Alpine vs Pioneer Head Unit

by **nguyenSTX** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:31 am

I've narrowed my search down to these 3
1. Pioneer Premier P750MP (Is there a big differance between Premier P750MP and P7500MP)
2. Alpine CDA-9807 (I know poeple always say not to buy the lowest model, is it better then the pioneer?)
3. Alpine CDA-9811 or 9813

Any one have an opion or other suggestions? I just want it to sound good, play MP3s and 3 pre outs. $200-$300 price range on ebay

Going through the search, it seams alot of people have Kenwood and alpine in dash monitors. Does anyone have a kenwood model the recomend?

by **HKSV6SLE** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 3:33 am

kenwood excelon 569 769 869 all good models...my X869 has three outputs and an aux. one also....

by **prophesized** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 7:02 am

ive owned both brands and i would go with alpine

by **Mudd** » Wed Dec 10, 2003 9:08 am

I'd be staying away from Pioneer for a little while. According to a few "industry reps", Pioneer's defect rate has risen over 2% (!) in the last 2 years on their CD and MP3 players. Alpine is still a good option, and you can never go wrong with Kenwood's stuff.

And yes, I'm sure we'll see 30 people post that have Pioneer that love them and haven't had any problems with them, but when quality control drops like that *cough*SONY*cough* then market share and reputation usually does as well. And if you're buying off Ebay, when you most likely won't get a warranty anyway, why take the risk.

by **ZapmanSQ** » Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:52 pm

i'm taking Eclipse HU over all of them, cuz Eclipse got the better SQ period. but if not Eclipse then i rather get Alpine for sure.

by **Grazi07** » Tue Dec 16, 2003 6:51 pm

I just picked up the alpine 9815 of of ebay for $350 shipped, brand new in a factory sealed box and it lists for $500. Sell 2 All is a great ebay vendor with even better prices. I'd recommend checking them out.

by **prophesized** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 7:10 pm

thanks, i might have to check him out. ill be looking for a 9815 pretty soon.

Website · by **kondo** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 2:35 pm

I have only owned alpine and pioneer, In my first two cars I had alpine and I am currently running a pioneer. I personly prefer the pioneer because 1 it's not made in Canda , and overall I think they are better sounding but thats just my opinions.

Nick

by **ChrYstiE** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 8:59 am

Alpine's are the best, but they break. I work customer service at CC, trust me, I know. The #1 problem is that the mechanism that tilts the faceplate stops working, #2 is that the idiot that owns it blew the onboard amp, or #3 it won't power on. I rarely see them back but I always see Kenwood's back. Now those are a piece. But buy an extended warranty, don't do any physical harm to it, and you're set.

-Chrystie

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