2 amp preouts is quite a difference in comparison to the 5 amp? How important is it for getting the best sound from your amps? cant we just turn up the gain?
Single din are still alive because that's what you must buy if you want physical knobs. Let's face the fact. All those touch screen apple/android stereos are 99% identical with each other and offer no variety in function or design. They all have the exact same features and internal chips. Slap a cheap label for low budget people and slap a high end label for the ones that want to impress but the fact is they are all the same junk. Anybody who says different is either in the business of making a sale or a sucker that made the buy.
I’m actually removing my Pioneer DDIN touch screen that I installed in 2018 that now has three problems with the single-DIN Alpine UTE-73BT and a dash pocket. Problems with the Pioneer I’m removing are: Front right channel comes and goes. I think it’s the pre out. I took apart the unit, and found no issues with a cracked or bad solder joint, so I think it’s just a crappy(cheap) pre out jack. It sometimes just decides to turn off, then when it’s done being shy, will turn on 15-20 minutes into the drive. It doesn’t do this often, and when it does, will be fine for a week or so before it does it again. It’s not a bad connection, because I soldered the connections myself at the harness, and you can hear the fan still running. And finally, when I accidentally touch the scan button, it also erases all the presets. Extremely annoying bad programming. Yeah, I’m done with that touch screen garbage. Car is 22 years-old now, so switching from Pioneer in-dash microwave to Old-school style /////Alpine. Since 2001, all the head-units I’ve purchased were Pioneer, this one has got me going Alpine. Last year I put an Alpine in my niece’s ride, and I really liked it. So I’m getting a similar one. I think the one I bought her was the next step up.
I personally don’t like the floating single din head units in certain vehicles! I feel they look so out of place. So there’s definitely still a place in the market for more traditional single din units 👍🏻
I just bought the Alpine UTE-73BT to replace the Sony CDX-GT35U on my SEAT Ibiza 2005. Most of the buttons from the Sony unit have already stopped working, the screen has many scratches and I have not used the CD player for a very long time; my music was mostly played from an USB Stick. A couple months ago I setup a nice Android Auto display and the stereo was only being used for receiving sound via the front AUX input. The Android Auto unit has a very bad microphone. I have high hopes for the Alpine unit.
I have a Pioneer DEH-80PRS and want to replace it with Alpine CDE-175BT. I decided to replace it because the Pioneer is no longer needed since I now have an 8-channel sound processor Hertz H8 DSP. I just need a good sound source without any equalizers, bass boosts, and other features. Although, of course, Alpine also has this, I think that the sound quality will be better than with the Pioneer. When I receive my Alpine next week, I will definitely compare the sound quality of these two head units.
In direct comparison, on home Hi-Fi, both car radios sound very decent in stereo. But they sound different. Alpine's sound is more like my Cambridge. The mids are well developed. The music sounds very voluminous, its depth is simply amazing. The bass is also very good. It is deep and resilient. At high frequencies, my Cambridge plays a little bit cleaner. Maybe it just seemed like that. And in the car, the situation has changed radically. With high frequencies, it's in order, it plays very cleanly. And the middle has become a lot, it even causes some discomfort when listening at high volume levels. I'll have to turn down the midrange speaker level on my sound processor. I want to emphasize that Alpine, in my opinion, is more demanding on the quality of the recording. And this is the privilege of more expensive devices. And on both car radios, the outputs are 5 volts. But when the Pioneer was connected to the sound processor, the input levels on Hertz were in the middle. When I connected Alpine, they are now almost at a minimum. Draw conclusions. And the leading noises are almost inaudible. When Pioneer was connected, they annoyed me a lot. Although the power connection in the car is done perfectly, even the loop has been eliminated, this is when all the equipment is connected in different places. Correctly connect to the same power line. The pioneer gave more leading noise. My solution is Alpine. Although it does not have a processor like in the Pioneer, its sound is very decent. Now for the Pioneer. It plays very cleanly on home equipment. Even cleaner than my Cambridge. I think this setting was done intentionally. With mids, it is not at all like in Alpine. There are fewer of them and the sound is not as voluminous, flatter compared to Alpine. But the sound is also very decent. Both devices can be safely attributed to the Hi Fi sound level. They just sound different. Plus, the Pioneer has a full-fledged 3-way sound processor. And since the decision has been made, in the near future I will put my Pioneer on sale.
Great video, thanks, details of all the features that I was thinking about. Hope to get the cde-175bt with power pack and sat radio for my 2003 Maxima, car has the Bose double din system but hasn't worked since buying from my neighbor.
Can I use spotify with these? I know that this is a stupid question but it only says pandora on the box and the ability to use spotify is a difference between Pioneer and Alpine for me.
