aite i found a Alpine CDA - 9803 and a Pioneer DEH-P2500 they r both releativly cheap just a 5 dollar difference... the only difference they hav is ... 1 has a 1v preout that is the Pioneer and the Alpine has a 2v and in a personal opinion the pionner look better wat would u guys recommed?

 

are you planning on running any amps???

 

Alpine for sound. Don't go by looks cuz you'll be sorry. Alpine head units kick *** in general!

 

most likely no amps for now gonna go for the bare min. for now and slowly build

i found some good poineer speakers that were discontinued that were goin for 70 bux wit 250 peak pwr and 100 rms so i think ima pick those and set those up wit the alpine still unsure

 

get a alpine.

 

aite well i got some more questions i think ima take the alpine but these r the specs i found

Plays audio CD/CD-R/CD-RW
12 FM/6 AM presets
Bass Engine
BBE processing
Source tone memory
MOSFET internal amp
Power handling: 23Wt RMS
Peak power handling: 50Wt x 4 channels
CD frequency response: 5-20,000Hz
CD signal-to-noise ratio:105dB
FM sensitivity: 9.3 dB

only 1 think i got questions about the CD frequency response wat should i look for and is that a good frequency response?! also the cd signal and same for the fm sensitivity good or no good and wat should i look for thx much apprechiated (ahead of time)

 

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Considering a "normal" human's auditory system is only sensitive to frequencies between 20-20000Hz, I would say the Alpine's CD frequency response is more than adequate. The S/N is also around the standard. The FM sensitivity is a little on the low side. Most units are over 10 dB.

I've actually had the Alpine 9803 and found it to be a good sounding and well made headunit. I've also owned the more expensive Pioneer DEH-7400MP and found it to be less ergonomically sound (the buttons were too small). Also, the build quality of the Pioneer was inferior to the lesser costing Alpine. I'm currently using an Alpine 9811 which has more features (time delay, 4V preouts, etc).

 

thanks that 1 helped tons ima check the alpine 9811 if i cant find that 1 for a decent price ima just spend the cash for the 9803 only 130 wit installation... not that bad

and do the preouts effect anythin...

and i dont really care much about the fm thing cuse i dont really like the radio

 

alpine 0wnz j00. once you get one, you'll never want anything else. i have NEVER heard anyone owning one and not being satisfied or changing to a different brand.

 

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very very very true... now the question is ... 9803 or 9811 wat do i got the money for...


and wait i dont understand y the hell did they make the 9823 and 9827 and **** those r suppose to be a newer model of the 9803 and 9811 .... yet they r just lower grade and blue bottons?(acutally 23s dont even hav blue bottons) but it says near the rms thing CEA compliant wat is that?

how much would a face plate from the 9827 cost?


Modified by -DKap- at 10:50 AM 6/30/2004

 

get the best deck you can afford.

if you ever plan on getting amps down the road, then go for the alpine. ( for the higher pre out voltage)

If people picked decks based on looks, then every one would have those silver- disco -panasonics from a few years ago.

 

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I have gone from Alpine (which my last 6 decks were) to Eclipse and I am definilty happy with the change. As far as the options for the topic, Alpine all the way.

 

well i am just curious were ur old alpines all in the same price range as the eslipise? cuse if they werent wouldnt really count (unless the alpines were more)

 

My current Eclipse sells for $600 and the Alpine before that was a $600 deck. For a brief time I had Kenwood of the same price range (but that wasn't even worth mentioning.)

 

BTW, replacement faceplates run for about $130 new. Also if it has the CEA rating on it, it is definitly a 2004 model.

 

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