Alpine CDE-9874 In-Dash Radio/CD/MP3 Player (Black)

by Alpine

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 7 x 2 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0010ZKXNS
• Item model number: CDE-9874
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,430 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Play CD’s, iPods, and other portable media players. You’re looking at a full-featured deck, that’s easy and intuitive to use. This one-stop music player comes with a sleek LCD Display with fixed red and classic blue illumination. Alpine’s signature rotary knob makes controlling all your music a breeze. This unit also comes with a convenient Front Panel auxiliary input – so you or your passenger can plug in your portable media player as an additional source.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the price; good iPod control, February 11, 2008

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Techy (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alpine CDE-9874 In-Dash Radio/CD/MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

I replaced the factory stereo in a 2001 civic with this unit. I am very happy with my decision -- made after hours of Internet research, store-room testing, etc. One thing I don't like is that the word "Playlists" on the display shows up with a space so that it looks more like "Playlist 5." Every time I scan for a playlist (or song, or artist), I keep thinking, what is playlist 5? What is song 5? Etc. But other than that, it's a great stereo... and that's something I can live with.

Pros: simple to use/learn, good ipod control, percentage search
Cons: textual display (see comment above), can't quickly switch from a song that is playing to another song in the same playlist/album (you have to go through the whole menu system again)

4.0 out of 5 stars Best value when it comes to Alpine, August 5, 2009

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J. D. Poston (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpine CDE-9874 In-Dash Radio/CD/MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

After a long time of looking for a new head unit i finally decided on this one and haven't regretted it one bit. I've owned an Alpine HU before (can't remember the name) but it was a year older and had a similar set up so i liked the familiarity.

Install was a breeze with the right harnesses and figuring out which wire goes where. Up and running in less then 30 minutes!

After a couple hours of messing with the controls, one can easily switch playlists. Finding a specific song can be a bit tricky if you have a lot of music, but the percentage search feature helps.

One thing i would change, which i thing has been mentioned before, is that if you want to jump to a song in the same playlist, you have to go back to the main search screen and go all the way from there. Alpine should have thought about that.

All in all a great head unit though, and i'd recommend it to anyone, especially at this price. Plus its and ALPINE! You know you're getting your money's worth!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dont buy, February 17, 2008

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Holly Calderon (Jackson, MS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alpine CDE-9874 In-Dash Radio/CD/MP3 Player (Black) (Electronics)

This product was a total disappointment. Sent it back. There was a problem with the RCA outputs. It caused a loud clunk sound in the subwoofers, when changing soure inputs. The seller stated Alpine never has a bad receiver. I am telling you, this one was! I bought a Kenwood afterwards, great sound, no problems.