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<blockquote data-quote="xx24xx" data-source="post: 5928677" data-attributes="member: 609592">Apple is pretty much the mainstream standard of audio these days.&nbsp; Let&#039;s face it, iPods are just incredibly convenient.&nbsp; I own the 9887 and let me tell you, I love the functionality of it.&nbsp; I can search by name, artist, playlist etc.&nbsp; Think of it this way ... how often will you be playing music from your iPod vs. CD, USB, etc.The Eclipse is a different story.&nbsp; My local installer simply put it as, &quot;its a POS pain in the azz&quot;.&nbsp; He is referring to the iPod funtion.&nbsp; The CD7200 is taking a leap forward with a HU built for SQ.&nbsp; But they screwed up a lot of things too.&nbsp; The screen is tiny and extremely hard to read.&nbsp; It has a &quot;plastic&quot; feel to the entire face.&nbsp; I don&#039;t even think it accepts AACs.&nbsp; For $550 I passed.&nbsp; Hopefully with their new units they will have fixed their iPod problem. (IE 726e)Pioneer is cool, but it seems they aren&#039;t up to speed.&nbsp; Alpine 9887 is a big leap ahead of them with sq, provided you buy the add ons.&nbsp; I&#039;ve read a lot of reviews regarding the Imprint.&nbsp; It seems like people who know how to install and have experience staging really like it.&nbsp; Of course the exact specs the software gives aren&#039;t going to be spot on.&nbsp; Thats when you tweak it a little bit until your ears decide on perfect.&nbsp; Alpine 9887+Imprint=less $ than 7200.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xx24xx, post: 5928677, member: 609592"] Apple is pretty much the mainstream standard of audio these days. Let's face it, iPods are just incredibly convenient. I own the 9887 and let me tell you, I love the functionality of it. I can search by name, artist, playlist etc. Think of it this way ... how often will you be playing music from your iPod vs. CD, USB, etc. The Eclipse is a different story. My local installer simply put it as, "its a POS pain in the azz". He is referring to the iPod funtion. The CD7200 is taking a leap forward with a HU built for SQ. But they screwed up a lot of things too. The screen is tiny and extremely hard to read. It has a "plastic" feel to the entire face. I don't even think it accepts AACs. For $550 I passed. Hopefully with their new units they will have fixed their iPod problem. (IE 726e) Pioneer is cool, but it seems they aren't up to speed. Alpine 9887 is a big leap ahead of them with sq, provided you buy the add ons. I've read a lot of reviews regarding the Imprint. It seems like people who know how to install and have experience staging really like it. Of course the exact specs the software gives aren't going to be spot on. Thats when you tweak it a little bit until your ears decide on perfect. Alpine 9887+Imprint=less $ than 7200. [/QUOTE]

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