Mike's Car Audio Reviews

The Alpine MRP-M1000 is the big brother of the MRP-M500.  So if you like it but thought you needed more power the MRP-M1000 might be perfect for you.   This car amp offers the large heat sinks for great cooling and power delivery like the other MRP amps by Alpine. The MRP-M1000 has a couple of wiring options.  We can go 4 ohm and get 600W or if you need the full 1000W you have the 2 ohm option.  With a MSRP of only $450.00 this could be a great deal for someone who’s subwoofers need some real power.

After look at the Alpine MRP-M500 yesterday I decided to talk a look at the Alpine MRP-F300.  This is also a class D mono amplifier designed for powering our subwoofers but it is set up a little bit different.  The Alpine MRP-F300 offers a few different wiring options.  You have the 50W x 4 at 4 ohms, 75W x 4 at 2 ohms and bridged 4 ohms to delivered 150W x 2.  The MRP-F300 has a MSRP of $230.00.  As with all the MRP amps from Alpine you have the heat sinks and other cooling technology to keep this amp running cool and giver your subwoofers great clean power.

The Alpine MRP-M500 is a class d mono amplifier designed to deliver great sound and bass to your subwoofer with out draining your battery.    The MRP-M500 has a rugged heat sinks and other heat management systems to keep the amp running cool and stable.  This amp has a MSRP of $230.00, and a value per watt.   This amp offers 300W x 1 at 4 ohms and 500W at 2 ohms.  I think this is a really great buy for the price.

The Alpine PDX 5 is a great choice if you are only looking to buy only one car amp.  This is a 5 channel that offers 75 watts 4 ways to your car speakers and 300 watts of power your subwoofer.  Now this is not the choice for you if you are looking for a very load car stereo system, but its perfect for the average person.  With a MSRP of only $650.00 this is a cheap way to power 4 mid range speakers and or highs and a subwoofer.  Depending on your systems wiring this amp may also give your more wiring options with its ability to put out the same power at both 2 and 4 ohms.  The Alpine PDX-5 has to be one of my favorite amps of all times.  The PDX-5 also has the stackable design of the PDX series.  This amplifier is also very easy to setup with all the terminals on one side.  I have installed the PDX-5 more than a few times and have always been happy with the results.  Let me know what you thing of the amp.

The Alpine PDX 1.1000 is a mono digital amplifier.  Alpine has the MSRP list at $850.00 .  This mp is a class-d amp and has the stackable installation design, which it perfect if you are going to be adding many amp to your car audio system.  The design of the PDX’s damping factor makes it 350% better than class a or b amplifiers.  Also another important fact about this amp is that it offers the same power at 4 and 2 ohms.

Looking for the ideal audio system could be difficult. Perhaps you’re searching for a subwoofer, or an amplifier, or even an enclosure. You have to know what kind of power you need to supply your subwoofer with and how big of a subwoofer enclosure you need for your installation. But there is one solution for all of these—pre-loaded subwoofer box.