@FraserDM did you find out the difference? i need a new Alpine CD head unit and here in the UK they seem to be discontinued so am having trouble finding a replacement.
@@jackrussel853 I didn't. I contacted Alpine directly, and they stated the CDE-175BT has been discontinued. No matter how much I pushed, I couldn't get a list of differences from them. I ordered a CDE-205DAB from ebay and it has been a great
I'm in a situation where an ideal situation would be a single DIN radio compatible with Android Auto, but has a screen you can mount elsewhere. In my 77 C30 the radio is too low for looking at a navigation screen.
There are single DIN units that let you slide the screen up and down vertically on an axis (not just tilt). I understand sometimes controls get hidden. This would help with that.. then mirror to a tablet as someone suggested.
Is there a way to defeat the DSP? So I'd only have subwoofer control. I never change treble or bass and my last alpine had a delete setting or default I forget.😀
The alpine radios used to have a setting called “defeat”. I don’t think they have that feature anymore. But look through the menu to see if you find that feature if so turn it on.
I have a SONY MEX-XB100BT but, in my opinion, it doesn 't have any bass if i don 't use a subwoofer with it, if I disable mega bass. Because of that, I want to replace it. Would an Alpine head unit (such a CDE-205DAB) sound better?
Hey there, this is Jake from Breakers. The only single din Sony I absolutely adore is the RSX-GS9. Other than that, Alpine blows Sony single dins out of the water in my opinion. Not only do they sound better, but they also have more options with fine tuning your EQ, adjust speaker levels and adding filtrations to help "elevate" the sound. Side note: Never use any loudness or bass boost filtrations from those units. They make your system sound absolutely horrible! Invest into a subwoofer for sure.
Excellent video and review, sadly it seems Alpine no longer produces single din cd head units, well i am having difficulty sourcing one in the UK, i don't mind making calls via bluetooth but i am looking for an Alpine cd unit that has the option for a full speed connection cable like on my old CDE-126BT which i need to replace, i have just started using Spotify and i want to be able to control Spotify via the head unit/steering wheel controls instead of having to touch my phone, does anyone know if this is possible on this 175BT or on the CDE-205DAB as so far it looks like i maybe be able to source one of those, i am not sure if Spotify can be controlled via the USB cable, Thanks.
Questions: Can the UTE-73BT random play the music on the USB? If so, how do I set it up? Can a BT speaker be set up to play in my car with the UTE-73BT?
I just got alpine cde 175 last Saturday, in replace of Pioneer deh 800 , who started to fail, and I think Alpine sound better overall , and have new and more features than 2006, unit,that replace , however I think something missing, I try to get the quality sound of the eighties that I have in my old car , do you know guys what can I do? I don’t know much new technology like sound processor or another way to optimize sound, I just to have graphic eq , back in the day , thank you for any advices
I am no expert but I buy crap used vehicles and usually they have aftermarket radios, and usually they never work. Either the turn knob is broken so you can't properly use the radio, or the buttons don't work, or the little screen doesn't properly work. Usually the radio itself functions but the poor quality buttons, knobs, etc basically make it unusable. who makes a QUALITY product with buttons that actually work? I don't really like knobs they seem like a failure point, I prefer simple buttons. Would like usb, aux, maybe even a cd player.
these all look like shit. all modern head units look like cheap chinese leds because that's what they are. even the buttons are disgusting. its a bunch of random ugly shapes. it doesn't look """"""modern""""""" it looks like it was from a dollar store. i think im just gonna buy an ol 80s alpine cassette deck and then put a bluetooth adapter tape in it. at least it would look nice. there is not one receiver on the market today that doesn't look like hot garbage.
2 amp preouts is quite a difference in comparison to the 5 amp? How important is it for getting the best sound from your amps? cant we just turn up the gain?
Try incorporating RMS distortion levels for output and Voltage levels for RCAs. Claims are claims until verified.
Single din are still alive because that's what you must buy if you want physical knobs. Let's face the fact. All those touch screen apple/android stereos are 99% identical with each other and offer no variety in function or design. They all have the exact same features and internal chips. Slap a cheap label for low budget people and slap a high end label for the ones that want to impress but the fact is they are all the same junk. Anybody who says different is either in the business of making a sale or a sucker that made the buy.
Shut up.
I’m actually removing my Pioneer DDIN touch screen that I installed in 2018 that now has three problems with the single-DIN Alpine UTE-73BT and a dash pocket.
Problems with the Pioneer I’m removing are:
Front right channel comes and goes. I think it’s the pre out. I took apart the unit, and found no issues with a cracked or bad solder joint, so I think it’s just a crappy(cheap) pre out jack.
