Re: Stereo Preference?

[Riley McDowall <rileym@sfu.ca>]

> I looked at both of those brands as well as a sony before I ended up 

BTW I can't recommend Sony either unless you're in their ES price bracket.
Their decks look and feel cheap; I installed one for my sister (cabriolet,
what else) and the buttons, the way it eats the disc, the display...not
too solid.  This may or may not be relevant....

> power output on the units, that is if you aren't going to be using 
> seperate amps.  The cd sound quality will be indistinguishable until it 
> get to the units internal amp.  Most of them have about 1% distortion or 
> so(rough guess) versus a good external amp which would have aroung .05% to 

Also, don't fall for the "35 X 4" or "High Power" printed on the
faceplate.  The onboard amps on all these decks are pretty lacking, and
you can't really say one is "good" relateive to another.  For example, the
only difference between Alpine's 7832 and 7930 is an onboard amp.  These
decks are one down from their very top-o-the-line model and the price
difference is 20 bucks.  That's what those amps are worth.  If you can
swing it, go with a separate amp.  If you can't, don't get stressed, the
acoustics in Sciroccos are so bad you aren't really missing much :)

> power my two 500W Orion amps.  One of the other features I like about 
> unit I got is the remote that came with it.  I know, it's right there, 
> what do I need a remote for.  I made myself start using it and now I 

I used to think I'd never use a remote too, but I love having one now!
The one that came with my alpine is about 2" by 1.5" by 1/8", so it's
small eough to fit in the ashtray or a pocket (remotes from Pioneer, Sony,
etc are much bigger).  Plus, you can't buy a high-end deck these days
without one....

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