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Originally Posted by s0uljah  My friend has a Alpine 9856 that he purchased and never used. Selling for around 13k too steep for me, Guess im stuck with pioneer  |
If you can get an unused 9856 from a trustworthy friend at that price, go for it. I am using 9856 for more than a month now and I can assure you that it's a great HU. I've used a couple of Pioneer HU's before (One is a 5850 I guess in my M800 ), but this Alpine's a killer.
I had a look at the 6950 in my friend's car who got it for 7,750 without B&W and frankly speaking, I can find a big difference between the 9856 and the 6950. The 6950 has no treble control (even though it has a 7 band G.Eq). When I put the equalizer to flat, I saw the imbalance in the frequencies (the lows and highs are too much, so most of the time my friend uses the "Vocal" preset and it still keeps putting out the extreme frequencies). The Alpine comes with no equalizer but simple bass and treble controls and believe me, I find the balance in Alpine (among the frequencies) to be PERFECT.
PS: This is my personal opinion and something that I have examined by playing the same CD. You may however have a taste that makes you think Pios are better, which I respect. As the gurus always put it, it's better to use one's ears and decide what suits his/her taste.
Cheers!