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Alpine CDM-9803 Car CD Player

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(3.90 out of 5) from 8 reviews

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Good Performance

(5.00 out of 5) by dapsi on Dec 28, 2004

Pros: Great sound, Rotary Knob,
Cons: Painted letters/numbers wear off easily, Only 12 FM presets.

Radio sounds great with aftermarket speakers. I bought this radio since I was looking for a black ra ...
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Just right

(5.00 out of 5) by jdkhunter on Apr 27, 2004

Pros: Separate control for sub-woofer, rotary volume knob, great sound quality.
Cons: green buttons

I thought the controls were more difficult than a factory radio, but if I wanted a simple unit to pl ...
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Not What I Expected

(1.00 out of 5) by danfromobx on Mar 27, 2004

Pros: Easy installation, plays CDs nicely, great sound.
Cons: Hard to read function buttons, poor AM reception, overly complicated operation.
The Bottom Line: Judging from my experience, I think there are probably much better choices out there.

I had always heard good things about Alpine car stereo units, and had always wanted to own one. So w ...
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Very good stereo

(5.00 out of 5) by papermaker on Feb 21, 2004

Pros: Sound quality, well built unit.
Cons: Some of the functions hard to get used to.
The Bottom Line: Very good unit, the controls are easy to use once the manual is read but it must be read first. I would recommend stereo this to anyone.

I had the factory tape deck/AM FM stereo in my GMC truck since the day that I bought it. Well it fin ...
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Great Sound, Very Poor AM reception

(2.00 out of 5) by steven488 on Jan 27, 2004

Pros: Great sound on both the CD and FM side
Cons: Very Poor AM reception, also very poor tech support.

The AM reception was soo bad, I took it back because 80 percent of my radio time is listening to the ...
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