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Experience the music the way the artist intended. The CDA-9887 is equipped with the amazing capabilities of lMPRlNT. lMPRlNT improves your in-car listening experience, creating unprecedented sound quality with full musical detail. lf you like to tweak the sound, this premium head unit offers time correction, graphic or parametric equalizer and 3-way or 2-way crossover, plus you've got the three pairs of 4-Volt Pre-0uts. lt's also ready for all of the latest media formats MP3, WMA and AAC music files. Plus, with Full Speed connection, you have access to iPod's music content with remarkable speed.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Great deck.. Only 1 problem ...
I love this deck. I love the intergrated Ipod control and built in EQ. I have not seen a 7 band EQ in many headunits. The problem with the H.U. is you need to buy the Imprint Software for a extra $200+ dollars. I dont know if it worth it. It locks out Bass and Treble until you use the software. Other than that it is highly expandable and has a very bright screen.

FYI, I drive a S2000 and the Modfry DCDI works flawlessly with this HU and it fits nice behind the factory stereo cover. I only add this info for other S2k drivers who have more issues to face with the H.U.

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Buyer's feedback: - Alpine CDA-9887 Buyer Beware
I am posting this so other will not spend the time I have. There is a "feature" on the Alpine CDA-9887 that I do not believe Alpine has done a good job communicating. I know I am not the only one confused as I have seen similar questions posted on the internet.

Once you connect and set up the unit there is something glaringly missing. The unit does not display or allow you to change the bass or treble. It skips over those settings. So... I referred to the manual trying to find how you enable the bass and treble controls. After much research I find a footnote that says "When the MultEQ is set to off its level (bass and treble) cannot be adjusted". No problem. There is a MultEQ button on the front display. I press the button and nothing happens. So I consult the manual again to find out how to enable the MultEQ. There is a small section titled "Turning MultEQ on/off". It says to "Press MultEQ to select ON/OFF mode". Then I read also in this section "For details on the set up procedure, consult your authorized Alpine dealer. After consulting the on-line forums, I discover that to set up the MultEQ feature, you need a $250 KTX-100EQ kit which is not available until September. Therefore there is no bass and treble controls unless you buy a $250 kit and set up the MultEQ. It wouldn't have been so bad if they had just done a better job communicating this. However I probably would not have purchased this particular unit.

The work around is to use the built in equalizer but that is not convenient when you are driving down the road. The MultEQ is supposed to be better than sliced bread but you need to shell out some bread to find out. I also agree with the on-line forums that this unit is very cumbersome to configure. The buttons don't make much sense. Other than that it sounds good.