Major ICE Upgrade in my Palio (EDIT: Car upgraded.)

maxbhp · 29th August 2007, 22:11

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Originally Posted by speedzak

Congrats Ashok! That will be a great addition to your current setup.
Alpine + Audison + Hertz + Image Dynamics!!! Wooooowwwwweeeeeeee!!!! You are definitely an ICE god in this part of the world.

Ice Gods must be crazy Part I

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Originally Posted by speedzak

Wait till the OTHER Alpine + Audison + Hertz + ID setup coming up.

Ice Gods must be crazy part II

Sam Kapasi · 29th August 2007, 22:40

Well done Ashok. I wasn't too fond of your Blau HU anyways, this will sound much better.
Plus you desperately needed some delay in the front, this will improve the sound tremendously.

nura · 29th August 2007, 22:47

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

MRP is 23000/- with B&W.

Congratulations! Is Alpine's Indian distributor selling at this price? Unbelievable!

hydrashok · 29th August 2007, 23:50

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Well done Ashok. I wasn't too fond of your Blau HU anyways, this will sound much better.
Plus you desperately needed some delay in the front, this will improve the sound tremendously.

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Originally Posted by nura

Congratulations! Is Alpine's Indian distributor selling at this price? Unbelievable!

Thanks, guys

@Nura, yep, that's the official price with B&W. I did expect something like 24K-25K before I got them to check the official price for me. The price on Crutchfield is $399, so 23k here is still steep :( The dealer still hasn't received any units in the 98xx series yet, and the first ones will come in only over the next 2 weeks. The official price-list just came in, apparently.

nura · 30th August 2007, 23:45

@Hydrashok - Guess you are right about it not being cheap if you look at the Crutchfield price. However, when Alpine USA's MRP for the 9856 was 250 USD, the Indian dealer's price was 19.5K INR. Alpine USA's MRP for the 9887 is 450 USD. Thank heavens the Indian dealer's price is not 35K INR!

rocksterraghu · 31st August 2007, 01:12

I don't know how I missed this earlier.

Anup from Cochin (Kochi)

, Congrats in advance. 9887 is indeed a great choice and it would finally eliminate the weakest point of your ICE, the HU.

Please post the pictures of the setup once it is done. Oh, you'd take off the CD changer and get the other amplifier to the same height, so quite a task ahead for you!

speedzak · 31st August 2007, 07:13

Keeping the innovative thinking of his installer in mind, I am looking for a surprise job on that Cd changer.
Anup from Cochin? Who's that? And What's he doing in this thread?

rocksterraghu · 31st August 2007, 12:11

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Originally Posted by speedzak

Anup from Cochin? Who's that? And What's he doing in this thread?

Well, he's the shy guy around here. He got engaged. He bought something at the grocery store. He used it and later realised something written on the product "If you're not completely satisfied with this product, happy father's day". He is too shy to reveal his true identity/relationship status since then.

Just kidding, Ashok!

JPL · 31st August 2007, 15:03

Congrats Anu-p, lol, please forgive me for this. Anyways dude what about Eclipse. I know that you must have checked out the cd7100 with the 8v preout and other specs, what about it IYHO?

And also the 9887 with B&w at 23k guess is pretty good IMHO, lol.

On a

hydrashok · 1st September 2007, 10:30

Thanks, Raghu! Will definitely post pics. As Zak said, lets see what my installer has in mind for the CD Changer slot. Most likely the amp will get shifted up, but if he has any ideas, I'll be all ears

Zakko, you started this here! Wait'll I get my hands on you

Thanks, JPL. I actually did not consider Eclipse. Availablilty & service were aspects that didn't let me give a very favourable rating to Eclipse. The new HU is going to be a keeper, so service will be pretty important to me. And of course, the CD7100 is $650 or so, outside India.
I'm pretty sure the 9887 will sound really good, going by the good reviews in international forums. You have to draw a line somewhere, right? <smiley>

navin · 1st September 2007, 10:43

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Originally Posted by JPL

Congrats Anu-p, lol, please forgive me for this. Anyways dude what about Eclipse. I know that you must have checked out the cd7100 with the 8v preout and other specs, what about it IYHO? And also the 9887 with B&w at 23k guess is pretty good IMHO, lol.

