Customer Reviews

Alpine iDA-X303 200 Watt Digital Media Receiver

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I have an iPhone 3G connected to my brand new Alpine iDA-X303 via the USB cable that comes in the box. Occassionally when I am on the road listening to music, the iDA-X303's audio cuts out for a 1/2 second or so randomly. Sometimes it won't happen for over an hour or two, sometimes it happens 3-4 times in 10 minutes. It is driving me absolutely insane and I am about ready to return my new stereo as a result.

I was hoping someone here would have some insights into why this unit is doing this. I did some research online and find others with the same problem (with the X200, X100, X001, etc.), which to me points to a flaw with the iDA series of stereos. Stereos from other companies like Pioneer that use a similar USB connection do not appear to have this issue as far as I can tell.

This really ticks me off since it appears that the issue has been happening for quite awhile, but Alpine continues to advertise the new iDA stereos are Made for iPhone certified. I do not know how this can be if an iPhone 3G has the audio cut out randomly on multiple generations of these units.

this is another great receiver from alpine. I would have gone with the X305 but i live in a frozen environment and didnt want the LED screen to freeze on me. highly impressed with the unit all in all

its hard to fugure out but i like the ipod connector and how you controle your ipod from the head unit and not have to use your ipod to change the song.

Was looking for a stereo to replace the stock one in my '96 Mustang. Wanted iphone/ipod capability and wasn't worried about having a cd player. This worked out really well. I installed it myself (small challenge as I'm not very technical), but once I read the instructions, it was pretty easy. One thing I've seen on Amazon is that it says most buy the ipod cord with it. It actually comes with the cord and a fairly long extension, so I wouldn't buy the extra cord unless you're sure you need it. As to the quality, it's definitely up to Alpine's standard. Playback through both the radio and my iphone sounds great and I've been using the Pandora app and it sounds great as well. Plenty loud, plenty of bass (It's running through the factory amp on the Mustang), and great clarity. Definitely recommend.

Was looking for a unit that could work well with iPhone and made a stop on this item. I'm a long time fan of Alpine products. And I love this iDA-X303 unit! Easy to control. Spaceship looks. Great sound! I would recommend this product to anyone! Thank you Amazon for a great price and a quick delivery.

Google it. It's an issue and Apple won't claim responsibility. You've been warned.

Great product. This product has all the features I needed. A dimmer for the lights would improve it but it's not a big deal.

This deck is incredible amazing sound, good specs the bad thing is difficult to use, the sound quality is great also the sound they kick my speakers

im very happy with my purchase so far no problems the sound is amazing loud and clear thanks for a good product

juan franco

I just tried installing this yesterday and the instructions are a little vague. I was told it would come with all of the installation hardware, but it didn't. I'm a little frustrated at the moment, but trying to be optimistic. I haven't finished the installation process as I'm waiting for some hardware to arrive. The product looks good though and arrived quickly. Not sure on the quality yet since it's not installed but I guess that would be Alpine's problem, not the retailers.