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Mistake to buy for audiophiles |
June 27, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
XPL_MAN
from St.paul MN
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I replaced my Clarion Vrx935vd with this. I used to be an Alpine fan and after I installed this, never again..
Cons
RCA Pre-outs - Need more voltage Only 2V
GUI - The user interface is that of a 1970s sci fi touch screen.
Ipod - The menus forget where you are so you have to re-navigate after each artist.
With the screen closed There is no text allowing you to see track number, volume level, time.. anything.
Remote amplifier turn on needs a capacitor or a time delay so you don't pop your speakers.
Remote control is the size of a potato chip.
Sound quality is tin canish.
In order to get into setup, you have to have your car in park with the e brake, pressed, or buy a programmable controller to do the series of on and offs.
Alpine why make it impossible for us.
I called Alpine and they told me to buy the Imprint module to make it sound better, I figured a $1000 dollar deck should sound good, but no you have to buy bolt ons to make it sound like a sony xpload!
For the money run and find a JVC or anything other than this. My friends commented on how horrible the sound quality had changed. and all i did is replace head unit from a Clarion to a Alpine.
I think my next deck will be an older model clarion or eclipse, the thd is terrible with this unit.
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Very dissapointed... |
June 3, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
Patrick
from Chester
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What a dissapointment! I had purchased this as a replacement for a 6 year old Alpine IVA-D901 that was starting to have issues. Anyway, not even close to the IVA-D901. I am very surprised at Alpine, how they've gone toward the cheaper sub-par decks compared to the quality builds and audiophile-like features that they used to offer. This unit only offers noisy 2V preouts, unless you buy the IMPRINT(that I had no luck with). Even with that, everything sounded flat and tinney. Picture quality is grainy with only 400,000 pixel elements as compared to the industry standard of 1.15 million. Screen is plain and dull with no selectable wallpapers. All you get is a blue, white, & dull gray color screen. Also, the screen is wobbly while the vehicle is moving. The few positive things I will have to say is, there is no giant hideaway "brain-box" that you have to hide with all of the wiring. This one is pretty simplified in a single unit DIN chassis. It is also very iPod friendly. However, I returned this the next day for an Alpine CDA-117. It was like a night and day difference.
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CHEAP |
May 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
Anonymous person
from Pittsburgh
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I thought for this price I'd get a much better deck. Don't get me wrong its nice but its like a 400 dollar deck in my book its kinda cheap and flimsy. I'm surprised at Alpine. Personally I like my Jensen flip up better and it was 350. Maybe its because I don't have the imprint system but I'm sending this back.
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January 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer:
Mike
from New York
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Just installed this radio. Overall I am very pleased with this unit. . Made a huge improvement in sound quality over my factory radio.
Would like to see the on screen buttons a little larger, so I don't have to take my eyes off the road as much. The screen moves more than I'd like it to when using touchscreen.
Installation was straight forward. Crutchfield had me covered on everything I needed to get me up and running.
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Disappointed |
December 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer:
Cliff
from Cincinnati, Ohio
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I must say this is the first that fall below my level of satisfaction.
First I have to start off by saying I previously owned a IVA D310 which was a far better model then this will ever be. They have cheapened the motor of the 106 which raises and lowers the screen, rather then being gear driven in a two stage set up it is a single stage raise= cost saving for them. I can no longer extend my screen that extra inch as you could on the previous models.
Second, there is no longer an LED screen where you could tell what was going on if you have the screen closed, now all you see is "alpine".
Third, I have a Alpine V12 D550 theather amp hooked up to it which supports parametric EQ. I am deeply disappointed with the paremetric eq... it is no longer visual like the 310. It just display the frequecy your on and the settings of that frequency.... Alpine.... what happened! I used to proud myself on these small features that would surpass your competitors units.
Positives... it does all the 310 did except what i mentioned, mor compatible from what I can tell with streaming Bluetooth, although it didnt work on mine, yet, and HD radio is nice. Serisouly alpine, if its not broke, dont fix it...
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