First seen: 18 september 2003
I have to step back and laugh at alot of what I see going on in today's mobile audio market. In my opinion, so many people lose sight of the importance of excellent sound quality in their cars- you can spend tons on a home system, WELL JUSIFIABLY- after all, the acoustic environment in your home is alot more controllable and predictable than your car's!!! However, you have to consider that, at least for those of us who drive frequently or commute in our cars, we spend... Read more
this is a solid cd/mp3/wma player. It reads the mp3's and starts playing very quickly (14 seconds) where other brands take close to 20-30 seconds. scrolling through the MP3's is easy with the useof the rotary control. spinning it quickly lets you can go up and down the songs fast. With the 2 line display, you can eassily see the name of the song and artist. The sound quality is amazing. it has 105dB signal to noise ratio which gives it a crsip tight sound. Most brands... Read more
This unit has it all. You can always count on alpine to deliver the very best head units. This is my third alpine h/u and is by far the best. I upgraded to this from the cda-7893 for the mp3 playback. Read more
I bought this cd player a couple years ago. It has been through 4 vehicles, and now it is going in its 5th. I gave it to my dad when I joined the military, and boy was that a mistake and a half! After listening to a lot of different cd players trying to decide what to buy, I finally called my dad, to have him send it to me. Not many cd players have the features that this one has. It is simply the best! The fact that you can hook it up to stock speakers, and make them... Read more