/-
Installation: 500/-

5. How serious were you about your system?
Now very serious !!

6. What kind of music do you listen to?
Prefer nice tune doesn't matter whatever it is
7. Would you recommend it to others?
Why Not

19th February 2009, 10:06	#571
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,021 Thanked: 3,633 Times View My Garage	Hi D1. The alpine and Pioneer have different signature sounds and cater to select audiences. As you can see, my entire setup is absolutely SQ oriented. I'd keep all settings flat in my Pioneer 7950 and still not enjoy the experience. Doing the same in my alpine brings a smile on my face. Even more importantly, NOW somehow i cant do without time alignment. I dunno if your Pioneer has it, but mine didn't. Besides that, the tuning also matters. For all you know a well tuned alpine Spl setup may sound way better than a poorly tuned pio. Vice versa with a well tuned sq setup on a pioneer as opposed to a badly tuned sq setup on the alp. Hope you get what i'm trying to convey. I have a great installer who doesn't leave a stone unturned in tuning it right @ankit, the rear fills have the Boss Rca. Quite inconsequential ya i might change the rcas for all the speakers but in some time. Last edited by frankmehta : 19th February 2009 at 10:10.
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22nd February 2009, 00:44	#572
vishnuvijay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cochin Posts: 173 Thanked: Once	1. Car? OHC Vtec 2. What is your existing setup? Headunit: Pioneer 5950 IB. Front Speaker: JBL GTO 607c. Rear Speaker: JBL GTO 937. 4 Channel Amplifier: JBL CS 60.4. Subwoofer: JBL GT5 1204 BR. Monoblock Amplifier: JBL GT5 A3001. Wiring: Cheap Stuff. future upgrade. 1. Wiring. 2. Damping. 3. Head Unit. 3. How much did it cost? bought more than a year back. 1. Headunit: Pioneer 5950 IB - Rs.5,500. 2. Rear Speaker: JBL GTO 937 - Rs.3,800. 3. Installation + MDF - Rs.1,000. bought sometime later. 1. Front Speaker: JBL GTO 607c - Rs.5,250. 2. 4 Channel Amplifier: JBL CS 60.4 - Rs.5,500. 3. Installation + Wiring (cheap stuff) - free. bought a few months back. 1. Subwoofer Box: JBL GT5 1204 BR - Rs.7,000. 2. Monoblock Amplifier: JBL GT5 A3001 - Rs.5,500. 3. Installation + MDF + Wiring (again cheap stuff) - Rs.2,550. Total: Rs.36,100. all the above mentioned products were bought without bill and warranty. 5. How serious were you about your system? i wanted a decent sounding system at a reasonable price. 6. What kind of music do you listen to? classic rock most of the time with the occassional oldies, disco, 80's, saxophone etc. 7. Would you recommend it to others? yes. nice setup for somebody on a budget. Last edited by vishnuvijay : 22nd February 2009 at 00:46.
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23rd February 2009, 11:37	#574
Prass BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 87 Thanked: 17 Times	1. Car? Hyundai Verna 2. What is your existing setup? Headunit: Alpine 9887. Front Speaker: Illusion Electra El6.1. Rear Speaker: Alpine SPS609. 4 Channel Amplifier: Ground Zero GZIA 4100HP. Monoblock: Polk PA400.1 Subwoofer: IDQ V2D2. Wiring: Scoshe + Cadence + Monster 3. How much did it cost? All bought with B/W Alpine 9887. :20250 Illusion Electra El6.1.: 6500 Alpine SPS609.: 5200 Ground Zero GZIA 4100HP. :13000 Polk PA400.1 :15250 IDQ V2D2. + Enc :16000 Wiring: Scoshe + Cadence + Monster ~ 7500 Damping: 5000 Installation 3500 Total Cost : 64200. ( Old System sold for 28000) 5. How serious were you about your system? Moderately serious 6. What kind of music do you listen to? Heavy metal, Alternative and occasional melodies 7. Would you recommend it to others? Yes
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23rd February 2009, 11:57	#575
vishnuvijay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cochin Posts: 173 Thanked: Once	helooo jk. i guess they can get more. but this amplifier is only 175 watts rms @ 4 ohms.
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24th February 2009, 00:00	#576
D1ISTHE1 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: OMNIPRESENT Posts: 120 Thanked: Once View My Garage	My recent setup and UPGRADE prices 1. ALPINE 9887 19500/- + VAT(FOR SALE NOW) UPGRADED TO DEHP8850MP 13000/- 2. ALPINE R-TYPE 110W COMPOS 17S 10500/-(ABSOLUTE STEAL) 3. ID COMPOS CTX65CS 13500/- 4. BULL AUDIO WIRING 5GAUGE 3900/-(DONT'EXACTLY REMEBER) 5. DYNA MAT EXTREME 1900/SHEET 6. JBL GT0755.6 AMP 14800/- 7. JBL GT4-12 1000W 12" SUB W/ENCL 5500/- Except the Alpine all the rest were bought from DRIVEN-New Delhi. D1
