alpine 9835 vs pioneer p880

[Speedyd718 10+ year member]

no probs with my 880. i had a 960 that i bought off ebay with a ground issue. pioneer sent me to their in town service center and had it fixed for no charge. they said no matter where the purchase was that it was a current model (then) and shouldn't have any issues.

 

[farshad 10+ year member]

thanks for the responses .. how about 7998r v 880? i want to have something different! my friends all have pioneer! was the 7998r in produce line of 2006?

 

[99StangGt 10+ year member]

9835 is a good deck. 880 is a good deck also. the 9835 does have something the 880 doesnt do and that is 3-way active with sub woofer control without going into the menu. Its right there with a click of the knob. the 880 has more EQ , so it could go either depending on what you need. I have had 2 of each and like both. If you need some EQ then the 880. If you like quick control of the sub then the 9835. As far as SQ then its more then the deck but alot more about the placement and the install.

 

[zSnb 10+ year member]

7998 is Alpine from waay back in the day. In my opinion the 7998

 

[farshad 10+ year member]

thank zSnb , im thinking .. maybe went with 880

 

[zSnb 10+ year member]

I promis you'll be very very pleased with it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[quakerroatmeal 10+ year member]

If you don't mind me asking. Whered you purchase the 880prs?

 

[JohnnyChuttz 10+ year member]

Sorry, I'm retarded. My co-worker has the 9857. I just did a quick google search and saw a small pic of the deck.

I bought mine used from Mattmcss on this board.

 

[quakerroatmeal 10+ year member]

So were u comparing the 9857 or the 9835 to the 880prs? The 9857 is crap compared to both 9835 and 880prs. No comparision.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

So were u comparing the 9857 or the 9835 to the 880prs? The 9857 is crap compared to both 9835 and 880prs. No comparision.

Indeed.

I love my 9835. Just enough options for me.

 

[JohnnyChuttz 10+ year member]

Yes, comparing the 9835 to the 880. Crap.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Depends on what you're comfortable with...
The 880 has some neat features that the '35 doesn't have, like AutoEQ/TA.

But the 9835 never had the quality control issues that plagued the 880.

Yup.

Crossover, they have the same options.

The 9835 is more reliable and trusted IMHO... it has better internals.

The 880 does have a larger EQ section though... and it is graphic.

nG

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Yup.
Crossover, they have the same options.

The 9835 is more reliable and trusted IMHO... it has better internals.

The 880 does have a larger EQ section though... and it is graphic.

nG

It may be more trusted and reliable but that doesn't mean its a necessarily a better deck. Its been out longer so it has a more trusted history. Give the 880 a few years and then let's see how it is trusted. As far as internals are concerned that is a pretty bold statement to make unless you've actually sat down and tore them both apart. I'm not saying I disagree about it because most car audio equipment made 5 years ago was put together better than the stuff made today. Atleast build quality wise. I have to say the one 880 I've held feels very solid, just as solid as my old 920.

9835 is a good deck. 880 is a good deck also. the 9835 does have something the 880 doesnt do and that is 3-way active with sub woofer control without going into the menu. Its right there with a click of the knob. the 880 has more EQ , so it could go either depending on what you need. I have had 2 of each and like both. If you need some EQ then the 880. If you like quick control of the sub then the 9835. As far as SQ then its more then the deck but alot more about the placement and the install.

I wasn't aware of that. But then again I haven't trusted Alpine since my bad experience 14 years ago. I personally don't see the need for adjusting the bass that often but to each his own. In my last install I had an EBC for just that but hardly ever touched it.

 

[zSnb 10+ year member]

I dont have an 880 but i do have a 780. It can be found for the best price at Sonicelectronix.com.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6822.html#

That also something very curious.....The local shop told me that the 880prs is only white screen. That pic shows a blue screen. I know you can change the color of the knobs. Is there a way to change the color of the screen too?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

It may be more trusted and reliable but that doesn't mean its a necessarily a better deck. Its been out longer so it has a more trusted history. Give the 880 a few years and then let's see how it is trusted. As far as internals are concerned that is a pretty bold statement to make unless you've actually sat down and tore them both apart. I'm not saying I disagree about it because most car audio equipment made 5 years ago was put together better than the stuff made today. Atleast build quality wise. I have to say the one 880 I've held feels very solid, just as solid as my old 920.


I wasn't aware of that. But then again I haven't trusted Alpine since my bad experience 14 years ago. I personally don't see the need for adjusting the bass that often but to each his own. In my last install I had an EBC for just that but hardly ever touched it.

Well, when I have a a 150+ daily setup... I really like the sub-out control one push away...

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nG