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Originally Posted by greasemonkey
I'm not buying from Crutchfield, I would find a place locally, just curious if the JBLs and Alpines were any good compared to Infinity.
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I am bought two sets of the Alpine type R 5 1/4 componets for my truck. I went with the 5 1/4 because of the kickpanel clearance issues and i am installing the other set in the box behind the cab. I think the Alpine Type R's sound good enough for what im doing. Years back my preference was MB Quarts for components and JL Audio for subs and Precision Power for amps but now that my friend is an Alpine dealer its all Alpine and should sound fine. Im not looking to win any competitions and to 99% of the public my system will rock harder then they would ever want to. I would set a price range and then peice your system together based on that. I would check ebay for deals too. Your amp is probably going to be your biggest investment. One thing i was shocked to hear is that on two different occasions Alpine reps have told me NOT to amp my components but to use the deck power instead. This seems liek crazy talk to me because years back NO ONE used deck power because of the low quality of it but both Alpine reps i spoke to advised me to give it a try before i bought a amp for them so im going to. I wouldnt recomend trying this with just any deck and even then ill have to hear it to believe it but if its true then your saving yourself alot of $ right there. As far as subs go ..... you gotta hear those JL Audio w6 8's .... they are rockin little subs.