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January-26-12 |
| Reviewer:
Anonymous person
from indianapolis in
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best radio i have ever owned; currently paired with imprint module but not using imprint calibraiton. that being said without the imprint the it losses much of its luster. the sound quality is excellent;the amount of mp3/usb media data it can access is overwhelming;and the volume knob can be used while driving without a near death experience (kenwoods take you through a sat exam after volume knob is depressed and it is super sensitive.) the time correction adds alot to the imaging that other radios lack. but all of that is nothing compaired to the active crossover capabilites of the imprint module. even on manual settings the active crossover adds so much dyanamic detail and crisp realism its awe inspiring. some times when one of my favorite old songs come on i cant help but grin ear to ear. i just know people at the intersection must think im crazy . if you look into actively crossing over your system it can easily add 800 dollars to your build and not have two interfaces that dont blend well. with the imprint you interface with the computer through the head unit . now i am using four kicker ss 6.5" components in the front actively crossover at 2.5khz at 24db slope -2 gain;the mid range BANDPassed (awesome) at 2.5khz 24db to 100hz 24db and im using kicker ss midbass 8" (free air) (four in the back window) at low pass 200hz at 0db slope. it sounds awesome. so much punchy bass that is so tight and very responsive.the mids and tweets get loud with no smearing !!! excellent.
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Alpine CDA-117 |
January-25-12 |
| Reviewer:
V. Williams
from Alpharetta, GA
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This unit replaced an older Alpine unit in a 1987 Mercedes Benz. I absolutely love the unit and enjoy linking it to my I-pod and playing my music. Paired up with JL Audio amp and Focal speaker system I look forward to every drive.
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Unbelievably Wonderful! |
November-11-11 |
| Reviewer:
David
from Clarksville, Tn.
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I have to admit that I've been out of the loop regarding the latest in car sound. I've had a number of Sonys and Kenwoods in the past and have been happy. But I saw all the preamp outs and thought that I would upgrade as I got the pennies. I had been stalling the purchase of an ipod but when I saw this unit's ipod feature, I ran right out and got an ipod. I saw that a reviewer complained that the ipod control was a little slow. This is subjective. It is certainly fast enough. Since the last thing I want to do is wreck my car, I am very careful about when I work the ipod controls anyway. And I find that the ipod feature is fast enough that it is always waiting on me. Now, I find that the ipod capability is what I use the most and I don't drive anywhere w/o my ipod hooked up to this Alpine. SWEET! I must say this. In my younger days, I made my living working as a car audio installer. This was in the days when a saber saw was the tool we used the most. This is the first DIN unit I've ever installed. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? This installation cannot be that easy! But it was. Then it was simply a case of plugging in the connectors and my car was rockin. I think that anyone not happy with this unit just doesn't want to be happy. AND OMG, the SOUND! Folks, I gotta say that I KNOW what good sound is and this unit has surpassed all that I've ever owned. I love it. I cannot stop listening to it. I like this unit so much that I'm buying another exactly like it for my other car.
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not what i expected |
November-05-11 |
| Reviewer:
user
from seattle
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now dont get me wrong its an OK unit if you are switching from a 50-100 dollar radio with absolutely no features or a smaller brand name such as dual, jensen etc its an upgrade...
but USB interface is very very slow. it is banking all the time it splits your music in banks of 1000 songs to supposedly speed up loading. but it still slow even when compared to older models of other brands like sony kenwood and pioneer.
playlist browsing is also very slow like browsing through CD changer interface.
theres just enough sound tuning features to make you want to buy the imprint. after using it for one day i had a very strong feeling that its what alpine wanted to do, is to make it so you WANT to buy more features because the ones included are just "almost there"
it would be ok except this radio is advertized as AUDIOPHILE, hi-fi, top of the line alpine unit, and it is far from it.
in the end i sold it and bought a kenwood kdc-x891 and its much faster.
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October-20-11 |
| Reviewer:
treetop
from Washington D.C.
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I previously had the Alpine 9887 but it was stolen out of my vehicle and of course it is no longer available. Replacing that with this unit the learning curve earlier mentioned is true as the controls and menus changed some. Overall this is a great unit; with different EQ types and settings, and more functions than most other head units. The Ipod controls are simple but are slow, and that's my only gripe.
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