Alpine have always held a high position of regard for in car entertainment since I first installed a complete 1250w sound system back in 1990.
I own a Peugeot 206cc and have installed an Alpine DVD head unit and although more than impressed with the standard speakers (which I hope to upgrade ... Read review
Advantages: Great Bass, Very Compact, only £100 Disadvantages: None that I have found so far
Alpine have always held a high position of regard for in car entertainment since I first installed a complete 1250w sound system back in 1990.
I own a Peugeot 206cc and have installed an Alpine DVD head unit and although more than impressed with the standard speakers (which I hope to upgrade at some stage with a set of JBL's) when the roof is down it hard for any standard set of speakers to provide the bass required.
... ...more practical solution. Enter the Alpine SWD 1600's, although only 6.5" this 150w active sub on paper at least met my requirements.
Alpine market the Subwoofer as a Fill in for the main cabin of a car in a big installation (where the subs are usually located in the boot) or to provide bass in a small installation)
The Sub fits easily under the seat (in my case the passenger seat) ad provides a more than adequate ... more
Alpine have always held a high position of regard for in car entertainment since I first installed a complete 1250w sound system back in 1990.
I own a Peugeot 206cc and have installed an Alpine DVD head unit and although more than impressed with the standard speakers (which I hope to upgrade at some stage with a set of JBL's) when the roof is down it hard for any standard set of speakers to provide the bass required.
There is also a severe limitation to available space, I had seen an installation wich would have completely filled my boot but I was after a more practical solution. Enter the Alpine SWD 1600's, although only 6.5" this 150w active sub on paper at least met my requirements.
Alpine market the Subwoofer as a Fill in for the main cabin of a car in a big installation (where the subs are usually located in the boot) or to provide bass in a small installation)
The Sub fits easily under the seat (in my case the passenger seat) ad provides a more than adequate bass ranging from 60hz to 160hz with a easy to use gain control. The fitting instructions are easy enough (however a single power cable connected direct to the positive on the main battery is recommended do to the 25amps the sub can draw)
The Sub can be run from a standard Sub out, normal 5v output (as the Sub has built in crossover control) or from a powered speaker output dependant on the head unit you are connecting it to.
As I have said earlier the Sub is designed to fit in the main cabin if your car and easily fits under the seats, its is a great shame with today's society that you have to hide your valuables in you car as the build and look of this sub woofer get a 5 stars with me, a very heavy and incredibly nice looking piece of equipment, simply a shame it has to be hidden.
The sound quality for such a small speaker is amazing, with the roof down (i.e. a typical 2+2 Coupe) the bass is incredible, with the roof down there is still enough to make the car shake (and by the vibrations coming through the passenger seat should put a smile on my next female passengers face). This is near going to replace the pure pounding of a twin 10" sub with 400w per channel, but for a small instillation where space is a premium I think this speaker would be hard to beat. A true 5 star speaker from Alpine.
If you would like more information regarding this speaker please ask and I will endeavor to answer your questions, as always if I have any changes of opinion due to reliability etc I will update this review.
