Eclipse CD-8445 or Alpine CDA-9855?

[Deathwish238 10+ year member]

I'm looking at the Eclipse CD-8445 and the Alpine CDA-9855. I can get them both for a similar price so money is not an issue. Which should I get and why? I won't be doing an active setup anytime soon and will probably be powering my stock speakers for a good while.

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[boomanchu]

Eclipse

Unless you like gaytouch

 

[Deathwish238 10+ year member]

EclipseUnless you like gaytouch

haha I've never used the glidetouch but I hear it's either hit or miss.

 

[boomanchu]

It was a miss with me

I really really dislike it

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

My vote's for the Eclipse...

 

[Deathwish238 10+ year member]

My vote's for the Eclipse...

Any specific reasons why?

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

I would definitely say the Eclipse. I love mine and would not dream of owning another brand of deck.

 

[Deathwish238 10+ year member]

I would definitely say the Eclipse. I love mine and would not dream of owning another brand of deck.

What makes you so attached to it? I've owned an Eclipse 3403 a few years back and I loved it. However I have also have had good experiences with a friend's Alpine.

 

[boomanchu]

I didnt believe people when they said the SQ was awseome

It is

Much better than my alpine but i didnt like the menu's

 

[kicker06 10+ year member]

Eclipse has higher Preout Voltages... at 8volts, which means you can turn down the gain's on your amps, if your running any. Alpine decks have very low preout voltages...like 2volts or something like that. Just another advantage of eclipse.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Any specific reasons why?

Because the Glide Touch feature is poorly designed, IMO.

And it has no features to make it more attractive than the 9835.

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

umm for passive i'd rather get the eclipse because my 8455 sounds awesome. also more bands on the PEQ compared to the 9855. if active, well the 8445 doesn't have 3 way capability so the 9855 would be my choice.

 

[mashley124 10+ year member]

I have to say 8445 like everyone else. I took this forums advise and purchased it. Best deck I ever had. Gains had to be set lower than with previous headunits. Sound is amazing.

 

[JLCivic 10+ year member]

IMO, Eclipse makes the best sounding mass marketed decks available. I have owned clarion, pioneer, alpine, kenwood and 4 eclipses. I loved the eclipses the most and they were the best sounding decks I had owned until I picked up the 8250.

 

[thai_creeper 10+ year member]

Eclipse has higher Preout Voltages... at 8volts, which means you can turn down the gain's on your amps, if your running any. Alpine decks have very low preout voltages...like 2volts or something like that. Just another advantage of eclipse.

i think it's 4v for the 9855