Alpine HU (not 2005 line)

[$$mok3d 10+ year member]

i have a cda7892 sitting in my room with no wiring harness. still in working order. i used it in my old car and i really like how alpines head units are set up. i like my lil touch screen and all but my jvc is nowhere near the sq of an alpine unit.

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

7892 is one huge classic in my country among the SQ fans... i tried talking about it here but people said nonsense shit about it...

i guess the alpine SQ reference hu's are (excluding the F1): 7909, 7939, 7949, 7969, 7892, 7998

why oh why did i have to buy a 9815 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[$$mok3d 10+ year member]

i got the 7892 for 70 bucks from a firend wooot. im gunna order another harness for 20 bucks and install it to see if there is any difference from my jvc. didnt know it was a moderate sq head unit. i think my friend got it for around 300 new but that was years ago. i dont think it has mp3 capabilities but hey its worth a try.

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

i got the 7892 for 70 bucks from a firend wooot. im gunna order another harness for 20 bucks and install it to see if there is any difference from my jvc. didnt know it was a moderate sq head unit. i think my friend got it for around 300 new but that was years ago. i dont think it has mp3 capabilities but hey its worth a try.

it's not a moderate SQ hu.. well at least it can't be since it won the Iasca in my country //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

not to mention people here are SQ fans much nore than SPL fans (like in US for example) and they all hail 7892 and say the only hu that ties with it in SQ level is the 7998... still some others say 7892 has better SQ

alpine once surprised us with good quality products //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

it's not a moderate SQ hu.. well at least it can't be since it won the Iasca in my country //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif
not to mention people here are SQ fans much nore than SPL fans (like in US for example) and they all hail 7892 and say the only hu that ties with it in SQ level is the 7998... still some others say 7892 has better SQ

alpine once surprised us with good quality products //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Again, the "legend" of the 7892's sq seems to be only coming from you. I have not seen all of these posts regarding this exalted status. It was an entry level deck from a few years ago. Out of the last 4-5 years, The 7949/7969 get the most press for sq as far as Alpines go.

Is the 7892 a different head unit in your country? "They all hail the 7892 and say the only alpine that ties it in sq is the 7998??" You cannot be serious. I am on the following forums:

Sounddomain

caraudioforum.com

icixsound.com

canadiancaraudio.com

elitecaraudio.com

here

termpro

carsound

and I have NEVER seen that particular model given huge praise as an amazing sq deck. This seems to be an example of perpetuating a myth.

Again, that was an entry level deck(the 7893 and 94 were above it...and I believe the 7995 was out in the same year). WHY would the 7892(entry level) have better sound than 3-4 models above it from the same year?

It makes zero sense. I think many decks could be capable of winning iasca competitions. There are SO many factors that can go into winning any sq competition.

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

sorry, i always was half askeptical about it due to it's price and everything... but dude it's like everyone in this forum i visit say it, then something must be special about this hu...

one here with a good pair of ears could get one for a test and then come up with the results to us... maybe this way we all would be more assured about this...

don't get mad at me, im just spreading the word... if you want i could try and convince them to share their opinions on this HU here...

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

oh and it IS one of the most searched HUs for SQ here... among with clarion 9255 and some Naks/mcintoshs for example...

we have good SQ fans, you must think we're all monkeys or something, i wish i could prove you we have people with good ears and money enough to afford a good system...

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

sorry, i always was half askeptical about it due to it's price and everything... but dude it's like everyone in this forum i visit say it, then something must be special about this hu...
one here with a good pair of ears could get one for a test and then come up with the results to us... maybe this way we all would be more assured about this...

don't get mad at me, im just spreading the word... if you want i could try and convince them to share their opinions on this HU here...

I am not mad at you. You are just spreading something that I have seen zero indication of other than your say so. I have been on some of the forums for 4 years. It is an entry level deck so in many cases, it could very well be the first and only deck many have used. They would have no frame of reference at all. I remember when that deck came out. The forums were just starting to get some complaints on the "weak sub pre outs" from some alpines. The more popular model of that year was the 7894. The only people who were buying the 7892 were just those who either didn't have the $$$ for the more expensive models or just did not need/care about more features. NOBODY ever insisted that model was in any way better sounding than the higher end models in alpine's line.

