Alpine 9887 or Alpine IVA-W305

[Koon 10+ year member]

Hey guys,

I'm deciding between these two headunits. All of my music will be played from my iPod so I'm really looking for a headunit that I can scroll through 2,500 songs on my iPod somewhat quickly. I've heard the 9887 is better for tuning but I'm scared it's going to take me many minutes to scroll through songs like some of the headunits I've played with before. Let me know which one you think I should go with. Thanks

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[thormxkid 10+ year member]

i don't have alot songs on my ipod but i think it's one of the easiest decks for i pod if that matters

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

It takes a LONG time to scroll though songs on the 9887.

 

[exist2serve]

Use the 1-6 buttons on the face to jump forward in increments of 1/6th. Unless your iPod is completely disorganized it works great.

 

[Koon 10+ year member]

ok I think I'm going to go with the IDA-X305. I'm aware the 9887 has higher voltage pre-outs, but what does this mean?

 

[av8ter 10+ year member]

Cleaner, increased signals coming out of your rcas going into your amps.

Put it this way, 9887 if you ever plan on going active or if you still want to use cds. I don't see how alpine can get away with headunits without cd players.

Kevin

 

[Koon 10+ year member]

Cleaner, increased signals coming out of your rcas going into your amps.
Put it this way, 9887 if you ever plan on going active or if you still want to use cds. I don't see how alpine can get away with headunits without cd players.

Kevin

me neither, i'm just so scared the 9887 is going to be a hassle with 2500 songs

 

[bigaudiofanati2 10+ year member]

Cleaner, increased signals coming out of your rcas going into your amps.
Put it this way, 9887 if you ever plan on going active or if you still want to use cds. I don't see how alpine can get away with headunits without cd players.

Kevin

Because the age of ipods and flash drive are here. If you want better quality sound go with the 9887 if you are just looking to go threw music quickly than the w305. I know once in a while I buy a new cd and want to play it immediately

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

ok I think I'm going to go with the IDA-X305. I'm aware the 9887 has higher voltage pre-outs, but what does this mean?

Means little.

Anything 2v and above is sufficient to cleanly drive any modern amplifier.

 

[godhatescivics 10+ year member]

me neither, i'm just so scared the 9887 is going to be a hassle with 2500 songs

it is i have a 30 gig full so prolly 5500 songs and it sucks

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

me neither, i'm just so scared the 9887 is going to be a hassle with 2500 songs

I have about 4000 songs on my iPod and with my 9887 it has never been an issue. Using the 1 thru 6 presets makes it a snap to hop through the song list. I tend to create playlists anyways so I don't spend a lot of time searching around.

The 9887 is top of the line when it comes to Alpine and really, for the money you cannot go wrong. IMO.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Oh yeah, and I've had my 9887 for over 2 years now...still going strong! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[Masta Ace 10+ year member]

The 9887 is truly an excellent head unit. Been using mine for well over a year now. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I never really had a problem with scrolling through songs either, but I also had playlists as well.

 

[Koon 10+ year member]

ok, how about the tuning options on the 9887 compared to the w305? Thanks so much for your help guys. For my front stage, I've got a pair of Image Dynamics CTX65CS's and a Cadence DCA-4100.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

I tried messing with the parametric EQ and time delays myself and just could not get it right...so I used the Imprint software instead...perfect! Imprint is another reason to go with the 9887. Very nice! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif