Alpine 9830 vs Kenwood MP925

[CONSOLIDATED 10+ year member]

Alpine 9830 for $255 shipped

Kenwood MP925 $320 shipped

The Kenwood has far better EQ options (from what I can tell), but it's a flip down screen. I have an 05 Corolla, and the HU is kind of high up for a flip down, even if I put the HU on the bottom of the installation kit.

I've heard great reviews of Alpine HU's, and a couple enthused Kenwood owners talked their stuff up, but what do you guys think?

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[CONSOLIDATED 10+ year member]

Rough estimation of what the HU's would look like.

Alpine-

Kenwood-

I'm not concerned about the HU's appearance a whole lot, its just that the Kenwood sits kind of high for it to flip down and be angled up a little.

My interior has slightly different colors anyway.

 

[bhsswrstlr 10+ year member]

either way you go, you will be satisfied. both units are great reliable setups from good companys. if it was me, id go with the alpine, but thats just because i have never had anything else.

 

[CONSOLIDATED 10+ year member]

Thats what I was kind of leaning towards.

It's a good $70 cheaper, too.

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

I say go alpine out of those.

I'd only go with a kenwood excelon, they're a better quality than standard kenwoods. You should be able to find a KDC-X879 for less than $300 ebayed and it uses the same frame as that MP(rotating face).

 

[CONSOLIDATED 10+ year member]

Alright, cool.

I'll probably just spend the extra $50 and get the 9831, too.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

The kenwood gets my vote. And you can angle the face to go almost vertical. It has 3 position settings. Great HU's.