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Ok, I am planning on buying a new headunit pretty soon. Right now I have the eclipse CD3424. I want to hook my Ipod up to my head unit and from what I know Alpine is pretty much the best way to go if you wan to hook up your Ipod to your Head Unit and be able to control from the head unit. I narrowed th esearch down to 2 head units, but I can't decied which one to buy the CDA-9853 (which comes out March 7, 2005) or the CDA-9855 (which comes out May 20, 2005). What do you guys think I should do?

Here are the links to look at the Head units on crutchfiled.com

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-omkoRYe...0&I=500CDA9853

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-omkoRYe...0&I=500CDA9855

 
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im in the same boat. Let us know!

 
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Alpine CDA-9853


i think..

 
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why Alpine

 
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With the Alpine KCA-420i and a 2004+ head unit you can control the Ipod through the head unit. It works best with the higher end models as they have a multi-line display. It also charges the Ipod. The whole system works best if you have many playlists saved, as it can only handle 225 songs per playlist and it is somewhat cumbersome to negotiate the Ipods menus.

 
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Dude... don't buy through Crutchfield....

Etronics

OnlineCarStereo

HookedOnTronics

None of these sites list the new receivers yet but I'm sure they will. I bought my CDA-9833 off Etronics for a good price. These sites are all comparable on prices, but some offer cheaper or free shipping.

 
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Honestly... Alpine 9835. Bought mine on ebay for 330 or so shipped take at look at the options (more powerful too 26rms vs 18watts). It'll run the ipod

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Fza6j01...35&search=9835

 
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I have my ipod hooked up... all u do is plug in a wire too the back of the reciever done

 
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4-volt front, rear and subwoofer preamp outputs is the onbly dif between em .. and i think its worth it...

 
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mine runs ipod the adio aux

 
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9835 is better than the 9855, stupid marketing strategy...

 
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i'm looking into the same decks !! LOL.. but I think i'm going to get the 2004 model since its cheaper. I dont see much spec diff between last year and this year to really pay the extra buck.

Right now i got a sony which is going up for sale..

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as a matter of fact, looking at the features the CDA-9833 is better then the 9853 whole needs a GlidePad...

 
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hey i was all excited to hook up an ipod from my hu.....i even went out and bought that interface adapter.....and was about to go buy an ipod.....but i thought about it more and more and more.....then i decide its not worth it.

so think about it

 
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right now with my sony I hooked up my aux inputs and hooked my ipod like that.. but no controls over changing songs and display stuff.. but sound quality was 100x better then those FM transmitters... garbage ! neway... umm.. you can almost get a deck with a HDD in it with the same price as getting an ipod and the interface.

 
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im going to get the d900 for my car..i know a guy who can get these for 300 bucks plus shipping if anybody is interested let me know...

 
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Crap thats a deal wish I didn't already have my deck

Bump for a STEAL

 
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yeah its a hell of a deal..

 
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wtf is the difference between 53 and 55?

 
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moved to I.C.E. forum.

Injen

 
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does alpine change there line every year, that display looks a lot a different then my 9831

 
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compare it to the 9833 and 9835, almost identical to the 9853 and 9855 except the glide pad.

Hit me up with a PM or Email on those Alpine LCDS !!!!
patryk@cogeco.ca

 
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Dont forget about the wattage as well... big diff. (for those of us that dont run a 4 channel amp)

 
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how so?

 
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Alpine hasnt officially released specs for those units onto their website yet, however i'm pretty sure they are the same as the 9833 and 9835, just with the glide strip and some updated firmware. EQs and amplification should all be the same. The new interface updates look promising..icon based.

If I were you I would go with the 9855 simply because of the BioLite display which I have on my 9835...it kicks major ***. Alpine may be keeping the 9835 and 33 around though...if you check out their website the MSRP of both units has gone up $50.

 
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18 v 26 according to crutchfield, it will probably be the same as the 35 when alpine releases the info. And if it's not, I really doubt you will notice that difference. I don't think the crutchfield specs are right...if you look carefully in the "specifications and features" section, it says it doesnt support Mp3 or CDText which it will.

Also, if you are spending that much money on a headunit, why not buy an amp that will take advantage of it's features instead of using the crappy internal amp? THe HU's run better with their internal amps shut down anyway.

 
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Does anyone know if the Alpine CDA-9855 needs a direct fused connection to your battery when the receiver is hooked up to your car because of the high-current draw (kind of like the Alpine CDA-9835 needs).

 
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It's most likely the same internal amp, so whatever the 9835 needs so will the 9855, however mine is not hooked directly to the battery, and my OEM harness has been fine with it for almost a year; however my internal amp is not active.

 
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Hey i like your SN

 
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my 9835 has tons of power and sounds awesome unamped. Ran direct fused power wire to battery, Yes.