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25th February 2009, 23:48	#578
garry.brant BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gurgaon, Haryana Posts: 291 Thanked: 24 Times View My Garage	Car: Fiat Palio Head Unit: Pioneer 3950, Rs 4500 Speakers: Pioneer 6995 rear, Rs 3500 Sony Xplod 5 inches Front, Rs 1800 Amp: Sound Barrier 2 channel Rs 2500 Sub: Sony Xplod 12 inch enclosed in MTB Base Tube, Rs 7000 Wiring: BOSE Rs 1000
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1st March 2009, 11:15	#579
FourWheelDrift BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai/PNW Posts: 630 Thanked: 558 Times	1. Car? 2008 TATA Indigo Marina VE 2. What is your existing setup? Installed the base system in Dec '08, added the active sub in Feb '09 Head unit : Pioneer DER-P5090UB Front speakers : JBL GT5 502 Rear speakers : MTX XT 402 Active / powered subwoofer : Blaupunkt THB200A Wiring: Cheap Stuff + Scosche ERCA17 RCA 3. How much did it cost? Head unit : Pioneer DER-P5090UB 10,000 Front speakers : JBL GT5 502 2,000 Rear speakers : MTX XT 402 3,600 Active / powered subwoofer : Blaupunkt THB200A 9,500 Wiring: Cheap Stuff + Aux cable + Scosche ERCA17 RCA 750 Total ~26,500 (NEVER in my wildest dreams did I expect to spend this much, for acceptable sound) All the above mentioned products were bought WITH bill and warranty. 5. How serious were you about your system? I wanted a decent sounding system at a reasonable price (read : less than 15,000). 6. What kind of music do you listen to? Classic rock, hard rock, western classical, whatever is on the family (read : wife) ipod. 7. Would you recommend it to others? Don't know, not happy with the amount I had to spend.
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4th March 2009, 22:29	#583
superbhikari BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Muzaffarnagar Posts: 465 Thanked: 228 Times	1. Car? Hyundai i10 Kappa Magna MT 2. What is your existing setup? Head unit : Kenwood KDC 5539 Front speakers : Focal Polyglass 165 V1 Components Rear speakers : Blaupunkt Ths 6" Co-axial Amplifier : Sony 4 channel Wiring: Monster 3. How much did it cost? Head unit : 5,000/- Front speakers : 12500/- Rear speakers : 1500/- Amp : sourced from old car Wiring: 900/- Installation: 400/- Total ~20k All the above mentioned products were bought WITHOUT bill and warranty, except Components. 5. How serious were you about your system? I wanted a decent sounding system at a reasonable price 6. What kind of music do you listen to? Bollywood stuff 7. Would you recommend it to others? Yes, except the amp. Last edited by superbhikari : 4th March 2009 at 22:30.
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7th March 2009, 03:59	#584
garry.brant BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gurgaon, Haryana Posts: 291 Thanked: 24 Times View My Garage	1. CAR..? Hyundai Accent Executive 2. Existing Setup..? Head Unit: Pioneer 2190UB Front Speakers: Polk Audio Rear Speakers: Boston S95 Amplifier: Sound Barrier 2 ch Woofer: MTF bass tube with Sony 12" 3. How much did it cost..? Head Unit: 7990 Front Speakers: 4500 Rear Speakers: 6000 Amplifier: Taken from My Palio 2500 is what it costed me one year back Woofer: 6000 Wiring: 800 4. All this is with warranty and bill except the AMP. 5. How serious are you about the system..? Very serious. 6.What kind of music do you listen to ..? Punjabi most of the time and sometimes hindi and english. 7. Would you recommend it to others..? Yes but not the head unit as the display is not that good. Last edited by garry.brant : 7th March 2009 at 04:02.
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23rd March 2009, 17:24	#585
chiragh_bir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In front of you :P Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	1. Car? Hyundai Getz 2. What is your existing setup? Head unit : Panasonic 7739 Front speakers : MTX THS 6.0Compos Rear speakers : None Amplifier : JBL 1004 Wiring: Custom made Platinum + Neutrik Sub: GZ MK2 3. How much did it cost? Head unit : 7000/- Front speakers : 6500/- Rear speakers : 0 Amp : 9000/- Wiring: 2500/- Installation: 500/- 5. How serious were you about your system? Now very serious !! 6. What kind of music do you listen to? Prefer nice tune doesn't matter whatever it is 7. Would you recommend it to others? Why Not
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