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Eclipse or Alpine?

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  • wesholeW Offline
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    weshole
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    I'm all about Eclipse. I've sold and owned both and I like Eclipse better. Not that Alpine is bad, I just think eclipse is better.

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      neither, both are crap (IMO). I'm running audiobahn subs with diamond audio (1200.1) amps.

      Hey everyone....Anonymously tell joel what you really think of him
      http://www.realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=12913.0

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        Its all a matter of personal preference. Everyone thinks differently about different speakers. Get whatever ones sound best to you.

        2002 Honda S2000
        2006 Dodge Ram CTD

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          we are talking about speakers not subs correct?

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            darkelvis wrote:
            neither, both are crap (IMO). I'm running audiobahn subs with diamond audio (1200.1) amps.
            this isn't a dick-measuring contest. He asked which sounded better. good for you if you can afford that. I'm pretty sure that audiobahn subs aren't TOP of the line either. and I think there are a couple of guys who know a little more about mobile audio systems than you. KNOW YOUR ROLE!

            no race car? becuz homeowner...

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              Like Fitzy said (and I said earlier) buy the speaker that sounds best to YOU. Both are good, I prefer Eclipse (out of the two) but if I had to pick a set of speakers I like best (overall) it would be the B&W setup that Earl Zausmer had in his car a few years back....never mind that the midbasses in kick panels cost ~$11k a piece...not including installation. There's nothing wrong w/ Audiobahn, Eclipse, Alpine, MB Quart, Polk, JL Audio, Boston Acoustics, Image Dynamics, USD, Clarion, Memphis, Phoenix Gold, Veritas (the speaker manufacturer, not the car club), Kicker, Diamond, Crystal, etc, etc, etc..... Theres at least 50 good brands out there and all have had huge success in the competition scene. It really comes down to the installation, wiring, and speaker location most times.

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                ^^^^^ your master has spoken

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                  I threw out some imput on here last night and tonight I see there are some good points made. When I first posted here I was under the impression it was speakers, but as others said it's preference they all excel in different area's. personally I think that when you go high end they are all close and it is really what type/size of speaker will work better in your car.

                  Minute ricer!

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                    all about personal preference but eclipse are pimp i'd go with them

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                    I take cash or check. True honda owners can hear it in anything no matter what the mods.

                    "Imo kick yo ass so hard that candy comes out"

                    hung like a butterfly but stings like a bee....

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                      HoboKamera
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                      kewl. thanks for the responses! i had eclipse speakers in my last car, and i liked how they sounded, and the popular optinion is eclipse, so i will prolly go with them again

                      '05 Neon

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                        good choice :):)

                        Originally Posted by 00vtec View Post
                        I take cash or check. True honda owners can hear it in anything no matter what the mods.

                        "Imo kick yo ass so hard that candy comes out"

                        hung like a butterfly but stings like a bee....

                        legacy image

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                          i would have to agree with chuck

                          http://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/415675

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                            although I love my titanium sub, so Eclipse is where i would head

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                              wannabe wrote:
                              this isn't a dick-measuring contest. He asked which sounded better. good for you if you can afford that. I'm pretty sure that audiobahn subs aren't TOP of the line either. and I think there are a couple of guys who know a little more about mobile audio systems than you. KNOW YOUR ROLE!

                              Kiss my ass, If you only knew how much I know about stereos you would be sticking your foot in your mouth right now.

                              Hey everyone....Anonymously tell joel what you really think of him
                              http://www.realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=12913.0

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                                darkelvis wrote:
                                Kiss my ass, If you only knew how much I know about stereos you would be sticking your foot in your mouth right now.

                                The flip side of that is that you wouldn't be putting down the Eclipse subwoofers if you knew as much as you say you do. Eclipse makes damn good subwoofers. So does Audiobahn. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. 99% of how a sub sounds (sonically) is determined by sub enclosure and properly tuning said enclosure to your vehicle. Just so you don't think I'm picking on you here, I sell Audiobahn but I'm man enough to admit that there are LOTS of good subs out there so I'm not going to jump on this and say something like "Yeah man, thats what I've been telling people all along, you guys should listen to this guy....." cuz Eclipse is NOT crap, Alpine is NOT crap (I'm not a big fan of their subs, but they still aren't crap).

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                                  darkelvis wrote:
                                  Kiss my ass
                                  which cheek? you really need to relax man. i didnt say you didn't know anything. I made no personal attack at your knowledge in any shape or form. I simply said that there are more than liekly a few people on this board that know a little more about car audiob than you... People who have owned shops for 10 years, people who do custom CF work better than any ive ever seen, people who have the fastest leased cars in the world...etc...I'm not sticking my foot in my mouth, im just trying to help you pull the sand out of your ass and get that nose angled down a little bit more, because you are not the almighty god of car stereos.

                                  no race car? becuz homeowner...

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                                    wannabe wrote:
                                    I'm not sticking my foot in my mouth, im just trying to help you pull the sand out of your ass and get that nose angled down a little bit more, because you are not the almighty god of car stereos.

                                    "Hes proving hes not ameature here folks, having worked the jaw for two rounds and making his mark hes concentrating on the body for the KO!"

                                    Getcher green hat, we are goin fishin.

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                                    > I dont know shit about building cars.

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                                      to be fair, I am not the god of car stereos either....and its fastest leased WRX, not leased car. I haven't done a lot w/ CF, caleb did TRE's car...but I have played w/ it a bit (CF not TRE's car)

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                                        Wannabe: I am relaxed, I just got a little pissed because everyone jumped on my case for saying "neither, both are crap (IMO)" no one seemed to catch that last part.

                                        tjamz wrote:
                                        The flip side of that is that you wouldn't be putting down the Eclipse subwoofers if you knew as much as you say you do. Eclipse makes damn good subwoofers. So does Audiobahn. Both have their strengths and weaknesses.

                                        I'm going with what I know of them, last time I gave Eclipse a shot was quite a while ago and to me they were crap (alpine I will never touch again, I'm not even getting into that here). True, all subs have strengths and weaknesses, If I had my choice I would get rid of the audiobahns (which can't take nearly as much power as the company says-weakness, and don't like hitting higher bass notes-again, weakness) and get the now discontinued diamond audio mac daddy's.

                                        But for what I paid for them, I'll keep them for a while (i got one hell of a deal).

                                        Hey everyone....Anonymously tell joel what you really think of him
                                        http://www.realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/index.php?topic=12913.0

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                                          If anyone wants to jump into my car and hear an eclipse sub let me know, I am more than willing to let people listen. They are great sounding and have plenty of SPL, if in a correct enclosure. period

                                          http://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/415675

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