Planning an insane system
 

I've been contemplating a system for my Ghia. Being strictly for show, I want to go a bit nuts.

What's the word on the street about JL Audio gear, namely the W7AE subs and HD line of amps?

good stuff, no doubt, but IMHO overpriced. There are many that swear by JL stuff, but Gear thats just as good can be had for less. In some cases MUCH less. Sign up over at DIYMA forum and post this same question..... You are guaranteed to get many, many options and opinions. There are members over there who have tried it all, and you are sure to get answers from people with first hand knowledge of the products you inquire about.

I'm using a HD900/5 in my system and I'm very happy with it.

perfect example.... HD900/5 100 watts x 4 and 500 watts x 1 $1000
Alpine PDX-V9 100 watts x 4 and 500 watts x 1 $500
Not knocking the product, just the prices

Agreed with JL is overpriced, the alpine line IMO is just as good for less mulla.

I do like how those amps put out the same power regardless of voltage and/or impedance. Neat feature.

As does the Alpine. Its simply a regulated power supply.

The first "real" amp I bought was an Alpine. I liked it.

Looking at the PDX-M12. About the same price as the HD1200/1.

$540 at sonicelectronix.com

Interesting... Alpine listed it as $900. Much better price.

+1 for sonic... I order most of my equipment from there.

The only issue I see with the Alpine is it's only stable down to 2 ohms.

... which wouldn't be a big deal if I went Alpine subs as well. What's comparable to the W7?

Msybe a pair of X-W12D4s and X-A90Ms?