Honest opinion on stereos

mattxcorex · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 16

Is alpine worth the money? If it is which one would you recommend because I'm going to replace the one I have.

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

wetsounds!

jonyb · Addict Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 844 City: Paducah

Alpine what? The head units are great and always have been.

kyle f · Addict Joined: 14 Aug 2008 Posts: 835 City: Norris Lake

Alpine head units are sweet, and last forever. There are better amp and speakers on the market.... especially for marine use.

mattxcorex · Newbie Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 16

I'm looking for head units. Is alpine really worth the money or is there something better?

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

i had alpine head unit for 2 years then sold it to my buddy and it is still going strong and this is the 5th or 6th year. i bought one of those touch screens that is a alpine and its real nice... i say alpine is worth the money for sure! you can find some really good ones that arent that much on ebay..

bridges · Addict Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 683 City: Decatur, TX

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPINE-CDE-102-CAR-AUDIO-HEAD-UNIT-CD-iPod-RECEIVER-NEW-/290429663976?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Car_Audio_In_Dash_Receivers&hash=item439ef4fae8

Cyclonecj · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 338 City: Atlanta

I have had really good luck with two high end Alpine decks in my last two boats. They have a lot of outputs and inputs, relatively high power line level output. You can turn off the power IC, (i did) for better audio fidelity out of the RCA's if you don't have speakers wired. They have a dial type volume control, good controls and displays in general. They have really good sub controls and filters, plus lots of imaging controls that are probably very useful considering you have three different speaker arrays to tune. I didn't care for their "high speed" Ipod connection, but I use an HK control for that anyway.

The cd works OK, I don't use CD's much. Overall, the Alpines have held up well even with incidental water splashes, kids, etc. I can definitely recommend using an Alpine head unit on a boat.

Cyclonecj · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 338 City: Atlanta

One other thing, skip the transom remote if you ride a lot, they just get in the way.

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Do they have good wired remotes? I like the idea of having a remote at the driver helm.

gravity custom paint · Newbie Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 33 City: SPOKANE

i added the remote on the drivers side and used it for the first time this weekend. i dont know how i lived without it. great investment

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

gravity custom paint, Alpine or another brand? What model of head unit and remote?

Kevin Taylor · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 6 City: Woodinville

alpine deck, jl speaks, wet sounds towers, jl amps, jl subs..

jonyb · Addict Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 844 City: Paducah