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<blockquote data-quote="ejschultz" data-source="post: 5837529" data-attributes="member: 603800"><p>the 9856 is not able to run active. at least not without an external sound processor. the 9855 can do it. if it&#039;s got a built in crossover with a 3 way setting, you can run an active front stage. the ipod controls would be completely on the head unit itself. i know with the kca 420i (the ipod unit to connect an ipod to a 2004 or 2005 alpine unit) you cannot use the ipod controls. i would assume it&#039;s the same way with the full speed ipod control they introduced in 2006. also, none of the units as far as i know will charge a new ipod nano, 2nd gen touch, or the 3g iphone. you can still use these on the units and get full control over them, but you cannot charge them. all the others will charge. there are some adapters that will work with any alpine that can control an ai-net cd changer to hook an ipod up through that. it&#039;s a dock connector and it will let you use the controls on the ipod instead of the head unit. i&#039;ve got one ordered from woofersect but i don&#039;t have it yet. i&#039;m not sure if you can use the controls on the head unit or what types of ipods it will charge. there&#039;s also an aux input that hooks into the ai-net as well. it will come out of the ipods phono out. i&#039;ve got this in my truck on a 9853 and it works well. there&#039;s some static introduced, but i don&#039;t have anything near a system in there anyways. also, this will obviously not charge or let you take any control of any ipod with the head unit.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="ejschultz, post: 5837529, member: 603800"] the 9856 is not able to run active. at least not without an external sound processor. the 9855 can do it. if it's got a built in crossover with a 3 way setting, you can run an active front stage. the ipod controls would be completely on the head unit itself. i know with the kca 420i (the ipod unit to connect an ipod to a 2004 or 2005 alpine unit) you cannot use the ipod controls. i would assume it's the same way with the full speed ipod control they introduced in 2006. also, none of the units as far as i know will charge a new ipod nano, 2nd gen touch, or the 3g iphone. you can still use these on the units and get full control over them, but you cannot charge them. all the others will charge. there are some adapters that will work with any alpine that can control an ai-net cd changer to hook an ipod up through that. it's a dock connector and it will let you use the controls on the ipod instead of the head unit. i've got one ordered from woofersect but i don't have it yet. i'm not sure if you can use the controls on the head unit or what types of ipods it will charge. there's also an aux input that hooks into the ai-net as well. it will come out of the ipods phono out. i've got this in my truck on a 9853 and it works well. there's some static introduced, but i don't have anything near a system in there anyways. also, this will obviously not charge or let you take any control of any ipod with the head unit. [/QUOTE]

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