Who me? i dont have the 9856 i have the daddy of all alpines the 7998Rthe alpine 9856 has nothing to play with your sound, so not sure why you'd pick that unit
Which one do you like better and what models are they exactly? I have a Kenwood KDC-X794 Excelon, but I'm considering an Alpine head unit so I'm curious...I voted kenwood because I have an excelon in my car but I also have an alpine in my truck