I went from the alpine 7998 to a 9835. I love them both and wish I still had the 7998. Only problem was the face on the 7998 kept breaking and not working. I had it repaired 3 times before I finally gave up and got the 9835. The 7998 had a little better SQ than the 9835 on the same system I had. Its not a very noticable difference.
I guess Im not too much input in this thread other than I love my Alpines. I have never own any other brand deck than an Alpine.
