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(13 customer reviews) 20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Good For The Price,
April 14, 2009 David E. Ringkor "Dave" (St. Louis) - See all my reviews
This review is from: ALPINE CDE102 E 50WX4 AM FM CD DET FACE (Electronics)
I was looking for a "cheap" car stereo to replace the factory head unit in my 2001 Mustang. I wanted AM/FM and CD, with mp3 compatibility, a USB connection, and an AUX in. Additionally, due to my car's unusual factory sound system, I needed preamp outputs with a high pass filter and a low pass filter for the subwoofers. The Alpine satisfied all these requirements, and it's been great so far.
Pros: cheap, sounds good, easy to install, plays mp3's on both data CDs and USB sticks, and supports iPod connectivity with optional cable as well as audio AUX input on the front panel.
Cons: User interface is a bit clunky.
Notes: I have a Mac, and to get songs to play properly and in the correct order on a USB stick, you have to copy them to the stick in the order you want them played, and then *remove* all the hidden files that the Mac copies as well. The Alpine will skip these hidden files, but it takes a few seconds for it to realize it can't play...Read more
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Super Sound - great for USB, CD, and Aux if you know what is what,
August 3, 2010 E. Treants "tree" (Sophia, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: ALPINE CDE102 E 50WX4 AM FM CD DET FACE (Electronics)
Major CON. First of all, the user manual is on a CD and there is no hard copy. This does make it hard, not impossible, to use the manual in the car while working on the radio - just harder to handle a lap top than a piece of paper. And no, I did not want to print out the pertinent parts. It just seems as if having a small paper manual would be a nice touch. I do always find backup manuals for my gear, but a paper manual for car installed equipment would be wonderful.
SOUND out of this unit is SUPER. Even better than the premium radio that came in my Escape. Have had Alpine radios in my VW and BMWs in the past so was happy to find this radio. Had to get it because the Factory installed 6 CD player went out, but also wanted a few more sound options, like Aux and USB.
CD, Aux., and USB all work great with my gear and I had no problems with any of them.
a. I tried Factory CDs as well as home burned CDR and CDRW. All worked well with both Windows...Read more
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great product for the price!,
December 8, 2010 J.Tovar - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ALPINE CDE102 E 50WX4 AM FM CD DET FACE (Electronics)
Great HU for anyone replacing any stock Stereo. It will make your stock speakers come to life! Many have given this HU a lower rating because of the USB port not being compatible with the Ipod/Iphone. The box clearly notes that the USB Port only plays flash-drives, hard drives, and any mass storage devises. For ipod support you will need the KCE-433IV cable which connects to the back of the unit. For those who are having problems with their flash drives not reading your media files, You need to make sure your devise is formatted to FAT 12 / 16 / 32. Anything else, your HU won't be able to read.
