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Xenon 200.4 Vs Mrv-f545

Started by The Sandman, Jul 30 2005 06:43 PM

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#1 The Sandman

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 06:43 PM

I'm in the market for a 4ch SQ amp for under $1G. Baring 2nd hand jobbies, I came down to The PG Xenon 200.4 or Alpine MRV-F545.

I can get either for $750 online, the PG for $1370 RRP locally or the Alpine $899 RRP locally.

Basically the chosen amp will power my pair of Focal Utopia 180W 7" splits, & the rear channels bridged for a 12" Sub. I wanna know is the Alpine up for the job SQ wise compared to the PG? I've only heard good about the PG, but I'm a bit skeptical bout buying online, & the alpine will deliver another 100wrms for the sub when bridged... so if they are close SQ wise, probly go the Alpine.

Educated opinions appreciated.

Thanks
Michael

Edited by The Sandman, 30 July 2005 - 06:45 PM.

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 07:06 PM

PG

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#3 The Sandman

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 08:00 PM

A little more info?

ICACHA, on Jul 30 2005, 09:06 AM, said:

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 08:10 PM

here you go... http://www.phoenixgold.com/2004/

Q: How do you know if you're too drunk to drive? A: You swerve to miss a tree then realise it's the air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror.


Albert Einstein: (you think he was thinking about the I.C.E. industry when he said the following?)
-We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
-Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
-Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 08:15 PM

PG
Reasons: built solid, more power for up front and would be generally better built as reflected by its retail price.

A couple of reviews:
PG Xenon X.100.2 + general things about Xenon series -> http://www.soundbuggy.com/Eric/Car%20Audio...00_2/index.html
X.200.4 specifically -> http://www.soundbuggy.com/Eric/Car%20Audio...00_4/index.html

Edited by donks, 30 July 2005 - 08:15 PM.

#6 chan

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Posted 30 July 2005 - 08:22 PM

PG all the way. i am a happy owner of a X100.4. i haven't heard of an Alphine though. before i bought this amp, i did lots of browsing for opinion in sounddomain. lots of people said they have improved SQ after upgrading from an Alphine amp to something lik PPI 480 or 4125. i believe an Xenon amp is better or at least equivalent to the PPI. at least on paper :)
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