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<blockquote data-quote="eharri3" data-source="post: 6526347" data-attributes="member: 591579">I&#039;ll throw in on the 980BT since I have one.Bluetooth interface is loud and clear though it won&#039;t automatically pair with my current phone. I attribute this to a platform difference as Ive had it&nbsp; with a few BT head unit/phone combos.IPOD: More &#039;playlist dependent&#039; than the Alpines Ive had. On my Alpines the whole songlist comes alphabetically and you can do a quick search to get to one song on your whole list then jump to another without having to back in and out of playlists. Alpines also had a &#039;more from this artist&#039; or &#039;more on this album feature that made it easier to find other music on a similar list without scrolling through a whole bunch of options. The Pioneer doesn&#039;t bring the songs up alphabetically so you can&#039;t easily jump to anything without going to playlists and if you want to hear something completely different you have to start over, selecting &#039;playlist&#039;, then type of playlist, then looking for the song.nice thing about this HU is the tunability, the only thing missing is active. 5 volt low resistance rca outs, 16 band graphic, time alignment, independent filters for front, rear, and subs. That stuff gives it points over the Alpine. It&#039;s equal to the Alpines or maybe slightly better for BT usability. But I liked the IPOD controls on my Alpines better. Still wouldn&#039;t go back to Alpines though as they have comparatively little built-in content for the money, apples to apples.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="eharri3, post: 6526347, member: 591579"] I'll throw in on the 980BT since I have one. Bluetooth interface is loud and clear though it won't automatically pair with my current phone. I attribute this to a platform difference as Ive had it with a few BT head unit/phone combos. IPOD: More 'playlist dependent' than the Alpines Ive had. On my Alpines the whole songlist comes alphabetically and you can do a quick search to get to one song on your whole list then jump to another without having to back in and out of playlists. Alpines also had a 'more from this artist' or 'more on this album feature that made it easier to find other music on a similar list without scrolling through a whole bunch of options. The Pioneer doesn't bring the songs up alphabetically so you can't easily jump to anything without going to playlists and if you want to hear something completely different you have to start over, selecting 'playlist', then type of playlist, then looking for the song. nice thing about this HU is the tunability, the only thing missing is active. 5 volt low resistance rca outs, 16 band graphic, time alignment, independent filters for front, rear, and subs. That stuff gives it points over the Alpine. It's equal to the Alpines or maybe slightly better for BT usability. But I liked the IPOD controls on my Alpines better. Still wouldn't go back to Alpines though as they have comparatively little built-in content for the money, apples to apples. [/QUOTE]

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