Whisky19
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So, one of the absolute essentials on my list of my 2020 Rubi 2 dr was the Alpine upgrade. As an 80’s child, sound systems in your ride were as important if not more than the ride itself . As technology has improved greatly in newer vehicles aftermarket sound systems aren’t nearly as popular as they used to be. The Alpine addition in the new Jeeps is nostalgic for me because Alpine was the definite go to in the 80’s.
When I first got in my Rubi I played some tracks from my iPod directly starting with instrumentals, then vocal focused and lastly to deep base. The system sounds incredible. Now given the tighter cabin space I wonder how the system would perform in a 4 door. More concert like? Or did the details fade a bit? Perhaps some on here can shed some light. Nonetheless the system did not disappoint with the exception of two things.
1. The volume. With the doors and top on and a window open, there is plenty of volume to do damage to your eardrums however... in testing max volume I wonder if volume output will be enough with top and doors off? Can anyone speak to this? I would have thought at full volume this system would be inaudible.. it’s not.
2. Subwoofer placement. Now, I personally think this looks pretty cool but.. I just ordered a weathertec cargo liner and am curious how much it would muffle the sound. Shouldn’t be to bad as low frequency sound waves should pass through. The other issue of course is weight. As beefy as the grill looks I wonder how much weight it could withstand before any damage would occur.
other than those two( comments more than criticisms ) I’m curious to hear everyone’s take on Alpine upgrade. Have a great weekend!!
When I first got in my Rubi I played some tracks from my iPod directly starting with instrumentals, then vocal focused and lastly to deep base. The system sounds incredible. Now given the tighter cabin space I wonder how the system would perform in a 4 door. More concert like? Or did the details fade a bit? Perhaps some on here can shed some light. Nonetheless the system did not disappoint with the exception of two things.
1. The volume. With the doors and top on and a window open, there is plenty of volume to do damage to your eardrums however... in testing max volume I wonder if volume output will be enough with top and doors off? Can anyone speak to this? I would have thought at full volume this system would be inaudible.. it’s not.
2. Subwoofer placement. Now, I personally think this looks pretty cool but.. I just ordered a weathertec cargo liner and am curious how much it would muffle the sound. Shouldn’t be to bad as low frequency sound waves should pass through. The other issue of course is weight. As beefy as the grill looks I wonder how much weight it could withstand before any damage would occur.
other than those two( comments more than criticisms ) I’m curious to hear everyone’s take on Alpine upgrade. Have a great weekend!!
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