Being the middle of the year it was time for yet another ABTEC dB Drag Soundoff & Sounds Alive Winter Event, this time round it was at our NEW Shop in Petone making it a far better site for parking but also having enough room to move around in the workshop while the event was running. Yet again the regular competitors have been stepping up their game with some very impressive upgrade’s and even some of newer people in the scene have been fully rebuilding with almost everybody beating their own personal bests! As we all started to setup it was...
So your interested in getting into SPL? The first thing you will want to do is work out how much money you want to spend, get that figure and instantly double it because I can tell you from experience that dB Drag Racing like any competitive sport can become very expensive! I’m not writing this to change your mind about getting into SPL, in fact if competing in SPL is what you really want to do I say go for it! I just would like to inform people that are just beginning in SPL or thinking of doing so that...
The Digital Designs SS4a 4-Channel Amplifier might be a tiny looking amp but it packs a big punch! With 160w RMS x 4 @ 4 Ohm and 240w RMS x 4 @ 2 Ohm makes it a perfect match the Digital Designs VO Series Tweeters and or Mid-Drivers. You can also push 3-Channel systems too with 480w RMS to the Sub-Woofer and 240w RMS to the Tweeters/Mid-Drivers on the other 2-Channels. When in Bridged Stereo Mode, the SS4a pushes 480w RMS Per Channel too making ideal for a pair of Digital Designs 500 Series Sub-Woofers! Specifications Bridged 480W x 2 Channels...
The Alpine CDE-W235EBT is Alpines newest Double-Din Head-Unit in its CDE Range and like all the Alpine units of the past I can’t stop but think of of the Alpine Lamborghini posters of my childhood when I see an Alpine Head-Units. There is just something about these units that scream sleek super-car but that could be nostalgia playing its part here, ok back to the review… Alpines way of designing the look/layout of their Head-Unit’s have always been the same since I can remember, nice and simple but very functional to the point the you only need to glance towards an...
