alpine cda-9835 VS. eclipse cd8454

[rotoboy661]

ALPINE!!!! i just got mine 2day for my bday for my FD below...oo BTW im new

mike

 

[InstalledStereo]

Hello there, whattup whattups. I really think the CDA 9835 is wak. Personally, I think the economy sucks and Alpine realized that. The reason is because the only thing GOOD about the CDA 9835 is the fact that it plays mp3s. $550 retail.

CHECK OUT:

CDA 7969 FIRST

CDA 7894 it's MP3 capable

Models I think are equal to the CDA 9835 or better in terms of looks and display. Buy these, purchase a changer, and you're ok.

CDA 7893 Silver Faceplate Blue White Display Motorized

CDA 7897 Phantom Face Awesome

CDA 7998 Same display as the CDA 9835 but way cooler

CDA 7875 Silver Face

CDA 7864 Silver Face/Blue Buttons Awesome 4color display Competition model

CDA 7863 Black Face/Green Buttons Awesome 4color display Competition model

CDA 7862 Black Face/Green Buttons Awesome 4color display Competition model

CDM 7861 Black Face/Green Buttons Blue White Display

EVERY single model I've mentioned just now is motorized and they're alpine's past decks. These are all a couple hundred less and look about the same or cooler then the CDA 9835.

 

[rotoboy661]

dude i paid 370 shipped for my 9835

and this is the 1st time alpine made the illumination of the buttons amber or green(like usual)

and the key pads also can be changed to multiple colors, contrast can also be alter so different color combinations are available

AND NO THE 9835 IS NOT "WAK" u just cant afford it! lol

 

[Shinobi 10+ year member]

Eclipse 8454 > Alpine 9835 , Eclipse have way better quality 24 bit DAC's 30 band on board EQ if im nto mistaken overall Eclipse kicks alpines *** .

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Eclipse have way better quality 24 bit DAC's 30 band on board EQ if im nto mistaken overall Eclipse kicks alpines *** .

Not to start a debate or anything but what about Alpines F1 Status flagship CD receiver CDA-7990?? That has 24 bit Burr Brown DACs as well. The Eclipse has a 13 band on board graphic EQ and 2 parametric EQs (NOT A 30 BAND). I know there is huge price difference between the Alpine 7990 and the Eclipse 8454 but to say Eclipse kicks Alpine's *** isn't entirely true because Eclipse doesn't make a deck in the same category as the 7990.

I do however, have to give Eclipse major props on their feature that allows you to save your system settings onto a "magic gate" memory stick so if you lose power you can just stick in the memory stick and reset all your eq, xover, fm presets and other user preferences back to where you had them. Excellent idea.

 

[Shinobi 10+ year member]

yea the F1 status system is better then the eclipse but as you said nto even same catagory beside that **** system is near 4g's , im sorry but i'll never spend that much on a H/U even if i was rich . The 30 band H/u I was thinking of the Pioneer DEX-P9 with the DEQ-P9 its hard to remember all that crap hehe . But reason i said what i said about eclipse kicking alpines but is b/c if you put any model eclipse close up against any alpine in the same price range im sorry but eclipse wins IMO. I do however love the new Pioneer DEH-P860 like you have very nice deck there.

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

Not to start a debate or anything but what about Alpines F1 Status flagship CD receiver CDA-7990?? That has 24 bit Burr Brown DACs as well. The Eclipse has a 13 band on board graphic EQ and 2 parametric EQs (NOT A 30 BAND). I know there is huge price difference between the Alpine 7990 and the Eclipse 8454 but to say Eclipse kicks Alpine's *** isn't entirely true because Eclipse doesn't make a deck in the same category as the 7990.
I do however, have to give Eclipse major props on their feature that allows you to save your system settings onto a "magic gate" memory stick so if you lose power you can just stick in the memory stick and reset all your eq, xover, fm presets and other user preferences back to where you had them. Excellent idea.

yea that f1 status deck is totally in the same price range as the 8454

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

yea that f1 status deck is totally in the same price range as the 8454

and given the level of performance Eclipse offers for $550-$600, I would love to see what they could do in a $2500-$3000 deck(and then add a processor that costs a few thousand).

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

yea the F1 status system is better then the eclipse but as you said nto even same catagory.

That was precisely my point. Alpine makes a very high end deck where as Eclipse does NOT. Thats all I was trying to get a across. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

yea that f1 status deck is totally in the same price range as the 8454

Did you even read the post you quoted?? You'll see that I pointed that fact out.

 

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

What's the difference between the 8443 vs the 8454?

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

What's the difference between the 8443 vs the 8445?

I assume you mean "8454." The big difference is the 8454 plays mp3s without the need for the commander advance unit. It also has the Eiserve(like an auto eq feature) and memory card. IMO, if you don't care much about mp3(like me), and you can find an 8443, save the $$$ and buy that(or, even better, an 8053).

 

[desertheat 10+ year member]

Well GLAD to see this post. I am in the same boat right now looking to purchase either the same alpine or eclipse. I have always been an alpine fan and not a fan of eclipse for I used to sell them back in 00, I know they have come a long way but the older units left a sour taste in my mouth. I am totally open now and I actually think the eclipse looks more classie which is a value I always admired from alpine.

I myself just sold my beloved 7949 which actually was a good generation and had 4v preouts actually tested at 5v so it is sad to see alpine has lowered the voltage... can anyone confirm the drop for sure on the 9835..?

Since I am looking at both units equally I do like some of the features of the eclipse over the alpine but in my case I happen to have a 215ix pg 15band eq / 24db crossover / 8v line driver so I only run it all off the front preouts anyways so the sub preout is not used. This makes me lean the way of the alpine.

Last thing that is a killer point of the alpine "even though I have no use for them" is the MASSIVE built in amp for the deck. 26wrms is freaking amazing out of a head unit and is certified at 26wrms!!! What makes that spectacular is most of the audio world that run an after market amp do not run much more than 60-75w to the mids. On paper 60-75W sounds like allot but is only about 3db more peak than the decks built in power! Now that is cool. Also crossed over at 50hz or so highpass really lets your mids jam at that wattage...

I still have a few days to make my decision and again am open to both decks but right now the alpine has my nod.. I really like the xm features, always loved how ai net works and the ipod tuner. Also I use an alpine class d monoblock for my subs so it connects direct to the deck for 100% control of all of the amps features! Totally cool.