Alpine headunits - any good?

The Edge · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:05

As title

fonzee · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:07

yes.

The Edge · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:10

cool i'll get bidding

Lopéz · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:10

Generally they were always considered to be the best mainstream HU's when I was more into ICE, but that was some time ago.

helpimcrap · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:12

Lopéz said:
Generally they were always considered to be the best mainstream HU's when I was more into ICE, but that was some time ago.

yeah, very minimal on specs but they had the best sound out of the box and so didnt need any special wizardry to get it sounding better.

The Edge · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:19

The one i'm bidding on is 40w output is thit OK? I was told i should look for 50, but i'm not really going to be blasting stuff out! I just want somrthing better than the normal citroen unit in my ZX

Dr House · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:22

The Edge said:
The one i'm bidding on is 40w output is thit OK? I was told i should look for 50, but i'm not really going to be blasting stuff out! I just want somrthing better than the normal citroen unit in my ZX

yes that should be fine, and Apline make very very good stuff

The Edge · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:22

thank you

Trick · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:24

I replaced my rubbish blaupunkt hu in the Elise with an Alpine 9850ri which I managed to pick up for £100. The difference was night and day and convinced me that the speakers in the car are fine! I can hear the radio at 80 with the roof off now!

wassap · 21 Oct 2007 at 20:29

I find them a little bright for MP3's, i replaced mine with a Pioneer 77mp, quite possibily HU i ever had, now i have a JVC avx33 DVD unit, nowhere near in terms of SQ, but not bad, but at least i can watch a film or two, and have all my music collection on a dvd or usb drive.

Firegod · 21 Oct 2007 at 21:06

Alpine or Pioneer for me any day.

I think you get very decent kit for a medium-ish budget.

Type_R · 21 Oct 2007 at 21:19

Alpine deliver superb quality sound, but Pioneer are right up there as well - u just cannot go wrong with either :-)

BigglesPiP · 21 Oct 2007 at 22:25

Dup · 21 Oct 2007 at 22:30

Alpine are the less show and more go end of the market where all but one model pretty much run this philosophy. Pioneer on sound terms are pretty much on par. But their less showy units are very high spec and cost a packet.

So if it's function over form with some change for food that month, it's gotta be Alpine

g60dubster · 21 Oct 2007 at 22:43

Current Alpine - v. good, nice sound, quality over gimmicks.
Old skool Alpine - better sound qual, even less gimmicks :cool:

agw_01 · 21 Oct 2007 at 23:45

That'll be 40w PMPO, equates to about 14w RMS @ 12v IIRC.

There are some very interesting threads on TalkAudio about power figures, haven't been on there for sometime now and am starting to forget things

I like Alpine stuff, especially their amplifiers. I've got a Pioneer P80-MP head unit and like that too. Not sure what I'll get next but it'll be one of those two brands.

Dup · 22 Oct 2007 at 00:05

I have a Pioneer P77MP in my Peugeot. Acclaimed the best sounding Headunit in its class when it was new. I paid £170 for it second had when they are £400 new. One of those simple but expensive units. Had it for 3 years or so I think, brilliant unit.

agw_01 · 22 Oct 2007 at 00:37

I was actually going to get the P77, love its looks so much. When a mate was selling his BMW (to which I'd fitted the P80) he offered the headunit to me for £140.

He'd paid £280 just 12 months earlier so how could I refuse. I had a Pioneer DEH-P3600MP previously but the P80 is just miles ahead. I love the EQ features and the LP filter is just superb.

tsj · 22 Oct 2007 at 01:26

I've had Pioneer(twice), Sony, and now Alpine... If I ever buy a head unit again it will be a Alpine!

Sonea Fifer · 22 Oct 2007 at 01:50

The Edge said:
As title

Fantastic headunits imo - i put an alpine headunit and infinity speakers in my Ford Escort and few years ago and now wouldn't look to buy any other make.

Still got the car, though the stereo and speakers are probably worth more than the car itself now