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    CDA-9887, KDC-X993, or CD5030

    Okay it's on it's way! It's weird the way State Farm handles car stereo insurance claims. They sub them out to a 3'rd party claim company. At first the claim guy tried to convince me on a $200 HU to replace my $500 HU. Then he tried to force me into the Eclipse, which might not have been a...
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    CDA-9887, KDC-X993, or CD5030

    I'm pretty sold on having an EQ, as opposed to simple Bass/Treble control. If the Alpine CDA 9886 had that I'd be stoked. Alpine needs to include features like Ipod comp., USB, etc without having to buy a bunch of add-on adapters, software, tuning kits, etc. They me be the best, I'm not sure...
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    CDA-9887, KDC-X993, or CD5030

    From this post: http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397589&highlight=kdc-x993&page=2 I've seen other complaints about the interface beside this. Other than that, this looks like the best bang for the buck by far. But it sounds like you have no problem navigating its menu's...
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    CDA-9887, KDC-X993, or CD5030

    My insurance company is comping me a new HU after my Sony CDX-MP70 got jacked. Trying to decide between the following: Alpine CDA-9887 Kenwood KDC-X993 Eclipse CD5030 Alpine doesn't include BT or Ipod connectivity, and USB isn't even an upgrade option. Kenwwood's main downfall seems to be...
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    I miss my XPLOD CDX-MP70 :(

    Just thought I'd post a quick intro, since I can't seem to reply to any threads without doing this My ride is a big, loud 1997 Ford F250 Supercab Powerstroke Diesel. Up until last week (6/21/09) I had a Sony XPLOD CDX-MP70, which was Sony's 2'nd from the top CD Receiver HU back in 2002...
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