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<blockquote data-quote="AlterEgo99" data-source="post: 5946333" data-attributes="member: 610253">I agree, although I have always been an Alpine customer.&nbsp; I have just never found another manufacturer&#039;s HU that I would like as much as Alpine.&nbsp; I own a 9887 as well and have for about 2 years.&nbsp; I absolutely love it.&nbsp; And my main reason for purchasing it was the Imprint software, so if some think that is just slick marketing, well, I guess I fell for it.&nbsp; But it works!I spent A LOT of time tuning the system manually using the 9887 and its built-in parametric equalizer.&nbsp; I got everything where I thought it sounded the best over the course of several months (I was waiting for the actual Imprint package to be released - they were selling the HU BEFORE the **** Imprint software/hardware was even available) and then when the Imprint was released I bought it.&nbsp; ****, what a difference!My manual settings came across as VERY harsh compared to the Imprint result.&nbsp; It takes some learnin&#039; to know how to set the amps and such before running the software, and a little trial and error is typically in order.&nbsp; That Alpine&#039;s documentation is a bit lacking in some areas is an understatement.&nbsp; I could probably publish a few pages on DO&#039;s and DON&#039;T&#039;s with regards to Imprint, but my present settings I am very happy with.I know a lot of people push Pioneer, and as I don&#039;t really have any experience with them, I&#039;ll leave that for others.&nbsp; Suffice it to say, I love my Alpine CDA-9887.&nbsp; I will agree with some though that if you are going to go with Alpine, stick with the 9887.&nbsp; Anything below that is not going to be worth the $$$.&nbsp; IMHO.&nbsp; //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlterEgo99, post: 5946333, member: 610253"] I agree, although I have always been an Alpine customer. I have just never found another manufacturer's HU that I would like as much as Alpine. I own a 9887 as well and have for about 2 years. I absolutely love it. And my main reason for purchasing it was the Imprint software, so if some think that is just slick marketing, well, I guess I fell for it. But it works! I spent A LOT of time tuning the system manually using the 9887 and its built-in parametric equalizer. I got everything where I thought it sounded the best over the course of several months (I was waiting for the actual Imprint package to be released - they were selling the HU BEFORE the **** Imprint software/hardware was even available) and then when the Imprint was released I bought it. ****, what a difference! My manual settings came across as VERY harsh compared to the Imprint result. It takes some learnin' to know how to set the amps and such before running the software, and a little trial and error is typically in order. That Alpine's documentation is a bit lacking in some areas is an understatement. I could probably publish a few pages on DO's and DON'T's with regards to Imprint, but my present settings I am very happy with. I know a lot of people push Pioneer, and as I don't really have any experience with them, I'll leave that for others. Suffice it to say, I love my Alpine CDA-9887. I will agree with some though that if you are going to go with Alpine, stick with the 9887. Anything below that is not going to be worth the $$$. IMHO. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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