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[DreamNofR1]

Hey people - I am torn between 2 head units and need some help. I seriously can't decide. Help me make my decision! Thanks!

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[Babs 10+ year member]

Depends on what you want out of the head unit.. Boils down to decent SQ and bluetooth, or excellent SQ without bluetooth unless the box is added.

The 980BT is a nice one-box solution for bluetooth and some decent conventional head unit features.. The 9887 is strictly an SQ style unit, that can have a bluetooth box added if that's important, but the 9887 will allow far more sound tuning and active capability between tweets and mids in 3-way mode.

Now, I've also come to realize that with a couple amps out there, you can go active with two channels of any head unit with conventional HP filters such as the 980... The JL 300/4 and the Sundown 100.4 will do that... So... What's it mean? It means you can go completely active (no passive x-overs) with a simple 2-way frontstage, no rears, and sub with either deck.

However, from a pure sound quality standpoint, I'm betting based on reviews, the 9887 is THE deal among these two.. It competes directly with the DEH-P880PRS, the CD7100, the DXZ775USB. It has the active capability of the P9 combo and the DRZ9255, though it's a given those two high-end units are a far cry from either of the others listed here.

I'll be going 9887 most likely.

 

[mybird_91 10+ year member]

i'm for the alpine!!! looks like everyone so far is as well!!!

 

[its_bacon12 10+ year member]

meh ive never liked alpine.. too much of a pain in the *** if u ask me.

 

[DreamNofR1]

Actually, I am changing my thoughts here. The more research I do, the more I want the Alpine 9885 instead of the 9887. I am not into having the "best sound system" and not into fine tuning each and every aspect of my speakers. The 9885 will do me just fine. I don't think it's worth the extra $100 bucks or so for stuff I probably won't use. Here's my dilemma: I definitely want bluetooth. I like the fact that the Pioneer has it built it to the head unit and hate the fact that Alpine makes you buy it seperately. HOWEVER - my main reasoning is the iPod. I never take my iPod out of my car. The IDA-X001 was my first choice but when I found out that it doesn't have a CD player, I crossed that one off my list. I LOVE how fast the Alpine's are with the iPod. I experienced the Pioneer a few years ago and hated my head unit because of how painfully slow it was to search through music. I know the Pioneer isn't going to be as fast - BUT, if they have improved and they are a little faster, I think I will go with the Pioneer due to it having the nice color screen. What do you guys think????