Eclipse 8053 or Alpine 9813

[Adrian_D 520]

i can get both for about the same price. i know the 8053 can run an active 2-way + sub.

anyone know what sort of crossovers the alpine has ?

which one to get ? i honestly don't have a clue as to which to choose...

[Hayabusa 0]

I'd get the 8053... one of the better eclipse units they've made in the last 5-10 years. Can't get enough of my 8454. Simple, Feature whore that does its job.

[///M5 2,833]

They both have what you need, the 8053 will not play mp3's if you have that desire though. The 8053 is rumored to have a slightly better sound as well, but that is subjective. Pretty similar units otherwise, I wouldn't hesitate to buy either. Especially right now if someone offered me one for sale as I am looking to.

[2kchevy 3]

I'd get rid of my 8053 if I could get a p9 or an d310/h701

[Adrian_D 520]

seems like the 8053 doesn't have a detacheable face, which i would find useful.

[Acidburn 10]

seems like the 8053 doesn't have a detacheable face, which i would find useful.

it's got ESN though

[Adrian_D 520]

umm, what's ESN ?

[Acidburn 10]

Eclipse Security Network

[jearhart 0]

im running a 9813 and the crossovers seem to be pretty good. i like everything about it other than the eq, i have yet to figure out how to run that damn thing

[Adrian_D 520]

how high can you low-pass the mids ?

any other issues with it except the eq jearhart ?

[///M5 2,833]

Has about the same eq as the 8053 in that it is a 5 band parametric. The Eclipse has more bands but I don't know how the separation is, 5 for "front" and 5 for "rear".

[jearhart 0]

how high can you low-pass the mids ?

any other issues with it except the eq jearhart ?

i will check on the highpass, but i think it will go up to at least 5khz. and the eq i havent played with much because i have a PPI DCX-730 that has 7 bands fully parametric eq per channel, so i really dont need any more. im sure i could figure it out if i needed to.

[ngsm13 1]

I've owned both.

If they're the same price, get the 8053 hands down.

nG

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

I own the 8053 for a reason.

[Adrian_D 520]

i decided to take the 9813. the detacheable face weighed a lot in this. if i don't like it, i'm sure there will still be eclipse's available. i don't want to look ignorant, but at this time, it seemed like the better option out of the two.

[JazzScreamer 1]

I own the 9813 and love it. It has 4v pre-out (unlike the 2v they have now) A 5 band variable parametric eq. (you can also change the bandwith to pinpoint certain freq),X-over's for front, rear, subs, and time alignment. I even use the MX (Media Expander for some of my XM and mp3 files that I listen to. You have to be a bit careful with this setting as it can boost the mid to sub bass too much if your not careful. Lots of great features. I think you will get lots of play out of this one.

[X-OvrDistortion 0]

I will be using an 8053 when I get around to doing the install in the eX. I like the balanced option, and my amps, will take a balanced input. Rolling 3 way in the front, se15 in the back. Should sound good.

[///M5 2,833]

Balanced is nice, but if you don't have noise with unbalanced it doesn't really buy you anything.