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Alpine CDE-7870 Car CD Player

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(4.00 out of 5) from 4 reviews

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Solid radio for a good price

(4.00 out of 5) by pfv1 on Mar 7, 2003

Pros: FM tuning, easy installation, great sound, simple display
Cons: Small buttons
The Bottom Line: Buy it for great reception, good radio and CD sound, easy installation; perfect to replace an OEM radio that already had decent speakers; smallish buttons.

I installed an Alpine 7870 to replace my '95 OEM premium Ford radio because it was failing. Since I ...
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works well in any vehicle...

(5.00 out of 5) by ricky558_dt3000 on Dec 11, 2002


works well in any vehicle . color matches most anything illumunation. sound quality is superb and ha ...
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Quality on a budget, of sorts

(4.00 out of 5) by plilikoi on Nov 20, 2002

Pros: This radio is fairly well designed. It's Alpine's basic player.
Cons: The display could be much improved.
The Bottom Line: For a solid, entry level car CD player this would be a good choice.

I considered buying the Alpine 7870, but opted instead to buy the Alpine 7874. Nevertheless, the 78 ...
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Great sound quality, with some annoyances.

(3.00 out of 5) by ashermil on Jun 5, 2002

Pros: Good sound quality; easy installation; good radio reception, good tracking on bad pavement.
Cons: Too sensitive to disk imperfections; imperfect ergonomics; crappy manual.
The Bottom Line: Great sound for the price, easy installation, generally good ergonomics with some minor annoyances. Overall, certainly better than an OEM unit.

This unit replaces an old (1991-vintage) Pioneer DEH-760 which was beyond its last legs. ...
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