Alpine cda-9827 or Pioneer DEH-P760MP

[coolwhip]

Ok i need some help. with in the next day or two i will be ordering anew headunit. which do you think would be better. For now i hae Infinity reference speakers through out. My futire plans are upgrade to all Infinity Kappas, 1 10.1 inch Infinity perfect sub, and a nice 300-400 watt amp. I want clean sound quality that sounds like the factory spound in the new mercedes, lexus, etc. so with that in find which of the following 2 headunits would suit me best??

Alpine cda-9827
50W x 4 MOSFET Amplifier
~ Bass Engine
~ Subwoofer Level Control with Phase Selector
~ Bass Center Frequency Control
~ Bass Band Width Adjustment
~ Treble Center Frequency Control
~ Bass Type Control
~ MediaXpander
~ XM Satellite Radio Ready
~ MP3, WMA, CD-R/RW Playback
~ CD Text and MP3/WMA Tag Information Display
~ Quick Search Function (MP3/WMA Files and XM Radio)
~ CD Text, CD Text Display, CD Text Scroll
~ 2 Color Display
~ Versatile-Link Ready
~ MaxTune Tuner
~ BlackOut Display
~ Regulated 1Bit DAC
~ 3 PreOuts (4 V PreOut)
~ MM Driver (Hard Disc Drive) Ready
~ MobileHub Ready
~ RUE-4187 Wireless Remote Control Included

OR Pioneer DEH-P760MP
~ Detachable, fold-down face
~ Organic EL display
~ Soft-key variable controls
~ Plays MP3 and WMA discs
~ Plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs
~ Supertuner IIID
~ 18 FM/6 AM presets
~ Easy EQ — five preset EQ curves with 3-band tone adjustment
~ EQ-EX — boosts EQ setting
~ Sound Focus EQ
~ Loudness
~ CD changer controls
~ MOSFET50 internal amp
~ Front, rear, and subwoofer preamp outputs
~ Low-pass and high-pass filters
~ Optional auxiliary input
~ Wireless remote
~ Clock
~ 22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels
~ CD frequency response 5-20,000 Hz
~ CD signal-to-noise ratio 94 dB
~ FM sensitivity 8 dBf

One thing i like about the Alpine is that it is xm ready. iVE NARROWED IT DOWN TO THESE two, so please tell me which unit would be best for great, clean sound quality with a nice thump???

 

[pinknuggit]

The alpine has more precise sound control. I'd get the alpine.

 

[Lancer14]

I have a Pioneer DEH-P7400MP in my Eclipse. Overall its decent, but it takes FOREVER to load MP3s.
In my Mirage I have an Alpine CDA-9807. I like it a lot better than the Pioneer unit.

Chris

 

[demonchild]

I thought that the CDA-9827 was 60X4 watts just like the CDA-9864 which is what I have. Regardless, the alpine deck that you described is superior in every way, namely in the clarity of sound that it puts to your speakers. Also the 3 pre-outs that you have should link to a built in crossover network which allows you to get the most out of your system without distorsion. For these moderate to relatively low-end decks most people will tell you to go with alpine. Pioneer makes some good high-end stuff, but their low end stuff is sub par.

 

[cuttheduck]

That pioneer deck should be Xm ready. I have the same flip down model from 2 years ago and it is. I love that deck and it gives you plenty of sound customization. Better then most of the other decks out there though I dont know how it compares to that alpine deck.

 

[sexehtopper]

i have pioneer 7600, i love it, takes a sec to load a bigaass 300 song mp3 disk, about 8 seconds.

 

[coolwhip]

I just ordered the Alpine cda-9827. Any other thoughts on it?