About to get Alpine CDA-9831

[sweetride01]

Speak now or forever hold your piece. ;)

Any objections or praise?

[KenC]

pics and specs?

[James Crivellone]

I have the 9830 in my yota, running eclipse fronts and stock rears on the internal amp, with a pioneer 10inch sub/amp in the back... It powers the speakers fine, I also have a sirius adapter connected to the AI-net and an AUX Adapter.

Its a great headunit, so I can imagine the 9831 being better ;)

[sweetride01]

I'm afraid you'll have to check the website, I can't get an actual URL.

https://www.alpine.com

Click products, headunits, CD Players, CDA-9831.

[KenC]

seems like a decent deck. how much are you paying for it?

[sweetride01]

~$260 plus shipping on Ebay.

[KenC]

the Clarion dxz745mp is a superior deck and cheaper... plus it looks good in the e30

[sweetride01]

I'm guessing they can only be found used now?

My current unit is a Clarion (don't know what model), and the volume knob doesn't usually do want I want it to, and the buttons are small, hard to read, and confusing. However, the sound quality is good.
I also prefer the looks of the Alpine.
I don't know how the sound quality of each would compare though... I know most people rate Alpine's as good headunits though.

[KenC]

What is the rest of your system like?

[sweetride01]

Good question. The headunit is aftermarket, so perhaps the speakers are too. Whats the easiest way to get the covers off the ones on the rear shelf?

[DSchultz325e]

The Clarions go on ebay all the time new in box. It is old stock so you get a huge deal on them. I think they retailed for 399.

[KenC]

The Clarions go on ebay all the time new in box. It is old stock so you get a huge deal on them. I think they retailed for 399.

499

[sweetride01]

I took a look at the Clarion and it looked pretty cool, and it also had many features. But, if it's Sirius ready, won't it only use Sirius?

However, I decided to get an Alpine off Ebay. $271 shipped, brand new. Retail is $450.
I'm going to buy an XM receiver and adaptor now. I presume I need both?
Thanks for all the feedback guys.

[Mystikal]

The 9833 is a lot more deck. Just an FYI.

[sweetride01]

Damn I hate it when people say that. The 9833 was $25 more. However, I didn't think that I'd really ever be able to appreciate those extra specs, especially since I'm not upgrading the speakers right now.
Besides, I think the 9831 looks a bit better.