ALPINE CDA-7893 vs PIONEER DEH-P9300 vs CLARION DXZ825

[nick310 10+ year member]

Ok! Here are the specifications.

ALPINE CDA-7893

3-Position HP/LP Crossover (12dB/Oct.)

4-Channel Digital Time Correction

Bass Center Frequency Control

Bass Width Adjustment

Media Xpander (MX)

Subwoofer Level Control

Subwoofer Phase Control

Treble Center Frequency Control

3 PreOuts

3-Color Display with Spectrum Analyzer

4V Subwoofer PreOut

60W x 4 V-Drive Amplifier

Anti-Theft Detachable Front Panel

Bass Engine Plus®

Detachable Trim Plate

Dimmer-on Input

Fader & Balance Controls

ISO Mount Capability

Power Antenna Lead

Remote-on Lead

Rotary Encoder Volume Control

S.T.M.(Source Tone Memory)

Separate Bass & Treble Control

Silver Swing Face Mechanism

Versatile Link Ready

Wireless Remote Control Included

Chassis Size (W x H x D)in : 7"x2"x6-1/8"

Chassis Size (W x H x D)mm : 178mm x 50mm x 155mm

Continous Power Output (Note 2) : 27Wx4

Maximum Mounting Angle : 30° from Horizontal

Maximum Power Output (Note 1) : 60Wx4

Nose Piece Size (W x H x D)in : 6-11/16" x 1-3/16" x 11/16"

Nose Piece Size (W x H x D)mm : 170mm x 46mm x 18mm

Operating Temperature (°C/°F) : 60°C (140°F) to -10°C (14°F)

Power Requirement : 14.4V DC (11 -16 V allowable)

Pre Output Voltage (Before Clipping) : 4V Subwoofer (2V Front and Rear)

Weight : 1.5kg (3lbs. 5 oz)

PIONEER DEH-P9300

Motorized Slide-Down Face

Soft Key Button Layout

Pop-up Rotary Volume Control

Detachable Face Security

Automatic Face Lowering

Detached Face Warning Light

High-Resolution Organic EL Display

Over 20 Different Display Modes and Background Patterns

Automatic and Manual Dimming

Full-Motion or Still Picture Screensavers

5-Mode Spectrum Analyzer

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Listening Position Selector with Digital Time Alignment

4-Mode Sound Field Control (SFC)

Variable "Octaver" Bass Control

Variable Digital BBE Processor

Supertuner III

24-Station (18FM / 6AM) Presets

Station Naming and BSM (Best Station Memory)

AGC (Automatic Gain Control)

CD Player with CD Changer Control

CD Text and Disc Title Memory (48 Discs)

Scrolling Display for Disc Title Memory & CD Text

Scan, Pause, Repeat, and Random Play

Digital Level Reduction

CD-R and CD-R/W Compatible (when disc is finalized)

MOSFET 50 4-Channel High Power Amplifier

Digital EEQ Performance Chip

13-Band Graphic Equalizer with Auto EQ and Tone Generator

Easy EQ (EEQ) with 5 Factory and 2 User EQ Presets

Source Custom EQ Memory (Independent Custom Memory for Each Source)

Selectable Loudness Control

IP-Bus System Control

6 & 12 Disc Multi-CD Players

XM Digital Radio Ready

Optional Voice Commander and TV Tuner Control

Optional AUX Input

Steering Wheel Mounted Remote

4-Volt RCA Preamp Outputs (3 pair)

Sub-Out Low-Pass Filter (5-Position, 18dB/Octave)

Sub-Out Level Control and Phase Selector

Independent Front/Rear High-Pass Filter (5-Position, 12dB/Octave)

Selectable Fader Control

Automatic Sound Levelizer (ASL)

Cellular Mute

Hands-free Cell Input

Included Wired Microphone for ASL and Auto EQ

CLARION DXZ825

Motorized Detachable Face

Dual 24 Bit DAC's

Play's CD-R & CD-RW's

Sirius Satellite Radio Ready

CeNET

Controls Optional TV Tuner, Optional Sirius Satellite Radio Receiver, Optional

DSP/EQ Processor, Optional DVD Changer and 6 Disc CD Changer

Multi-Changer Control, CD Text, CD Titling, Station Titling

3 Band Parametric EQ (Beat EQ)

4 Volt/6 Channel RCA Line Level Output with Non-Fade Volume Control

2 Channel Aux. Input

Adjustable Display Contrast

IR Remote Control

200-Watt (50W x 4ch)

Magi-Tune+ Tuner with 18FM/6AM Presets

Multi-Color Display

Retractable Rotary Volume Control

Dual Illumination on Controls

Full Dot (65x7) Matrix Display

Screen Saver

Aluminum Faceplate

I can get the clarion dxz825 for around $260, the apline cda-7893 for around $280, and the pioneer deh-p9300 for around $350. Please help me decide which head unit to buy.

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[Night Pirate 10+ year member]

It really depends on the features that you want. They all seem to have nice features to them. I can say that I have the Pioneer DEH-P9300 and Im quite happy with it. Just try to figure which features are the most important to ya. Good luck with your choice!

NP

 

[nick310 10+ year member]

well i want a head unit with a nice equalizer built in, how's the eq on the p9300? i know that the clarion and pioneer head unit has one built in, but the alpine doesn't.

 

[mavihs 10+ year member]

I would go with pioneer or alpine, i dont think clarion quality is up to par with pio's or alp's.

 

[greed 10+ year member]

dont forget bout that mediaxpander on the alpine that is great

 

[nick310 10+ year member]

i didn't notice the alpine featured the mediaxpander. can you explain more on what it does. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Night Pirate 10+ year member]

It's got a nice eq it even comes with a microphone so that it can sense your vechicle's acoustics and auto set it up for you but it's just 1 way you can do it.

NP

 

[bumpin_blazer 5,000+ posts]

out of all those i would say go with the 9300 i have it for another 7hours or so in my car b/c i'm taking it out to put my 940 premier in. the only reason i upgraded mine is b/c i wanted the 6volt output instead of 4 and the old p1r crossover network so i can run 300watts rms to my componets without frying em hehe. anyway i'd go with pioneer personally i hate anything alpine and clarion is alright.

adam