Alpine mid control or lack thereof

[Izzy]

I picked up an Alpine Cde-121 based mainly on positive reviews and the low price, but I'm starting to regret my decision. I realized once I got the HU installed, that Alpine decided to do away with equalizer presets and standard controls, and "simplify" the EQ by giving me zero control over it. I can adjust bass, treble, and a high pass filter, but I honestly can't get anything more out of it. My mids are basically non-existent with this HU, but with my old Pioneer deck, everything sounded much better. The manual hasn't helped me at all, and I'm thinking of just ebaying the thing and going back to my 10 year old Pioneer. Does anyone have any advice for dealing with this EQ, or should I just toss it?

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[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

entry level Alpine are near feature-less.

Kenwood and JVC have much better offerings for the same price.

 

[whitemax 10+ year member]

entry level Alpine are near feature-less.
Kenwood and JVC have much better offerings for the same price.

Agreed...