Alpine SPR 174 A

Advantages: These speakers will handle large amounts of power and are more than willing to do so for long periods of time. They have rather punchy bass so I find that they work very well along side a sub and they have great midrange sound.
Disadvantages: Quite weighty so if you're planning on installing them into a standard parcel shelf be prepared to stregthen it, better still would be to replace the shelf with a wooden one.

...I reluctently purchased these 6x9's about 6 months ago after becoming sympathetic with passangers in the rear of my car only being able to hear the constant drowning of sub bass. Having not run any speakers in the rear for quite some time because I rather spend money on SQ upfront (the place your ears point to) and on sub bass, I was very dubious as to how this would affect the overall sound of the system. I already had the Alpine SPR176A components up front and was more than happy with them so I thought that I'd give their 6x9 cousins a try. When they arrived I was impressed by the build quality of the basket and cone, they come with the same silk dome tweater as the Alpine compnents so I pretty much knew what to expect. I hooked them up to my Alpine 4ch amp and fired them up!! "oooh dear" they sounded dreadful, the bass was way... Read review

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Advantages: Great clear sound, good bass
Disadvantages: The price

...This review is for Alpine SPR-694A, which is a newer produkt, and not possible to review yet. I went out one saturday morning looking for some new speakers for my car. I started looking in the lower end of the price rage, and many different speakers were demonstrated to me, but even as the prices went up I still wasn't tempted to buy. Then I tried out the Alpine SPR-694A and then I knew I had found what I was looking for. The price of 200$ was more than I had planed on spending, but man was it worth it. I went home and installed the speakers and 30 minutes later I was ready for a test drive. The sound was just great, and even when I turned up the volume all the tones were very clear and the base was great. I drowe around for a long time that day, just listening to the music. The speakers are for rear shelf mounting only. The size... Read review

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Advantages: Best sound quality in its price range
Disadvantages: Ugly as sin

...The ultimate in ICE (in car entertainment). ALPINE! A big name for many years in the automotive industry delivering some of the best amplifiers, headunits and speakers available. The CDA range definately does not dissapoint. Featuring all of the classic alpine qualities including the old alpine look with the 4 buttons to the left of the round volume control (which now functions as a whole lot more). Its an absolutely ugly headunit as all alpines are, a pig to operate and I dont think there is anyone in the world that has mastered every option on an alpine unit since they first started producing them, but from the moment you first power it up you fall in love with the depth, warmth and clarity of the sound reproduction. My favourite trick is to leave the eq exactly as it comes from factory, but to increase the subwoofer output level... Read review

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