looking for a top notch SQ headunit

[whitemax 10+ year member]

Try going to Alpine's website and click on the download catalog link towards the bottom.

By the way one of my favorite SQ setups was my Alpine CDA-7949 paired up with the PXA-H600 (had four 20bit Burr Brown DAC's). I had those hooked up with the fiberoptic connection (also had the CHA-S624 connected to the processor with another fiberoptic cable). While the auto tuning I did not like, the sound that the processor produced was very sweet.

 

[Igno 10+ year member]

The 9255 is THE current SQ head unit in production at the moment.. I agree, when you look at the specs and construction, it's one big hulking SQ CD player and pre/pro with a sure-enough hi-fi quality volume attenuator, and some pretty significant tri-amp crossover capability and superior time alignment.. All packed in a 1-din without room left over for an unnecessary and unused power amp... Not even a detach faceplate.. Instead of a plastic faceplate, it's a metal plate.. sheer quality.. For theft deterrent, I suggest welding it to the firewall and a large dog on duty at all times and bars on the windows with deadbolts in the doors. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
If I had the cash, it would be my ONLY pick.. A good economical alternative is the 880, premier unit.. That will probably be my pick in the new car.

My dream SQ head unit would be:

- NO CD Player at all.. Why have all the moving parts to break.

- USB/iPod built in - any format lossless or other on USB stick or iPod.. and fast easy access.

- Bluetooth - Why the heck not.. It's way nice, safer use of driving with a cell phone

- 3-way digital crossover like the 9255 or 880

- Digital Auto Time Alignment and EQ of the 880

- NO internal Amp.. Preamp only (not an entry level unit).

- Superior or best available DAC's / processing. ie. burr-brown, etc.

- Good high V preouts w/o pigtails.

- Copper chassis of the 9255

- Simple, no flash faceplate of the 9255 without a bunch of cheap flashy hard to see buttons and screens.

- Excellent build quality of the 9255 internals and faceplate

- Detachable face and/or code-entry if pulled from power.. statement ON the back of the face when detached....

"Useless If Stolen... Thief, go get a job and EARN one"

- Oh, and a great radio section as well.. with satellite external/optional.

Alpine has a potential platform with this Non-CD player unit I see, but it's NOT to the level of the 880 in SQ features.

Message to Alpine, Eclipse, Kenwood, Clarion whomever... Build this head unit, get it under $500 or at least offer a budget version and a full-blown version and you know it could be affordable (no freakin amp or cd player in the thing for Pete's sake), and it WILL sell and be a legend.. and leave it alone for a few years like the 9255.

Can I get an Amen!?! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

when are you building this:laugh:

 

[suleman36 10+ year member]

That new Alpine CDA-9887 has some potential with it being 4v and 24 bit dac capable. I havent really looked into alpine since the CDA-9835 which was the last unit i really liked and it seemed to have went downhill since. I hope this unit can be as good or better as the 9835.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

That new Alpine CDA-9887 has some potential with it being 4v and 24 bit dac capable. I havent really looked into alpine since the CDA-9835 which was the last unit i really liked and it seemed to have went downhill since. I hope this unit can be as good or better as the 9835.

Even though it's been almost 15 years since I've owned an Alpine deck and never will again I would also be interested in seeing what this deck can do. What has me intrigued is how someone on this thread said something about 512 eq bands per channel. Now that I'd like to see.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Racerx250 10+ year member]

I have a Clairon dxz955 and it rocks my firebird and sounds good to me.

 

[suleman36 10+ year member]

Here some more info on the new Alpine CDA-9887 and the Imprint Kit

http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/fun/P-Lot/garage.php?vehicle=IMPRINT%20RLS

 

[SQBubble 10+ year member]

There was an Addzest DRZ9255 floating around. Dead sexy SQ headunit there.

i agree, that clarion is the sweetest sq headunit out there IMO, but do they have removable faceplate?

 

[Igno 10+ year member]

i agree, that clarion is the sweetest sq headunit out there IMO, but do they have removable faceplate?

wish it could do usb

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

wish it could do usb

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif That would pretty much defeat the purpose don't you think??

 

[CaliforniabOY5 10+ year member]

DRZ9255 gives me a hard- on

 

[Igno 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif That would pretty much defeat the purpose don't you think??

nope, your ears are better than mine 320 bit sounds pretty good to me, plus it still would benifit from the dual burr browns, I mean its all one's and zero's, so how compressed your music is would be the issue to me

 

[desertheat 10+ year member]

9887 looks to be the best deck since the 9835... Basically a 9835 clone with updates. Looking every day online to see if it is out yet. Tempted to order it from austrailia as it is released there.

 

[ghart999 10+ year member]

Yeah - why the hell is the 9887 released in Australia? Makes no sense at all. I want....

 

[Babs 10+ year member]

yeah no kidding.. slow boat from China I guess and Australia was the first stop.. It just ain't right!

Aussie Subaru Foresters have sportshift also where the US versions don't... It just ain't right!

And they got 'roo's over there and beavers with duck-bills. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

... But yeah, why released in Aus. but not here?