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Alpine CDA-9887, CDA-9886 or CDA-9884???

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  1. shiney

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    I have a VW Beetle that can only take a single din head unit. I am torn between the Alpine CDA-9887 vs. the 9886/9884 with the Imprint processor. This is what I know:

    CDA-9887 seems to have the built in features of the 9886+Imprint but is the IPOD functionality just as good/easy? Are the built in features as good?

    CDA-9884 seems like the best financial choice but it is only 2 volt vs. 4 and doesn't have the biolite display. Does that make a huge difference if I am getting the Imprint processor anyway which is 4 volts?

    What would you guys suggest?

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  3. sherly

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    You will likely pay more for the 9886+imprint than for the CDA9887. Also, the CDA9886 only has just one color for the buttons (which is blue and might look out of place). Whereas the CDA9887 has like 5 different color combinations you can use. But the greatest difference of all is that the CDA9887 uses 24bit Burr Brown D/A converter...cd's sound much better on the 9887 than they do on the 9886. I've used both and have not found a head unit I like better than the CDA9887 (within similar price range anyway). I had the imprint for the CDA9887 as well...it did make a huge difference, but the only thing I didn't like about it is when it's activated...you cannot control the 7 band eq anymore. So I opted for the PXAH701.

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