Alpine CDA 9885 Radio CD MP3 player Full DIN in dash 50 Watts x 4
Alpine CDA 9885 Radio CD MP3 player Full DIN in dash 50 Watts x 4
More media, more control. If one helping isn’t enough, you can get seconds, thirds, why stop there, when there’s so much media available today. The CDA-9885 offers media playback for CD’s iPod, Bluetooth, Satellite Radio, HD Radio, and other portable players. The CDA-9885 specially comes with an attractive Biolite display, so you get a wider viewing angle and better visibility in all lighting conditions. Get more control from your head unit, and hook up more media to your system. The remote control is included.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Good iPod Ready Head Unit
I bought this for my wife’s Honda CRV after the in-dash CD changer failed (as they all do, in my experience). She is very happy with it, especially its control of her iPod which is tucked away out of sight. I prefer Blaupunkt’s approach where one uses the familiar iPod touch screen to control that unit, but this one is nice. It will also accept satellite radio and bluetooth add-ons.
5 Stars Great sound, nice Ipod integration
I bought this as a replacement for my factory system which had finally given up the ghost, and because I wanted a decent front end for my Ipod. As a receiver and CD player the Alpine CDA-9885 does a fine job. Being able to play MP3’s from a CDR is also a nice feature, something that my factory stereo couldn’t do. I didn’t upgrade my speakers or add an amp, and I think that most experts would recommend this. But it still sounds better than what I had before.
I was impressed with the Ipod integration. The only limitation seems to be that you can only see a few lines at a time. Feature-wise, it’s got everything that you need, once you get used to the interface. The Direct Search allows you to jump through the long lists of Artists or whatever you’re searching by, so you can zip down to what you want quickly.
Overall, this is still better than fumbling with the actual Ipod while trying to drive. It’s a crystal clear audio connection, vs. what you’d get using an FM adaptor for the Ipod. And it charges the Ipod, as you’d expect.
An Ipod purist might want to spend an extra hundred or so and get the Alpine model that has a full Ipod screen on it. But for most of us, the CDA-9885 is a good way to go.
5 Stars BEWARE! No Factory Warranty On this Product!
Alpine DOES NOT sell through Amazon. I recommend you go to Alpine’s website (www.alpine-usa.com) and VERIFY the person selling is an authorized dealer. Be warned that unauthorized dealers DO NOT have a factory warranty. In many cases the serial numbers may be removed and/or altered (thus ownership of electronics with serial numbers removed/altered is in violation of most state laws). DO NOT BE SCAMMED.