Thread: I took the plunge.....

In my divine quest for the holy grail of the ultimate car sound system, I went out and got an Alpine PXA-H700 . This was after several (failed) attempts for similar hardware. I've played with the Sherwood X-DTS80, and the Alpine PXA-H510. The reason I've gone with the PXA-H700 over the 'others,' is simply to get all of the features in one centralized location. The faceplate can control volume and every crossover level I'd ever want to deal with. The big problem with this hardware is the REDICULOUS pricetag. It retails for $800. If you're lucky you may find one on ebay for ~$600-$700, but with one caveat, no warranty. I found a local guy that sold me one for $550, and his shop is Alpine authorized (=warranty). Just FYI for those interested in getting one for themselves, the dealer cost for one of these is $490. You could probably talk the price down, as long as everyone's happy (you get a good price, the dealer gets a little money in his profits).

The biggest incentive is the push to get my carputer installed. I have been sitting on plenty of hardware for over a year now. The major components are here waiting to be installed. The only other piece of hardware to pick up is a laptop DVD/CD-RW drive.

This is a mindless rant, but it's mine......