Blaupunkt Or Alpine?
10-31-2005, 08:43 PM
#1
50 Watt CAFz'r
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I am upgrading my deck in my car. I am stuck tho. I am not sure what deck I should get and hope you guys can hep me make my decision. I am looking at 2 different decks. One is the Blaupunkt Los Angeles MP72 and the other is the Alpine CDA-9853. Can I get some opinions?
10-31-2005, 09:03 PM
#2
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I have a sense of apprehension when it comes to the entry level units from Blaupunkt, however their higher end models(the ones actually made in Germany), are seemingly much better built than their counterparts from the orient, and sound significantly better.
Alpine is very nice, and once again their higher end models do sound a signifacantly better than the regular line.
As for choice between the two, I'd say it's more a personal opinion on which sounds best with the rest of your system, and which one you'd feel is easier to use while driving.
Alpine is very nice, and once again their higher end models do sound a signifacantly better than the regular line.
As for choice between the two, I'd say it's more a personal opinion on which sounds best with the rest of your system, and which one you'd feel is easier to use while driving.
11-06-2005, 09:36 AM
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nak [img]graemlins/freak.gif[/img] , maybe if you want to have your deck out for service more than you get to use it. all things being equal, no eq, no t/a, you will never hear a diiference. lets talk about cars that are successful using different head unit. phil petracca world champion, alpine, james chevrette world champion, alpine, mickey brone 10 time world champion, sony, gary biggs world champion, denon, mark eldridge world champion, alpine, larry steven world champion, alpine. i see an odd trend, lots of alpine, a few mixed in other h/u, and not 1 nak or blaupunkt, what does this mean, nothing, they are all good, its how you use and apply the rest of your gear that will make a far more dramatic impact on the way your car stereo will sound. one thing cant be disputed, more cars place top 3 with alpine than with any other signal source
11-06-2005, 10:41 AM
#5
1000 Watt CAFz'r
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i find that alpine is a followers deck
as for the blaupunkt it has more creature comfort features than any other deck out there
and you have to use one to see why
most customers that buy a higher end blau off me that have had every other deck out there tell me they would use nothing other then that now
people who buy alpine are just interested in psychodynamics
you know the me too band wagon for people without brains
they make some decent decks and nice trick f-1 stuff but beyond that there just another japanese head unit
as in for the nak stuff you might as well buy jvc its made of the same cheap plastic crap that it is
[ November 06, 2005, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: pinhead ]
as for the blaupunkt it has more creature comfort features than any other deck out there
and you have to use one to see why
most customers that buy a higher end blau off me that have had every other deck out there tell me they would use nothing other then that now
people who buy alpine are just interested in psychodynamics
you know the me too band wagon for people without brains
they make some decent decks and nice trick f-1 stuff but beyond that there just another japanese head unit
as in for the nak stuff you might as well buy jvc its made of the same cheap plastic crap that it is
[ November 06, 2005, 11:48 AM: Message edited by: pinhead ]
11-06-2005, 07:12 PM
#8
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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i hafta agree with defro, buy nak if you like spending alot of money thats going to leave a hole in your dash while its in for service more often than its in your car. the highend blaupunkts are pretty nice, but so are the alpines. best bet it is to go play with both of them and see which one you prefer more.
11-06-2005, 07:30 PM
#9
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,599
Alpine and Blau both have very good radios (the Blau seems to pull in distant stations better. Alpine is super easy to use while driving, the Blau is VERY easy too. I like the feel of the Alpine better.
Not too many competitors using Blau (two this year), lots using Alpine gear. You only mentioned two brands so I will keep the thread on tract
Not too many competitors using Blau (two this year), lots using Alpine gear. You only mentioned two brands so I will keep the thread on tract
