400 watts at 2 ohms???????

[Navy I.C.]

aside from JL, Alpine is one of the few cats I'll get down with...
that's a good deal 'cause even though they claim 350 @ 2ohms,
it's no doubt in my mind your getting up to a clean nickle rms...

[loismustdie]

i have no reason to believe that alpine underrates their stuff, and i bought a dei 600d for 120 shipped, it does 400 watts into 2 ohms, and will do 600 watts into 1 ohm, just as good as the alpine considering its class D

[Navy I.C.]

it's pretty much a matter of what they consider too much distortion. Allowing a little more distortion, (Alpine earned their rep for not doing that), is the oldest trick in the book when it comes to the fudging of the numbers...

[sr20de4evr]

Their amps are rated at 1% THD just like anything else....

[Navy I.C.]

are you saying that because everybody use a uniformed standard, initiatives like the CEA-2006 are pointless?

[sr20de4evr]

not pointless, it'll help to keep the 2000 watt lanzars and 6000 watt power acoustic amps to a minimum. Anything respectable already rated according to that standard though, so it won't really do anything for those. Alpine is rated at 1% THD just like any respectable amp out there today, they might be slightly underrated but I would be VERY surprised if the 301 put out any more than 400rms.

[Navy I.C.]

just being a little sarcastic about the cea thing, but I'll stand by that good nickel thing...until I find a review saying otherwise...