Alpine?

[bigdub_diesel 10+ year member]

any one have any pros or cons to alpine cd players?

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[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

what model?

 

[Y2A 10+ year member]

I had a 9815 in my old car, it was awesome. MP3 loading time was almost instant compared to my old Pioneer unit, which would take 5-10 seconds for each song:furious:

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

I have had an Alpine 9815, 9855, 9851 and currently a 7998.

 

[geezy21unc 10+ year member]

alpines to complicated to toggle through, pioneers...to easy....hope this helps ...by the way im talking bout the pioneer p80mp

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

I can navigate my 9835 with quite a bit of ease...

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

gotta go with the alpine the 9835 is easy to navigate once you play with it for more than 2 minutes but it can be extremely complicated to set up for a novice. i would look into something like a Alpine cdm-7871, hooked on tronics is selling them brand new on ebay for like a bill. i just bought one from them. awesome deck.

 

[geezy21unc 10+ year member]

pioneer!

 

[PowerdByGuiness 10+ year member]

the new generation of entry level alpines are very newbie friendly

ive owned a 9843 and now a 9847. ive installed & tuned two of my friends 9845s. great for the money! they sound great, are easy to use, and give you more than you pay for

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

As far as i am concerned, alpine is the only way to go. my 9853 blows away my 8445 as far as SQ, build quality, and overall feel goes. jsut as a side note, both h/u's were being used with a zapco SP4 EQ.

 

[chevy_man 10+ year member]

Love my 9825, used it for a year or more now, and haven't had a problem. Had more problems with a pioneer in the last 2 months that cost 3 times as much. Go for it man

 

[thefunkybunch 10+ year member]

As far as i am concerned, alpine is the only way to go. my 9853 blows away my 8445 as far as SQ, build quality, and overall feel goes. jsut as a side note, both h/u's were being used with a zapco SP4 EQ.

i don't totally agree here... i have a 9855 currently, switching from an eclipse 8061. the eclipe sq was definitely a bit better, but the unit itself was relatively bare bones. the alpine gives a lot more control with 3way setup, time alignment, and a better onboard eq. i still think the eclipse sounded better, and was built better, but i have no complaints at all about the 9855 either, even though it's just a temporary solution it sounds great, has tons of flexibility, and is very easy to use. just waiting to get a little extra cash to grab me a clarion drz9255... then i'll be happy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

As far as i am concerned, alpine is the only way to go. my 9853 blows away my 8445 as far as SQ, build quality, and overall feel goes. jsut as a side note, both h/u's were being used with a zapco SP4 EQ.

I bet you would be in the minority with that opinion, but everybody's ears are different.

I would definitely take Eclipse over Alpine(well, I would take Eclipse over every mass marketed brand out there).

The only deck I have owned that sounded better than any Eclipse I have owned is my RF 8250. This thing is just incredible.