Alpine CDA-9884 Review

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February 23rd, 2009


Summary

If you want a great-sounding head unit, with flexibility to add on and control multiple sources – the CDA-9884 is it. The CDA-9884 is an Ai-NET head unit, so you can connect to various media sources and formats – including HD Radio, XM or SIRIUS satellite radio, Bluetooth connectivity for hands free calling, CD changers, and other auxiliary sources. (separate adapters and/or subscriptions required). Whatever your choice the CDA-9884 will make all your sources sound great using it’s high quality 24-Bit DSP to make sure you get every musical detail from all your favorite digital media. This unit also offers blue-red selectable illumination and a crisp dot matrix LCD display to show off all your song info.

Specs

  • 2 segment dot matrix LCD display
  • Selectable Dual Illumination (Blue/Red)
  • Rotary Encoder volume control
  • Spanish language compatible
  • Remote Control ready
  • Steering wheel remote ready
  • 24-Bit DSP with integrated DAC and 8x Oversampling
  • 18W RMS/ 50W MAX x 4
  • Power Pack Ready – upgrade to full 45Wx4 RMS (coming soon)
  • 3 Preouts (2 Volts)
  • IMPRINT PXA-H100 ready with Dual Input Capability (available March 08)
  • iPod Control
  • SAT Radio ready
  • HD Radio Ready with Multicasting
  • Bluetooth ready with AV profile
  • Ai-NET bus system allows connection to HD Radio w/Multicasting, Satellite Radio, CD Changer, and Aux Input (using the KCA-121B)


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