Alpine CDA-9811

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $279.00 from navy exchange

Summary:
For the first year my Alpine cda-9811 was trouble free. Then I started to notice that some of the features started not to work. I thought it was a one time thing but a few days later I had no control the deck would not do the anything. I ask a friend had he experienced the same thing with his Alpine cda-9811,he told me that he had and what authorized repair shop to take the deck. I had the radio repaired at the cost of $82.00. Four months later I began to experience the same problem again, I have yet to get the deck repaired again. This problem usually happen once or twice a week, after about 10 to 15 minutes I have control of the rqadio.This happen more often during the winter months. I will probably buy another Alpine deck.I was wondering if anyone else has experience this problem.

Strengths:
outstanding sound clarity nice diplays a lot of options for the price

Weaknesses:
poor AM reception one color display

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $200.00 from eBay

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 CDA-9811

Summary:
Installation of the CDA-9811 is a snap-- providing you have the right tools. The manual is easy to understand, but trying to get around the buttons and functions will take time and patience to learn and master. Audio output is VERY CLEAN. Onboard Xover and Time Correction seems to work pretty well. The display is okay, but it looks a little monotonous. Kinda.

Strengths:
First and Foremost-- the preout voltage is good (4 volts?) The Time Correction, when set right, makes a world of difference as far as imaging is concerned. VERY reliable unit (maintenance-free), NEVER skipped once. You can feel and see the quality of //Alpine's craftsmanship all around the HU.

Weaknesses:
Very picky on most MP3-burned CD's- I always get the DISCREAD- ERROR message, so I have to make sure that the surface of the CD is SPOTLESS. At one occasion, the 9811 also lost some of its settings (like the bass/treble volume) but other settings were retained. VERY LOW remote turn on current (0.3A?) If you have two amps and at least an EQ - forget it, you'll need a relay (the HU will not supply enough current to your amps' REM and they will not turn on) AM reception is very poor.

Similar Products Used:
Blaupunkt HU's, Sony HU's

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $243.00 from Circuit City

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Alpine CDA-9811

Summary:
Pay no attention to the review by "car_freeky". Any moron that pays $500 for a head unit that retails for $330 must have mental problems. So far I am very pleased with the Alpine CDA-9811. For the price you can't beat it with 3 sets of 4V preouts, MP3 compatibility, subwoofer control, motorized face w/ adjustable viewing angle, remote control, and XM satellite radio compatibility.

Strengths:
Great sound MP3 compatible 3 4V preouts Motorized face Adjustable veiwing angle Plenty of power Great build quality Rotary volume knob Built-in crossover

Weaknesses:
Slighty boring display Controls can be a bit confusing

Similar Products Used:
Various Blaupunkt, Pioneer, and Kenwood decks

Price Paid:  $350.00 from SoundSaround

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Alpine CDA-9811 (Price in CDN dollars)

Summary:
Deck sounds much better than sony or stock players. With the price you are paying, you would expect a greater attention to quality - and sure enough this deck satisfies that. I personally think Alpine should have added more colors to the display, it looks boring. Additionally, for some reason I can't get the same magnitude of bass from my subs that i could get with my previous deck, although I get much more treble. So it is a tradeoff. Overall, deck seems like a respectable unit

Strengths:
tilting face 3 color display (especially the green to orange LED change) crisp sound memory tilt remote control different bass functions (MediaXpander) scrolling song and artist names MP3 capability!

Weaknesses:
boring display brightness of buttons lack of bass? some controls are totally useless not very user friendly Pricey

Similar Products Used:
Sony, Panasonic, Clarion

Price Paid:  $239.00 from etronics.com

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 CDA 9811

Summary:
Just installed it and it sounds Great! Still thumbing through the controls but so far it seems very user friendly. Nice crisp clean sound, even through the factory speakers.

Strengths:
Very solid feel. Crisp, Clear Sound.

Weaknesses:
Could use more graphix in the display, but that is mostly personal preference and does not affect the sound reproduction qualities

Similar Products Used:
Clarion, Kenwood, Pioneer, JVC, OEM