Originally posted by /^Blackmagik^\
IMO alpine is the highest quality. i have a '92 model alpine h/u and it still works flawlessly. sounds just as good now as it did when i first bought it. never had a problem with it. i've never even had to run a lens cleaner.
what model would that be?? I wanna see it!! I havent seen an alpine that old in a loooonnnnggg time!! Their older stuff had a tendency to skip easy... but they still sound superb!
The Alpine F1 deck is by far the Rolex of car audio! At a reasonable (haha) $3,000... you cant get any better! Then again, who really has the $$$ to spend that much on just a source unit.
Their other headunits are very, very good... excelent sound, reliability (as Blackmagik proves) and awesome features! Its hard to beat an Alpine deck.