today i tried alpine cda 9887 in my car
the difference from pioneer was HUGE
when i listen to pioneer i get lows mids and highs
but when i listed to same track on alpine i got
lows-3quaterlows-half lows-quater lows-lowmids-medium mids-highmids-quater highs-medium highs-3quater highs-highs
i hope you got my point.
on the down side the menu is totally not user friendly and the graphics sucked.and also no motorize panel.
but the alpine has 24 bit dac converter which is a big plus
your views are welcome and if you want to suggest some other pre then please
regards