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help: Nakamichi vs Alpine vs Denon headunits
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<blockquote data-quote="Shugarra" data-source="post: 539406" data-attributes="member: 549983"><p>Okay, I've used the Alpine 9815, Nakamichi cd 400 and now the Rockford/Denon unit. The 9815 was a great deck and had all the little things you'd expect from a conventional cd player (mp3s, equalizer, time correction) but it pretty much sounded like butt if you didn't have everything setup.</p><p></p><p>The Nak was a good deck too. I had heard a lot about previous versions skipping, but this one did very well, not as good as the alpine, but it definitely wasn't a problem. I've also heard Nakamichi customer service is crap, but I never had any problems with my unit while I had it so I don't know first hand.</p><p></p><p>I'm currently using the Rockford/Denon and it's great. Has a better look, in my opinion, than the nak while still retaining an elegant simplicity. The denon also sounds better to me than either the nakamichi or the 9815. My only complaint is that it doesn't have anything more than the basic functions, no equalizer, time alignment, etc.</p><p></p><p>Now that I typed all of that I just realized all the processing will be done on your computer, beyond the strength of the input/outputs your deck won't effect sound quality at all. Using MP3s I'm not sure you'd notice the difference anyway. I'm not sure about the R1 but I know my deck has an option to boost the aux input level, might be something to look into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shugarra, post: 539406, member: 549983"] Okay, I've used the Alpine 9815, Nakamichi cd 400 and now the Rockford/Denon unit. The 9815 was a great deck and had all the little things you'd expect from a conventional cd player (mp3s, equalizer, time correction) but it pretty much sounded like butt if you didn't have everything setup. The Nak was a good deck too. I had heard a lot about previous versions skipping, but this one did very well, not as good as the alpine, but it definitely wasn't a problem. I've also heard Nakamichi customer service is crap, but I never had any problems with my unit while I had it so I don't know first hand. I'm currently using the Rockford/Denon and it's great. Has a better look, in my opinion, than the nak while still retaining an elegant simplicity. The denon also sounds better to me than either the nakamichi or the 9815. My only complaint is that it doesn't have anything more than the basic functions, no equalizer, time alignment, etc. Now that I typed all of that I just realized all the processing will be done on your computer, beyond the strength of the input/outputs your deck won't effect sound quality at all. Using MP3s I'm not sure you'd notice the difference anyway. I'm not sure about the R1 but I know my deck has an option to boost the aux input level, might be something to look into. [/QUOTE]
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