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zucchero · 20th January 2008, 19:24

thought of comparing the two hu.both the hu were connected to the proceesors in lbm's car.we made a copy of two cds so that we can run both the units simentaniously.the only difference was that p80 was running through a stringer rca with nuetrik connector but the 9887 had a monster 300 series rca.
before comparing we made sure that both the hu were in FLAT mode without any eq settings.
the difference what I felt was huge.the lows were welly well defined,super tight in 9887 as compared to the p80rs which were more or less boomy.
the soundstage was way better in 9887 then compared to p80.the tweeters were more ACTIVE in 9887 bringing the soundstage upfront without any kind of harshness.vocals were clear in 9887 as compared to p80prs(not sure if this could be because of the different rca's)
with due respect to all the p80 owners ,this is a fabulous hu to own.in terms of looks and build quality it is way ahead then 9887(the typical alpine look with those blue buttons).i found p80 to be slightly laid back but thats my observation.given a choice i PERSONALLY would take 9887 over the p80.

20th January 2008, 19:24	#50 (permalink)
zucchero BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: faridabad/rourkela Posts: 201	pioneer p80prs vs alpine-9887 thought of comparing the two hu.both the hu were connected to the proceesors in lbm's car.we made a copy of two cds so that we can run both the units simentaniously.the only difference was that p80 was running through a stringer rca with nuetrik connector but the 9887 had a monster 300 series rca. before comparing we made sure that both the hu were in FLAT mode without any eq settings. the difference what I felt was huge.the lows were welly well defined,super tight in 9887 as compared to the p80rs which were more or less boomy. the soundstage was way better in 9887 then compared to p80.the tweeters were more ACTIVE in 9887 bringing the soundstage upfront without any kind of harshness.vocals were clear in 9887 as compared to p80prs(not sure if this could be because of the different rca's) with due respect to all the p80 owners ,this is a fabulous hu to own.in terms of looks and build quality it is way ahead then 9887(the typical alpine look with those blue buttons).i found p80 to be slightly laid back but thats my observation.given a choice i PERSONALLY would take 9887 over the p80.