It sometimes just decides to turn off, then when it’s done being shy, will turn on 15-20 minutes into the drive. It doesn’t do this often, and when it does, will be fine for a week or so before it does it again. It’s not a bad connection, because I soldered the connections myself at the harness, and you can hear the fan still running.
And finally, when I accidentally touch the scan button, it also erases all the presets. Extremely annoying bad programming.
Yeah, I’m done with that touch screen garbage. Car is 22 years-old now, so switching from Pioneer in-dash microwave to Old-school style /////Alpine.
Since 2001, all the head-units I’ve purchased were Pioneer, this one has got me going Alpine.
Last year I put an Alpine in my niece’s ride, and I really liked it. So I’m getting a similar one. I think the one I bought her was the next step up.
I personally don’t like the floating single din head units in certain vehicles! I feel they look so out of place. So there’s definitely still a place in the market for more traditional single din units 👍🏻
The UTE 73BT is outstanding for the money . Liked it so much put in the second car also
I just ordered mine for my system i really dont like dealing with double dins
Just installed mine last week.
Just ordered the same one
What’s the max volume on it?
@@Dc5jordeezy 35
I just bought the Alpine UTE-73BT to replace the Sony CDX-GT35U on my SEAT Ibiza 2005. Most of the buttons from the Sony unit have already stopped working, the screen has many scratches and I have not used the CD player for a very long time; my music was mostly played from an USB Stick. A couple months ago I setup a nice Android Auto display and the stereo was only being used for receiving sound via the front AUX input. The Android Auto unit has a very bad microphone. I have high hopes for the Alpine unit.
For the money, it’s a good radio
I find it odd that Alpine decided not to include NFC in the UTE model.. just seems backwards to how stereos use to be.
I have a Pioneer DEH-80PRS and want to replace it with Alpine CDE-175BT. I decided to replace it because the Pioneer is no longer needed since I now have an 8-channel sound processor Hertz H8 DSP. I just need a good sound source without any equalizers, bass boosts, and other features. Although, of course, Alpine also has this, I think that the sound quality will be better than with the Pioneer. When I receive my Alpine next week, I will definitely compare the sound quality of these two head units.
Did you try it yet?
which one was better
If its in pretty good condition how much would you sell your deh-80prs for?
Do a video of how u made out
In direct comparison, on home Hi-Fi, both car radios sound very decent in stereo. But they sound different. Alpine's sound is more like my Cambridge. The mids are well developed. The music sounds very voluminous, its depth is simply amazing. The bass is also very good. It is deep and resilient. At high frequencies, my Cambridge plays a little bit cleaner. Maybe it just seemed like that. And in the car, the situation has changed radically. With high frequencies, it's in order, it plays very cleanly. And the middle has become a lot, it even causes some discomfort when listening at high volume levels. I'll have to turn down the midrange speaker level on my sound processor. I want to emphasize that Alpine, in my opinion, is more demanding on the quality of the recording. And this is the privilege of more expensive devices. And on both car radios, the outputs are 5 volts. But when the Pioneer was connected to the sound processor, the input levels on Hertz were in the middle. When I connected Alpine, they are now almost at a minimum. Draw conclusions. And the leading noises are almost inaudible. When Pioneer was connected, they annoyed me a lot. Although the power connection in the car is done perfectly, even the loop has been eliminated, this is when all the equipment is connected in different places. Correctly connect to the same power line. The pioneer gave more leading noise. My solution is Alpine. Although it does not have a processor like in the Pioneer, its sound is very decent. Now for the Pioneer. It plays very cleanly on home equipment. Even cleaner than my Cambridge. I think this setting was done intentionally. With mids, it is not at all like in Alpine. There are fewer of them and the sound is not as voluminous, flatter compared to Alpine. But the sound is also very decent. Both devices can be safely attributed to the Hi Fi sound level. They just sound different. Plus, the Pioneer has a full-fledged 3-way sound processor. And since the decision has been made, in the near future I will put my Pioneer on sale.
Great video, thanks, details of all the features that I was thinking about. Hope to get the cde-175bt with power pack and sat radio for my 2003 Maxima, car has the Bose double din system but hasn't worked since buying from my neighbor.
Can I use spotify with these? I know that this is a stupid question but it only says pandora on the box and the ability to use spotify is a difference between Pioneer and Alpine for me.
Kenwood has the ability to use both Spotify and Pandora without defaulting to your basic bluetooth streaming setting.
yes
Who does the best sounding, most solidly built, least Bluetooth drop outs cd usb radio. In this price range?