What is the price in India with B&W of the 7100?

iraghava · 1st September 2007, 12:04

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Originally Posted by navin

What is the price in India with B&W of the 7100?

Just found out from the Delhi dealer, according to him Eclipse is being imported & distributed by Preeti Trading in India. Maybe, you can find out more details from them Navin?

JPL · 1st September 2007, 13:00

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Originally Posted by navin

What is the price in India with B&W of the 7100?

No idea yet Naveen, as hydra quoted in US sells for $650.

I will check with a dealer here in bangalore who sells the same brand, wonder if he has the latest lineup. Will check asap and post the price and the models avialable.

panky12345 · 2nd September 2007, 10:25

cd7100 without B&W in US costs $ 475 (never knew this range existed)

JPL · 10th September 2007, 18:43

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Originally Posted by JPL

No idea yet Naveen, as hydra quoted in US sells for $650.

I will check with a dealer here in bangalore who sells the same brand, wonder if he has the latest lineup. Will check asap and post the price and the models avialable.

NavinJi i checked with the dealer who used to sell eclipse in bangalore ( as far as i know) he has stopped selling it now and also he does not have any idea in the prices of the latest pricing.

He did inform me that they will start selling it again soon and that I should give him a call after two days..

And also he says that nobody else is a authorized seller in the whole of blr for eclipse..( whatta crap)

Gunnu Paaji , Autophile, Gunman JB as you guys have used this hu's(Gunir), please throw some light on this eclipse of eclipse.

29th August 2007, 22:40	#212
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 7,000 Thanked: 2,451 Times View My Garage	Well done Ashok. I wasn't too fond of your Blau HU anyways, this will sound much better. Plus you desperately needed some delay in the front, this will improve the sound tremendously.
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nura BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kolkata Posts: 603 Thanked: 18 Times	@Hydrashok - Guess you are right about it not being cheap if you look at the Crutchfield price. However, when Alpine USA's MRP for the 9856 was 250 USD, the Indian dealer's price was 19.5K INR. Alpine USA's MRP for the 9887 is 450 USD. Thank heavens the Indian dealer's price is not 35K INR!
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31st August 2007, 01:12	#216
rocksterraghu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 237 Times View My Garage	I don't know how I missed this earlier. Anup from Cochin (Kochi) , Congrats in advance. 9887 is indeed a great choice and it would finally eliminate the weakest point of your ICE, the HU. Please post the pictures of the setup once it is done. Oh, you'd take off the CD changer and get the other amplifier to the same height, so quite a task ahead for you!
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31st August 2007, 07:13	#217
speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Keeping the innovative thinking of his installer in mind, I am looking for a surprise job on that Cd changer. Anup from Cochin? Who's that? And What's he doing in this thread?
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31st August 2007, 15:03	#219
JPL BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: XXXXX Posts: 241 Thanked: 0 Times	Congrats Anu-p, lol, please forgive me for this. Anyways dude what about Eclipse. I know that you must have checked out the cd7100 with the 8v preout and other specs, what about it IYHO? And also the 9887 with B&w at 23k guess is pretty good IMHO, lol. On a
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1st September 2007, 10:30	#220
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Thanks, Raghu! Will definitely post pics. As Zak said, lets see what my installer has in mind for the CD Changer slot. Most likely the amp will get shifted up, but if he has any ideas, I'll be all ears Zakko, you started this here! Wait'll I get my hands on you Thanks, JPL. I actually did not consider Eclipse. Availablilty & service were aspects that didn't let me give a very favourable rating to Eclipse. The new HU is going to be a keeper, so service will be pretty important to me. And of course, the CD7100 is $650 or so, outside India. I'm pretty sure the 9887 will sound really good, going by the good reviews in international forums. You have to draw a line somewhere, right? <smiley>
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2nd September 2007, 10:25	#224
panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 171 Times	cd7100 without B&W in US costs $ 475 (never knew this range existed)
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