Alpine CDA-9827

Price Paid:  $220.00 from Circuit City

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 CDA-9827

Strengths:
Front, Rear, Sub outs
AAAAALLLPPPIIINNNEEE!
Auxilary Input! (For when I put PS2 in =) )
Impressive sound.

Weaknesses:
Someone said that the text is too small, but who cares! I bought it for sound, not show. Anyway, I have it on "Blackout" so the text doesn't show = better sound quality and it keeps my interior dark (I have all interior lights and dash lights off)
It takes a while to scroll through iPod with the Ai-Net interface. I would suggest going 1/8 inch (into iPod) to RCA (into Aux. inputs) so if you want to change a song, you're using the iPod not the CDA-9827. Although if you went this way, your iPod won't charge like it does with the Ai-Net interface.

Summary:
Great Head Unit! I love this thing. My parents gave it to me as a 16th birthday gift. Even though it only has 18w RMS output, I blew my Sony XPlode 6x9's because there are A LOT of settings that you can tweak. Sounds amazing (before I blew the speakers :) ) I used to have 2 12" XPlodes but I returned them, got a new sub and my car sounds pretty nice. I just need to get new speakers because the blown ones suck. I paid $100 for the ipod interface, which is now a lot cheaper, but I couldn't be happier!

Similar Products Used:
None

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Don't listen to anyone that says this isn't an audiophile system yet he uses Infinity amps, lol. Infinity isn't audiofile you tool!! Try Arc and Elevation audio before you try to say you are knowledgeable about car audio.

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

Price Paid:  $230.00 from Tweeter

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 CDA 9827

Strengths:
MP3/WAV support,

Weaknesses:
- Text display isn't very big. Alpine could have made the text smaller. But again, I am really not into fancy displays so that didn't really bother me too much. - No built-in support for Sirius. (has XM)

Summary:
The reason I got this amp was because: (in order of importance) - Front, Rear, and Sub line output. - Open face (fewer mechanical parts to break and less cumbersome when driving). - MP3/WAV capabilities. - 4 volt output. - Remote Control. - Decent name/reputation. I did a lot of searching and this was the only player that matched all of this criteria. So far I am very happy with it. My subs sound much better than with my old HU. I didn't even know that it could make a difference. I am not real big on fancy displays or very complicated face plates, so the remote control is a nice touch. I can change basic controls while keeping my eyes on the road.

Similar Products Used:
Rockford, Blaupunkt

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $300.00 from K2 Tronic

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 9827

Strengths:
Great MX function and Deft options. in combination with Alpine speakers works fluently

Weaknesses:
It does NOT have an EQ, but it can be fixed with buying an sepparate EQ like all of the more educated musicologists have

Summary:
My first introduction to higher class car audio, works great in combinatiopn with Alpine S-series speakers, and makes wery clear sout without too much loss of quality. The sound it makes playing clasical music and the music made without electronic gismos is quite rich and it can make a statement. Whom ever enters the car is really suprised that I have only two spakers (17cm, S series, Alpine) and you can boost up the volume without too much distorison. It is an Alpine MP3 player. With this one it is like buying a Lamburghini. It looks great, feels great, but still not a ferrari

Similar Products Used:
Kenwood 7024, Pieneer 8600, Pioneer 77,...

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $180.00 from circuit city

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Alpine CDA9827

Strengths:
A total of 3 4volt preouts, bass engine for subwoofer control, XM ready, AI net controls for optional cd changer and aux inputs.

Weaknesses:
Sound increase is non linear at low volumes, sound level increases too much between detents in the volume knob i.e. the sound level increase from setting 1 to 2, 2-3, 3-4 is much larger than expected, no high pass filter to filter out low frequencies from being reproduced and sent to the interior speakers.

Summary:
I bought this radio to replace the stock radio in my 97 Explorer. The sound is vastly improved over the stock unit even though I have not completely upgraded my speakers yet. I am putting in pioneer 3 ways in the rear and MB Quart components in the front. Pioneers are installed and sound crystal clear. CD player does not skip even on the horrible Michigan roads.

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer