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Excellent receiver |
April-11-10 |
| Reviewer:
Bosco-Zebra
from Dallas Texas
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I installed the iDA-X305 in my Mazda about 3 months ago. So far I am pleased pink, it has worked nearly flawless with my iPhone 3G except on one occasion where I had to reboot the iPhone to restore communication between the devices. Overall, the sound is excellent paired with a set of Infinity reference 6820cses (no external amplification). Though at high volume levels the receiver seems to run out of oomph and sound becomes quite distorted.
Installation did have a bit of a hiccup- The factory receiver had evidently been removed at one point and the retainer clips the removal tools provided were to access proved deformed and inaccessible. I called Crutchfield for help and was basically told "well, we're not sure what to tell you." That was a bit disheartening, though I finally fixed it myself by purchasing a Kobalt hook and pick set which gave me strength of tool necessary to destroy the factory unit out of my dash.
All in all, a bit of a mixed bag: Crutchfield sold me an excellent receiver for a reasonable price but the after sale support could have been better.
I have been extremely satisfied with the receiver and plan to purchase the bluetooth kit and inline Alpine branded amplifier later this year. "A++, would buy again"
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In a word, Fantastic |
March-08-10 |
| Reviewer:
craig
from Richmond, Virginia
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I am in the midst of renovating the sound in my 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad-cab PU truck, adding a subwoofer (Alpine SWS 1243D), and an Alpine five channel amp (the PDX-5). I wanted to be able to play my iPod through the radio head unit, without -- as I have been doing for several years with an old, beloved Blaupunkt Bremen -- the use of an FM transmitter. After about a month of research, I settled on the iDA-X305. Within hours, it seemed, of my placing the order through the magicians at Crutchfield here, the radio arrived and I had it installed. It has taken me a couple of weeks to go through the manual: it resembles someone's doctoral dissertation, so thick and detailed it is. That summarizes the radio HU, too, as it is does everything but land a 747. The HU menu is logical, and allows the user to program many features and to customize it. Its iPod features are plentiful, and again, logical, giving the option of complete control over the iPod' features via the HU. The HU can also be used almost like a preamp in a home stereo setup, moving from inputs like the iPod, to the FM radio, to the AM radio, to a CD changer (an interfaced one: the iDA-X305 does not have an integrated CD transport in it), and Bluetooth. You get what you pay for, and this unit gives you a lot for your money. Thanks again, Crutchfield.
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Excellent unit; even better store |
January-31-10 |
| Reviewer:
Anonymous person
from Nashville, TN
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The instructions ask us to focus our comments on the product but I have to give Crutchfield its fair shake. Crutchfield = excellence. Thank you Skip for your help.
I am very happy with the unit. Installation was simple. If you read the instructions carefully you will shave about an hour off the installation time. The instructions from Crutchfield are very clear and extremely helpful. The unit is simple to use. The controls are very intuitive. Sound quality is great. I got the aux. adapter. Setting that up for a portable device is not in Alpine's instructions however the unit's setup mode was so easy that none were needed. Great system great shop. I will buy here again.
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Outstanding! |
January-26-10 |
| Reviewer:
Sonny
from Tampa, FL
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I wasn't quite satisfied with the sound quality I was getting when connecting my iPod to my old Alpine head unit without a 24 bit DAC so I upgraded to this unit. The sound is much better! I was a little hesitant to get a unit that could not play CDs because in the past, the CDs sounded much better than the iPod. I'm glad I tried this one. The sound is as good or better than CDs with the old Alpine unit. Much clearer and fuller! I have it connected to Pioneer 3 ways in the rear, 2 ways in the doors, a nice sub and an Alpine amp (all from Crutchfield, of course)in a Mustang. The sound is near perfect! Thanks Crutchfield!
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Probably best unit for iPod, but not best Alpine |
January-24-10 |
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Matt
from Nashville, TN
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I've had the IDA x305 now for a couple months. Overall, I love it. It took a little convincing of the wife to get a head unit w/o a CD player, but once she saw how well the iPod interface worked, she was sold.
However, as a long time Alpine consumer, I can't give this a 5/5 stars for these reasons:
1) There is no MUTE button. This feature that seemed to be standard on Alpine head units is non-existent. Granted, most of the use is for the iPod and the PAUSE button is sufficient, but for the times when I wanna slum-it on FM or AM, I have withdraws from that MUTE button from my last 2 Alpine CD head units. I also imagine this would be problematic if I had the HD radio added to it. So, in the context of an iPod unit, not a big deal. I just find this lacking on a receiver from Alpine.
2) Radio preset buttons don't exist. Selecting a preset radio station requires you to press a PRESET button then use the rotary dial to scroll to the station of your choice. This means you must LOOK at the unit. Compare this to most other car radios that have, say, 6 preset buttons you can press blindly while keeping eyes on the road. I don't wish for 6 buttons on this design, but a single button that allowed "toggling" b/t presets would be nice.
In retrospect, I may have gone with the CD unit from Alpine w/ ipod and the built-in Bluetooth. The BT unit for this job is pretty expensive. Boo. Oh, and definitely buy the analog aux adapter up front. Overall, I enjoy the unit
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