Not happy with my Alpine CDA-9885

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

he's a moron.

Atleast I have a life outside of these forums. I'm not the one with almost 16,000 posts in 2 years.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif Unless you call knocking up your woman a life. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

he's a moron.

That's kinda what I was thinking....

and yes it's odd, I still have a 9855 and I feel like it's still "new".... I'll prob have it for another 3-4 years....

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

Atleast I have a life outside of these forums. I'm not the one with almost 16,000 posts in 2 years.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif Unless you call knocking up your woman a life. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

At least he doesn't just make shit up to sound smart.....

But anyways this isn't a ***** fight thread... the guy needs answers....

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Seems to me that I will need an EQ for sure to tone down the mids, I was very pleased with the Pioneer sound.
Suggestions for a new HU with iPod controls (or at least aux input)? I think I'm done with Alpine HU. I'm also done with Eclipse.

Sounds like Pioneer is the way to go for you then. That is the same reason after trying Alpine, Clarion and Eclipse that I have gone back to Pioneer for good.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

At least he doesn't just make shit up to sound smart.....

I wasn't talking to you suckass. I think he can take care of himself.

Secondly, I wasn't making ANYTHING up. The word WARMTH is used to describe the sound of audio equipment. But I guess you wouldn't know anything about that.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

But anyways this isn't a ***** fight thread... the guy needs answers....

Then get the FUCK out of here. Because that is clearly all you came in here for.

 

[THUMPPER 10+ year member]

I was not impressed with any of the new Alpine

the old Alpine F1 was SWEET but the newer stuff...naa

I ended up with the new Premier 980 ....it was a pain

in the *** to operate for the first few days but I love

the sound of it

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

Then get the FUCK out of here. Because that is clearly all you came in here for.

just stop and leave . you did not supply any real helpful info anyway.

thanks.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

just stop and leave . you did not supply any real helpful info anyway.

thanks.

I gave my opinion which is all anyone else did. Acid came in here to start shit and thats all. So tell him that or don't post at all.

 

[whitemax 10+ year member]

haha 7998 is still a sweet peice of gear, and yeah man... it seems like yesterday I was getting in my 9835. Heck seems like yesterday I was getting in my 7949!
I can say though getting back my 9835 has been bliss. Just a stellar deck, if only she had fiber optic outputs on her. May contact and engineer buddy and see what he can do about that.

I really liked my 7949, if it did not have issues playing cd-r's I would probably still be running it to this day (had it paired up with a PXA-H600). I've had two 7998's...very nice unit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif ...I am borrowing my sister's right now till my CD7000 gets back from service.

 

[whitemax 10+ year member]

Sounds like Pioneer is the way to go for you then. That is the same reason after trying Alpine, Clarion and Eclipse that I have gone back to Pioneer for good.

Guess it comes down to personal preference, I feel the same way about Eclipse after trying out Alpine, and Pioneer. I do have to say though, overall the easiest hu's to use for me were the Alpine ones.

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Guess it comes down to personal preference, I feel the same way about Eclipse after trying out Alpine, and Pioneer. I do have to say though, overall the easiest hu's to use for me were the Alpine ones.

I agree. All audio equipment comes down to personal preference. The OP of this thread doesn't like the lack of warmth in his Alpine. He also doesn't like Eclipse either for whatever reason. Pioneer is probably his "taste".

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

Same here. I used to be hardcore Alpine. Owned a Pioneer deck (390mp) and OMG what a difference. So much cheaper too.

 

[edison_GTI 10+ year member]

Thanks guys for the suggestions. Seems like I should try the 880, where is the best place to order from?

 

[desertheat 10+ year member]

I agree. All audio equipment comes down to personal preference. The OP of this thread doesn't like the lack of warmth in his Alpine. He also doesn't like Eclipse either for whatever reason. Pioneer is probably his "taste".

He is complaining about the lack of warmth from the onboard processing, the deck itself should have NO warmth to it *LOL* This is solid state guy, not a mc275 or st70 tube amp. He mentioned useing the loudness, well he is lacking in certain areas frequency wise that suits his needs. He would be better off with a deck that has a decent amount of adjustability not just a brand name. Cd7000 or cd7001 would be a good choice, the 9835 would be great as well... or wait for the 9887.