Alpine CDA-9887 CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver (Black)

by Alpine

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 7 x 2 inches ; 3.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UVNHBI
• Item model number: CDA-9887
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,841 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Alpine CDA-9887 CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver (Black)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars wow, July 30, 2008

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B. Buresh "speakerboy" (Omaha, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpine CDA-9887 CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

The cda-9887 is diffidently an audiophile deck; it is one of the best head units I have ever used. the only reasons I have given it a 4 star review are, the I pod control is just ok it will not allow you to return to the play list once you have selected a song without starting over. And the menu requires you to press too many buttons, alpine could have streamlined this. Although once you get the hang of it its no big deal. Also get the imprint it is the reason to buy this deck. If you use a Mac computer you will have to use a pc laptop from a friend (alpine + Mac = no dice) but once you set it up you will be amazed. The improvement is dramatic.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good Head Unit, January 15, 2009

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Hisham Abulnaga "HNaga" (Egypt) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpine CDA-9887 CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

This is a powerful head unit. pure sound and control -time alignment, X-over, Parametric EQ
I 'm happy to have it.

But there are some disadvantages

1-Remote control lacks some important features , especially when dealing with Ipod.
2-Bluetooth car kit is very bad , I don't know how Alpine did it.
3-The unit is Imprint ready but disabled, you have to buy KTX-100EQ which is about 200-250$.
4-MultiEQ disables time alignment and EQ.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds absolutely Awesome!!!, June 9, 2010

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B. Rodda "B_Rod" (Loveland, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpine CDA-9887 CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver (Black) (Electronics)

First lets talk about sound. The CDA-9887 right out of the box is OK. But dial it in with all the extra features and it sounds incredible. I like to try the Imprint system just to see how it changes the settings. But I have a similar feature on my VSX-1019 AHK. However it allows you to tweak the system after the MCACC (like Imprint) is finished. Not so on the CDA-9887. It's either Multi-EQ ON or OFF. No in between. And I recommend you keep the bass down when you do your Imprint setup. You'll get a better result and you can always turn the bass amp up!

Now for all those who say the setup is too hard! Baloney! If you think it's too hard to set up, get a less sophisticated receiver. I can adjust the EQ while driving, although I recommend you wait for a red light. One item they don't talk about that much is the Media MX feature. Basically, it's a dynamic ranger expander. Takes all the peaks on the sound track and boosts them a few db. You get a better dynamic response making the sound track sound a lot less compressed. I've been using the 7 band Graphic EQ with pretty good results. Haven't tried the 5 band parametric EQ yet. I've never had good luck with Parametric equalization. But I'll check it out just the same. You never know. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone needing a good quality receiver with just about every bell and whistle you can think of. I too wish they would add HD Radio and Bluetooth without needing to nickel and dime us to death. But Alpine isn't alone. Almost all manufacturers are doing the same.

As you can tell I don't have an IPOD but with as good as the MP3's sound on a CD-R, I'm thinking of getting one. I'm tired of swapping out discs and MP3 sound amazing on this unit. You can thank the Media MX feature for that.