Originally posted by acuradriva
Just because its an alpine doesn't mean its the best. I have a lower end alpin 7874 i think. I don't really like it. It distorts before it gets all the way up. Its kinda ugly and it only has 2V outputs. Now I want to get the model above that one. But for the price I paid for it it does have good features.
Alpine has a reputation for making long lasting, great sounding equipment, meaning they built that reputaion for their name by making a quality product, and continuing to make a quality product.
Its not always the source that distorts, its the way you tune it... the speakers you use, the amps you use (if any)... I can very easily make my system distort with my $350 7893 if I turn all the crossovers off and turn the bass up, but I have it tuned right so that dosent happen.