DeathAtSundown 10+ year member
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Alright everybody, this is my first post here at caraudio.com's forum. I recently decided that I wanted to stay with an alpine unit as the one I was currently using was an Alpine. I had an old CDA-9807, nothing fancy. Well the **** Subwoofer Jacks came loose because you could wiggle the Jacks in the back and you hear one or both of the subwoofers cut in and and out. Well I wanted to upgrade my head unit anyway. I've been eyeballing some of these more fancier Alpine units, however they're a little dated. (I hate the look of the new units) I went with an Alpine CDA-9853, **** THING WAS GREAT the first day I had it hooked up. NOW I've got problems with it and I'm half way tempted to throw it in the trash. I spent 150$ for this unit about 2 weeks ago (from todays posting date)
So here is what I'm experiencing.
Unit will turn it self off and right back on, this happens when being played at a higher volume, 18 on the volume reader seems to be the limit, after 18 which I would go to 20 would be too much and the unit will go completely blank, shut it self off, and turn it self back on but the volume will be at 0 when it's turned back on.
You would think with a newer type of unit the anti-shock or anti-skip funtion would be worth mentioning, this head unit is complete dog **** in that department. My old CDA-9807 I could take out and shake and it would barely skip. HENCE -
- Problem number 2. This unit skips at the most SMALLEST of bumps in the road, even man holes. It REALLY takes away from being able to enjoy the unit.
I'm posting these problems in the slight chance someone else may have experienced this or may know of a fix for it, or if Alpine can fix it.
Really don't want to have to get rid of this unit to be brutally honest here. It's in excellent cosmetic condition. PLEASE HELP!!
So here is what I'm experiencing.
Unit will turn it self off and right back on, this happens when being played at a higher volume, 18 on the volume reader seems to be the limit, after 18 which I would go to 20 would be too much and the unit will go completely blank, shut it self off, and turn it self back on but the volume will be at 0 when it's turned back on.
You would think with a newer type of unit the anti-shock or anti-skip funtion would be worth mentioning, this head unit is complete dog **** in that department. My old CDA-9807 I could take out and shake and it would barely skip. HENCE -
- Problem number 2. This unit skips at the most SMALLEST of bumps in the road, even man holes. It REALLY takes away from being able to enjoy the unit.
I'm posting these problems in the slight chance someone else may have experienced this or may know of a fix for it, or if Alpine can fix it.
Really don't want to have to get rid of this unit to be brutally honest here. It's in excellent cosmetic condition. PLEASE HELP!!