alright my 2nd kenwood excelon just took a crap on me again, im done with them, ive had the cd player for just over a year and its junk again. anyways, i want alpine, i always have and i was thinking of getting the 9857. i really like the older motorized ones and im not too into the newest models, are there really only 4 different screen savers, plus can you change the button color like the old ones?...does anyone know when the new models will be out? should i just wait til then?...any opinions appreciated.

 

The new Alpine HU does not allow you to change the color of the buttons, one feature that I wish they still had. But besides that they are great units. I have a 9856 with full speed Ipod cable and I love it. It has 3 sets of pre-outs, blue tooth adapter is available and of course Ai-Net(Aux input).Just ask yourself what features you want in your HU so you know what to look for.

 

Check ebay for the older models. I'm a big fan of the 2004 models, motorized face, old style face, color changing buttons, 4v pre-out, bunch of other things i like about them. The only thing I like about the 2006 lineup is that you could push in the volume ****.

 

I have the 9856 with full-speed ipod also and it's great. But that might be the only part i really like. I dislike how the screen is setup but it was only 200 so I can't really bitch about it. I've been thinking about selling it actually.

 

i am an alpine fanatic. all of my audio has always been alpine. i have an old 7894 headunit and have been in love ever since i got it. fot alpine

 

I am also an Alpine fan, [for as long as there has been Alpine] I currently have the CDA-7893, it is a fully loaded unit with motorized face 2 way x-over built in time correction built in, and built in "high power" 4x27W RMS into 4 ohms, [EIA-517 standard]. There are 12 of these for sale on eBay
You can't go wrong with Alpine 94


Modified by fcm at 11:25 AM 9/4/2006

 

i also have the 9856 its actually a pretty good stereo.. if you aint looking for to much..

 

don't wanna hijack but ohwell...so what is a better H/U out there above 9857? something I can order still new from the last few years...its for a show car and I wasn't really impressed by the 9857 but if its the best available w/o going to a dam DVD player thats what I will get I guess

 

I have last years model the 9855 and it is insane there is an easy menu and a Pro menu that lets you tune the hell out of the complete system. Also there is ipersonalize that lets you go online and d/l stuff to the unit. The 9857 probably came out about 4-6 months ago so I dont think any new ones are coming out to soon but I could be wrong. Anyway go with an older model Alpine.

 

I have teh cda9856 and its wonderful...indepent controls for the subwoofer so the bass can be full on it and NOT for the other speakers...i really love that feature

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AllaBlurDA &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">don't wanna hijack but ohwell...so what is a better H/U out there above 9857? something I can order still new from the last few years...its for a show car and I wasn't really impressed by the 9857 but if its the best available w/o going to a dam DVD player thats what I will get I guess </TD></TR></TABLE> One of the best Alpines, [for the $$$] was the CDA-7893, [a few years old] but it is a "full load HU" it has everything you could ask for, built in 2/3way x-overs, time delay, sub out, with gain control and phase, parametric EQ and a ton more stuff.

Although there are some on eBay finding a new one will be very hard. 94

 

if your willing to do so, take a look at pioneers lineup this year, good stuff.

 

I love pioneer but I have a full Alpine setup, onl reason I need a new deck is cause t5he car got broken into and just need a solid replacemnet

 

Imo the cda9835 was alpine's last good hu.

Personally, for sq I like eclipse hu's, well at least their 2005 and before models

 

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Personally, for sq I like eclipse hu's, well at least their 2005 and before models </TD></TR></TABLE>

I couldn't agree more. And that is why I own the 9835 (IMO one of the best head-unit ever made)