Okay here we go... review time.
On an Overall basis I am very happy with everything I have just installed. My system has crystal clear sound quality and gets extremely loud, I can barely ride around in the car with the volume above 14 lol. I'll guess I'll review every part of the system separately.
Alpine 7995: I wasn't expecting this HU to have as many options as it does. I am not too experienced with Car Audio, but I’m not exactly oblivious about it, and I had to go online to find out what all the settings and thing were because the owners manual that came with it kind of sucked. The Head unit doesn't have an internal amp which is a good thing since I planned to run the components off a separate amp. Looks wise I love it, because it's got blue lighting which matches my cars exterior lol
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CDT CHD-62 Components: At first I was going to get 5.25” components instead of 6.5” but I was convinced not to. First of all let’s just say making the bracket that adapts the 6x8 opening to a 6.5” was a PITA. After failing multiple times I decide to run over to the local car audio dealer and ask if they had any. They didn’t have any but they said they could make them for me and have them ready for me before the end of the day. I got them and continued the install. These Components are the best I’ve ever heard, they have excellent mid-bass response and the tweeter is not harsh at all. You have to hear them to understand how good they sound. I read online as they are power hungry so maybe I need to get another amp for them
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Avionixx 400.2: At first I was going to get the 400.4 so I could have rear fill, but it was decided that the car would sound better without it. So I bought the the 400.2. This amp was cheap, but has gotten excellent reviews. It’s giving the components a clean 125w each and it’s pretty small in size from other amps I’ve seen. I don’t have any complaints about it.
E10A.22 Subwoofers: Well I bought two of these, and I probably only needed one. These subs sound amazing. I’ve had an Audiomobile Mass 2012, and these subs destroy it. The excursion on them is fun to watch, the sound quality is dead on, and they get LOUD. I was playing around with the car after everything was broken in and I decide to pump the stereo and go inside to see what it did to the house. EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING was shaking, it felt like and earthquake pretty much. I’m very happy with these subs.
JBL 1200.1: I’m very pleased with this amp as well. It doesn’t have all the gizmos and gadgets like on the more expensive amps, but it you need power this thing supplies. It’s like one big block of power lol. I think its a little power hungry since when the volume goes up everything dims and fades. I think I need a new alternator. The X-over system IMHO is crap, but you do get a 1Ohm stable amp for a great price so it can be overlooked.
eDead: Installing this stuff was a PITA. It’s very time consuming and can be very tricky to work with. I used a Layer of V.2 on the bottom of the floor, and than a Layer of V.1 on top of it and it made my carpet not want to go back on right… so I had to spend a few hours just trying to make the carpet fit right. I did the same thing for the door panels. I put V.1 pretty much everywhere else I could get it. This was the most time consuming process and I still need to put some on my ceiling but I ran out of stuff. Let it sit out in the heat some before using so it becomes easier to work with, and make sure the surface you’re applying it to is CLEAN or else it won’t stick properly. Also, it’s a good idea to run your wire while you have all your panels off and carpet out
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As I said, overall I am very happy with this stereo. I need to buy a new alternator because of dimming problems, and I ran into other minor problems throughout the install, but overall I am very pleased with the job I have done. If ya get any questions please ask
