Advice on buying a head unit

[A12bknown 10+ year member]

Being serious. What are some of the specialities that the said model has? I was going to go with this unit too. I was debating and got the Eclipse. Forgot some of the bells and whistles that came with it.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

5 band eq

4v pre out

rear usb, direct ipod connect, ipod eq

bluetooth

digital crossover

restores highs and bass to mp3's etc with supreme function

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

yea i have been looking 4 the stupid mic also pissing me off

 

[A12bknown 10+ year member]

yea i have been looking 4 the stupid mic also pissing me off

Ha haaaaaa!!! Yea I may have to tune it another way. Also looking at what the person is looking for that HU would be perfect. Gives a little eq with great sound parameters. Once I finish this install I need to see if lossless files can be played via bluetooth. If so I wonder how that would actually sound.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

The Alpine CDA-9887 is $229 here-

Alpine CDA-9887 AM/FM CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver(ALPCDA9887) and other affordable Head Units at 6ave.com.

And from what I've read if you use the coupon code "AFL4COUPON" during checkout it drops to $219.84.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

Ha haaaaaa!!! Yea I may have to tune it another way. Also looking at what the person is looking for that HU would be perfect. Gives a little eq with great sound parameters. Once I finish this install I need to see if lossless files can be played via bluetooth. If so I wonder how that would actually sound.

i actually have a car pc in my car running through the headunit

 

[A12bknown 10+ year member]

i actually have a car pc in my car running through the headunit

Still kinda new to this but how does that work? Are your amps directly connected to the comp some way? Or is it like having an super versatile Ipod with you? Because I thought of doing that (esp. with the Ipad out) but didnt know if the dacs would be good enough coming from the comp.

 

[norrizzle90 10+ year member]

True that is purely opinion. In your case I wouldnt really do that unless I can listen to the tracks in some type of lossless format. That changes everything. I mean mp3 to mp3 320kbps to ACC to Wav you can hear nuances in them. Not dissing you listening to your formats (not sure if it is a full control ipod adapter that supports Applelossless) but believe me bass lines are pretty different in the higher end formats. Download an mp3 and play the actual Cd of the same song.

lol, with my old jvc headunit played cd's very quiet and not loud enough, when i hooked my ipod up through the AUX it got louder but sounded like shit. i got my new alpine ida-x305 and it doesn't have a cd player built in it. it is STRICTLY ipod VIA usb. i love the sound quality this alpine puts out, its amazing.

 

[sulin's baby 10+ year member]

alpine 9886/87 the 86 doesnt come with the 3 way active but the 87 does. plus they both come with the ipod cable for free!

 

[.enigma. 10+ year member]

Qucik question, whats this ipod cable that youre talking about.

Cant i just use the regular one the connect to my computer, or will i have to buy a separate one?

 

[A12bknown 10+ year member]

Qucik question, whats this ipod cable that youre talking about.
Cant i just use the regular one the connect to my computer, or will i have to buy a separate one?

Well some units state that there may be "total control" of Ipod for your headunit via some special wire. As for doing what you are planning to ME it sounds iffy but hey it may work. Like thae guy said above, sometimes it can really distort your music going through different devices. Wayyyyy back in the day I had a JVC headunit and I went through AUX for my music and it was just horrible!!!!! Today many headunits are aimed towards these said devices