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rezzy 6th 
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Posted: July 15, 2005 at 11:32 PM / IP Logged  

after doing some research on the net ive came up with 3 headunits i'm debating over.

currently i have a cheap pioneer unit i got from wal*mart a while ago, and time for a new one.

im deciding between a alpine headunit since everyone seems to love them. not sure what model type. either a 9830, 9831, 9851, 9847, or 9853.

or a pioneer deh-p7700mp. ive heard good comments about those.

can any1 give me some feedback on which one would be my best bet?

outlaw000 
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in my opinion if you dont really care about looks then go with alpine, but if you want the 7700 because of the OEL display then go with pioneer just depends on what you like more
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well the looks doesnt matter. i just wanna get sumthin thats the best out of the ones i picked out. whtaever puts out better sound. if any of those are a major difference
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Alpine!
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If you want a Pioneer thats going to match up to an alpine, this year you have got to step up to the deh-80mp, its the step above the 7700, it gives you 4 volt preouts at 100ohms as opposed to 2.2 at 1.1kohms. Plus it even has more eye candy than the 7700mp
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i don't like alpine but it's ten times better than pioneer.

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The Pioneer has been a great company for me with very little problems and the discs never skip. If you've had a Pioneer for a while now and it's the cheap system from Wal-Mart, then getting a higher end one will only be that much better. Alpine is OK, but since they've been manufacturing them in the USA, the quality has gone to craps. I use to have Alpine's in my systems when they were manufactured in Japan and they were bullet proof then.
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i have had both and i like the pioneer h/u more than alpine the only thing is i would get the deh770mp in stead the 7700 it gives you 4 volt preouts and it is 10 bucks cheeper at www.ikesound.com
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i would also go with the pioneer

the tuning options on the 7700 and for that matter the 6700 are awesome especially if you're gonna be adding amplifiers

you've got  the the 3 band parametric which can be tuned several different ways for different tastes, and then the High Pass Filter and Low Pass Filter with adjustable sub and crossover control so you have a good bit of options

and also the cosmetics are pretty nice for a radio under 300.00

alpine on the other hand makes a very nice product also so just my .02 cents

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I use to be a Pioneer advocate and i am in no way saying that pioneers are bad h/u's, but a friend of mine convinced me to try alpine several years ago.  Every h/u i've bought since has been alpine.  Alpines are not as "user friendly" to tune, but if you take the time to tune them, you get WAY MORE for your money! If you want a h/u to build a system off of, I'd go with Alpine. out of the h/u's you listed, I'd get the CDA-9853. 

Just my opinion though....

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