Re: Alpine CDA-9813, Eclipse 3413, Clarion ProAudio DXZ835MP

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Re: Alpine CDA-9813, Eclipse 3413, Clarion ProAudio DXZ835MP - Which HU Should I get?

Paul Vina

28 Nov 2003 20:56

I'd go with Alpine. I haven't felt Clarion made a solid HU since the
original ProAudio heads in 92 and 93 (like my old 6770) no matter how many
bells and whistles they put in them. My wife and I both have the 9815
(almost identical to the 9813) and I couldn't recommend them more. The
Eclipse IMO does not sound any better then the Alpine (I had a 55430) so go
for the Alpine.

Paul Vina

> Hey everyone. I'm trying to decide which deck to put in my car to
> replace my stock HU
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> Thanks for the thoughts.

Mike

28 Nov 2003 19:41

Hey everyone. I'm trying to decide which deck to put in my car to
replace my stock HU

Primary wants:
*MP3 capability with ID3 translation.

*Decent/Large Display for viewing Text.

*Good sound quality, but not willing to pay for super-high end. I'd
like to stay around $300 or so.

*Ideally the unit will utilize Play Lists and random-play sub folders.

*I may very well add a sub or replace stock speakers and add amps,
etc, so that flexibility would be nice, but not a priority. I'd
prefer it to sound solid as it is without needing to add amps.

Right now I'm leaning towards the Alpine, but the feature set of the
Clarion is making me hesitate. I understand that Eclipse makes great
decks, but, I think I'll be dissapointed in the feature set just to
get a little bit better sound quality, if any.

Thanks for the thoughts.

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