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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587   
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The recent Alpine heads have an app that allows full control of most parameters, including the subwoofer output level, via a Bluetooth or USB connected phone. So a remote volume control for your sub really isn't necessary - you'd tend to adjust it once when you're tuning the system and then never touch it again.
https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/SingleView/Alpine_TuneIt_App I'm in the process of adding a sub to mine and I've been really impressed with the app. The time alignment facility makes a surprising difference to the sound, and the ability to independently control the crossover frequencies for front & rear, and the sub is really good. Frankly any attempt to do this level of tweaking via the arcane Alpine front panel menu system is doomed. Mine is just a cheap UTE-92BT (I think I paid about £90 for it new) and I'm impressed with what you get for the money. Last edited by Intercept on 28th Jul 2020 10:33am. Edited 1 time in total |
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27th Jul 2020 11:19pm |
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| Gasket Member Since: 30 May 2020 Location: Manchester Posts: 629 |
Ah... the remote is only for setting it up! So presumably the subwoofer just works as a normal speaker thereafter, with no need to adjust it every time? That’s reassuring.
I’ve just had a look at that stereo, ticks all the boxes for me: no CD player (one less thing to go wrong), and vaguely in keeping with the OEM style. Think I might add that to the save up list too. Thank you. |
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27th Jul 2020 11:32pm |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769  
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Factory type alpine subs on eBay for about £170ish The remote bit can be unplugged Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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27th Jul 2020 11:39pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1917  
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I've just bought and fitted a Vibe optisound 8 Active under seat sub
Sound is really good1 and only cost £110 new there are a few different out there but this is by far the best for the money. JL Audio and kicker are also very good but are 3 times the price 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8 2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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28th Jul 2020 7:40am |
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| wizzwas Member Since: 09 Jul 2019 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 12
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I've got the MUD Sublocker in my 110 with a Pioneer TS-WX130DA sub. Nice quality(sound and build), compact and fairly cheap (£150ish). Plenty of room left over in the sublocker too.
I also have kept to the same brand with my setup, for no other reason than it's nice having it all the same. Worth noting with mine, it's a powered amp, so doesn't need a separate amplifier. Which means it's quite a bit more powerful than the 4 speakers, which I did upgraded, so I think I might get an amplifier at some point and maybe even go extreme and run in new/better speaker cable. MUD's Sublocker is great, like the OP says, it raises the cubby to a much more comfortable height and has ample space for a sub.  Click image to enlarge |
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28th Jul 2020 7:34pm |
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| BruceT Member Since: 01 Nov 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 518 
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only benefit of the Mud sub locker under the center console is raising the height. As soon as you turn the music up or listen to something with a bit more bass than usual, everything inside the cubby and in the cup holders rattle. My sub box is now empty but still in place as its great height now as a arm rest.
Mine, in my 130, is still a work in progress but this is what has been done so far. This setup is better than I ever hoped it would be. I chose the Sony xav-ax5500 as it very little space inside the dash (equivalent to a single din radio). Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge "Overlanding With Bruce" - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@OverlandingwithBruce 11MY Defender 130 23MY Defender 110 D300 HSE X-Dynamic https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzrHKcjA-LJ470_H4QwPgVA |
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22nd Oct 2020 1:36pm |
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| CDN38 Member Since: 14 Nov 2014 Location: Courtenay, BC Posts: 729  
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8" sub. Fits under the second row, and it's mounted to the floor without having to add and holes in the floor it's self.
These units are available for custom order. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge it's a Landrover thing... my renovation thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40792.html |
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