Honestly, I think if you went on some forums with some older members such as carsound.com or even elitecaraudio.com(this forum IS pretty young, imo), and hyped the 7892 as some amazing sounding unit, they would think you are nuts. I you. I would take any eclipse ever made over an 7892 because I think Eclipse, overall, simply makes a better sounding deck. If I could get a 7949, etc, I wouldn't mind picking one up to check it out.

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

oh and it IS one of the most searched HUs for SQ here... among with clarion 9255 and some Naks/mcintoshs for example...
we have good SQ fans, you must think we're all monkeys or something, i wish i could prove you we have people with good ears and money enough to afford a good system...

A 7892 as popular for sq as a Nak, 9255 or a Mac? That model MUST be different from the 7892 released in this country. That has to be the case.

I have to ask this, how do you think it possible that somehow Brazil sq guys have realized that a 7892 is comparable to a 9255/Nak/Mac, etc and nobody else has? Alpine probably sold a ton of those decks, and nobody on the boards since I have been around them has mentioned it in the same sentence(not even close) as the other decks you mention.

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

I am not mad at you. You are just spreading something that I have seen zero indication of other than your say so. I have been on some of the forums for 4 years. It is an entry level deck so in many cases, it could very well be the first and only deck many have used. They would have no frame of reference at all. I remember when that deck came out. The forums were just starting to get some complaints on the "weak sub pre outs" from some alpines. The more popular model of that year was the 7894. The only people who were buying the 7892 were just those who either didn't have the $$$ for the more expensive models or just did not need/care about more features. NOBODY ever insisted that model was in any way better sounding than the higher end models in alpine's line.
Honestly, I think if you went on some forums with some older members such as carsound.com or even elitecaraudio.com(this forum IS pretty young, imo), and hyped the 7892 as some amazing sounding unit, they would think you are nuts. I you. I would take any eclipse ever made over an 7892 because I think Eclipse, overall, simply makes a better sounding deck. If I could get a 7949, etc, I wouldn't mind picking one up to check it out.

yeah lol i try to pick the correct words when im posting here... i know eventually i sound nonsense, but im just saying what a majority in my country say... i thought the same would apply here, but now i see 7892 doesn't have here references in SQ

if you could read portuguese i'd link you to the threads...there are inumerous about the "legend"

maybe it's just regional differences //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

A 7892 as popular for sq as a Nak, 9255 or a Mac? That model MUST be different from the 7892 released in this country. That has to be the case.

it's not

in fact we only had Alpines made here in the 80's i guess... every recent alpine we have is imported from US, hence the price we pay for them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

it's not
in fact we only had Alpines made here in the 80's i guess... every recent alpine we have is imported from US, hence the price we pay for them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif

This baffles me then. It has the same dacs and pre outs(and they are far from legendary themselves) as most other decks in that year for alpine. I just don't see how THAT deck could sound better than even the higher priced alpines of the same year(again, pretty much same internals).

I dunno....Boy if I had known this, I could have stocked up on 7892s and then just sold them to Brazil sq guys.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

heh i made a thread about this on this forum i visit that hails the 7892... well, let's see their reply this time... maybe they even register to post here to discuss about it...

once again let me explain im just saying what i've been always told... it always seemed true to me for the amount of people who claimed so and also for the fact the good SQ alpines are all in the past... needless to say 7909, 7949, etc...

 

[skierxx5556 10+ year member]

are the gain for your sub on the amplifier cranked too high?

They are a little bit past half way is that to much?

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

heh i made a thread about this on this forum i visit that hails the 7892... well, let's see their reply this time... maybe they even register to post here to discuss about it...
once again let me explain im just saying what i've been always told... it always seemed true to me for the amount of people who claimed so and also for the fact the good SQ alpines are all in the past... needless to say 7909, 7949, etc...

Most everybody will agree that the best sounding alpines are from the past. I think most people who rave about the newer alpines are more concerned with # of features for the money as opposed to how the thing might actually sound.