I was just wondering what is better for a deck i am looking at alpines CDA-9855 or Pioneers DEH-P9600MP. Since one cost around a hundred bucks more, i dont really mind the prices unless anyone can suggest to me another brand that has better features for less. I would like one that plays Atrac3. But the only ones i have seen do that are Sony. My current deck is a pioneer premier D-EHP650. it doesnt play MP3s and its an early 2003 model so buying an ipod with the adaptor is out of the question. Any suggestions

If you go with alpine, you won't be dissapointed by the quality. I have a 9851 and it's great, a definate step up from my sony.

the one thing ive found with alpines is that the controls are pretty hard to figure out... at least for me anyway.




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i would try and find a pioneer premiere dealer and get a dehp960MP, it's a nice unit 2 yr warranty 6.5V preouts, seperate front n rear filters, 12db/octive xovers, time alignment is in cm/inch i beleve, all round i find this is a better deck than an alpine @ the same pricepoint!


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I have had both Pioneer and Alpine. I heard that Pioneer uses cheaper parts for the itnernal portion, but I don't know if this is true. I like the performance of Alpine better, although the high end Pioneer's really can't be beat.


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