Well, yesterday I decided I could no longer live with the Honda radio that was malfunctioning on CDs and I cut my Alping 9813 out of the Range Rover and took it to the shop to be installed. 30 minutes later I had new sounds! And now I have access to mp3's again!

I'm amazed at just how much difference the Alpine makes. I took a cruise on the highway yesterday and I could actually still HEAR my music. I don't have aftermarket speakers yet or an amp installed, but it was light years better than just the stock HU pushing the stock speakers.

I suppose my next purchase will be to upgrade the factory coax units with something with some cojones, and install that amp I bought over a year ago (85w x 4) to get something out of them. Maybe one day I'll actually be able to afford a sub and another amp for it too!

 

If you like the increase in sound with your Alpine only just wait till you get that amp driving some decent speakers! You ain

 

Oh, if I had the time and the jack, the amp would be installed and I'd have my speakers installed. I still think I am going to install the Adire Koda components though. While they don't demand as much power as the Focals, I do understand they produce strong volume and insane amounts of bass.

I'll also have about 170w per speaker to give them which is far more than they will require.

Hopefully, I can get the sub installed before Christmas.