Alpine Cd/Mp3 Player

[Tear 10+ year member]

Trying to decide which to buy, there's so many out there. Anyone have any advice on what's the best Alpine out there right now? Any help is appreciated.

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[mattj 5,000+ posts]

Alpines best unit is the iva-d900 which is an indash tv/cd/dvd plus other addon stuff is available.

 

[Taycron 10+ year member]

Alpine will be coming out with some new head units soon. they are the CDA-9830, CdA-9831, CDA-9833, and CDA-9835.. They look awesome. They should be here by March..

 

[Tear 10+ year member]

Alpines best unit is the iva-d900 which is an indash tv/cd/dvd plus other addon stuff is available.

I appreciate it, but $ is somewhat a factor.

 

[mattj 5,000+ posts]

Id look into the 9815, 9813, 7998, and 7897 to name a couple.

 

[Tear 10+ year member]

Yes, I like the 9815 and the 9827. I know the 15 is a newer model than the 27, but what makes it so much better?

 

[Tear 10+ year member]

Ok, it's between the 9815 and the 9833 (when it's out). Any thoughts?

 

[Taycron 10+ year member]

I'm stuck between the 9833 and 9815. I'm going to wait and try the 9833 when it comes out. I would hate to buy the 9815 and regret it. Also I would figure the 9815 would drop in price once the new models come out..

 

[scsi 10+ year member]

the 9815 and 9833 are pretty much the same headunit with a different look

 

[Taycron 10+ year member]

I know people assume that the new models will only have a cosmetic change but I disagree.. I went to Tweeter and listened to the 9807 and the 9827 (The 9827 replaced the 9807). I could hear an audible difference between the two. The 9827 sounded better and clearer.. The display was also a lot better.. Even the salesperson and 2 other guys in the room said they could hear the difference between the two.. Both units were set with the default on..

 

[scsi 10+ year member]

cool, haha actually im waiting for the 9833 also...when the hell is it coming

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The only real difference between the 9813 and the 9815 is the appearance. They add a few interface options that use the different display, but there is no difference in capability and there is a huge difference in price. I bought the 9813 needless to say.

 

[Tear 10+ year member]

Since then i've gotten the 9815, and I love it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[takeabao 10+ year member]

If you're planning on getting a separate amp to power your speakers, look to the CDA-7995 (i believe that's the correct model #).

This HU is essentially the same as the 1.5DIN model that Alpine puts out, minus the internal amplifier. Why pay for something you're not going to use? Does MP3 playback...dot-matrix display...built-in correction...graphic eq...et cetera...the whole shebang. Considering that the 2004 units are coming real soon, you should be able to get the 7995 for real cheap.

Consider it a steal.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

If you're planning on getting a separate amp to power your speakers, look to the CDA-7995 (i believe that's the correct model #).

The 7995 had one huge flaw that ruled it out for me immediately, it only has the BassEngine Plus rather than the Pro. I still can't figure out why they would make a competition head unit and then put the crappy processor in it.

One of the '04 models is just as baffling. I don't remember the model number but it one of the most basic models that they make. No real features, but it is the only one with a built in XM tuner, WTF?