When streaming from spotify , can you switch songs through headunit like in Pioneer models ?
yes
Looks like alpine has discontinued everything but the cheapest model. Major bummer Guess I won't be going Alpine for my Viper
Ya fully expect them to close up shop soon
Does anyone know what the difference is between the CDE-205DAB and CDE-175BT?
Numbers
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Nice comment.🙄
@FraserDM did you find out the difference? i need a new Alpine CD head unit and here in the UK they seem to be discontinued so am having trouble finding a replacement.
@@jackrussel853 I didn't. I contacted Alpine directly, and they stated the CDE-175BT has been discontinued. No matter how much I pushed, I couldn't get a list of differences from them. I ordered a CDE-205DAB from ebay and it has been a great
What are the cheapest prices for those 2 and will they fit in a 1993 Nissan 240sx?
Imo Alpine is the best of the best.
Thanks for the video. I was offered the Alpine Cde-HD148bt. Is the Cde-148bt better than Cde-172bt ?
Since the 70's
I'm in a situation where an ideal situation would be a single DIN radio compatible with Android Auto, but has a screen you can mount elsewhere. In my 77 C30 the radio is too low for looking at a navigation screen.
buy a tablet man
You probably want something that is single DIN with a foldout screen that allows SCREEN MIRRORING.
There are single DIN units that let you slide the screen up and down vertically on an axis (not just tilt). I understand sometimes controls get hidden. This would help with that.. then mirror to a tablet as someone suggested.
@@Peter-bx7ip I've already got and installed the Stinger Heigh 10. It actually ended up being absolutely perfect for what I am doing
@@TechTimeWithEric beautiful
In User mode, how do you select the bass, middle, treble?
Is there a way to defeat the DSP? So I'd only have subwoofer control. I never change treble or bass and my last alpine had a delete setting or default I forget.😀
The alpine radios used to have a setting called “defeat”. I don’t think they have that feature anymore. But look through the menu to see if you find that feature if so turn it on.
@@BreakersStereo hey... can u tell the differences between the 73bt & 172bt ??? appreciate
73 doesn't have cd player is the difference
I have a SONY MEX-XB100BT but, in my opinion, it doesn 't have any bass if i don 't use a subwoofer with it, if I disable mega bass. Because of that, I want to replace it. Would an Alpine head unit (such a CDE-205DAB) sound better?
Hey there, this is Jake from Breakers. The only single din Sony I absolutely adore is the RSX-GS9. Other than that, Alpine blows Sony single dins out of the water in my opinion. Not only do they sound better, but they also have more options with fine tuning your EQ, adjust speaker levels and adding filtrations to help "elevate" the sound.
Side note: Never use any loudness or bass boost filtrations from those units. They make your system sound absolutely horrible! Invest into a subwoofer for sure.
So, I should definitely replace that Sony radio with an Alpine, and I would quickly get a better sound...
@@BreakersStereo Alpine ute 73 bt OR Kenwood excelon X304
wat shud i pick for Sound Quality & deep BASS ??????
Excellent video and review, sadly it seems Alpine no longer produces single din cd head units, well i am having difficulty sourcing one in the UK, i don't mind making calls via bluetooth but i am looking for an Alpine cd unit that has the option for a full speed connection cable like on my old CDE-126BT which i need to replace, i have just started using Spotify and i want to be able to control Spotify via the head unit/steering wheel controls instead of having to touch my phone, does anyone know if this is possible on this 175BT or on the CDE-205DAB as so far it looks like i maybe be able to source one of those, i am not sure if Spotify can be controlled via the USB cable,
Thanks.
Why would you want a high voltage preoutput?
A five sec search will tell you why
Cant really find it anywhere anymore
The face screen on theses scratches so easily.
Questions: Can the UTE-73BT random play the music on the USB? If so, how do I set it up? Can a BT speaker be set up to play in my car with the UTE-73BT?
yes, preset button 5 is shuffle, 4 is repeat
Hands up! Getting the 175 this week!!
I have the Alpine CDE175BT it's a great stereo hard to see with the sunlight but sound quality is amazing
Was u able to get one I’m seeing discontinued 🥲
is there a mic in the radio so i can talk back to people on my phone or do i have to instal a mic
thanks for great videos. i have an Alpine cde-163bt, does it worth to upgrade to cde-175bt?
Not really… it’s about the same unit.
How do you install two amps for high and lows with head unit with one output? RCA splitter? Equalizer?
Either a processor or an amplifier with onboard crossover and pass-through.
Alpine CDE-175BT or Pioneer DEH-X8800BHS ?
Alpine’s have very nice sounding DAC’s, but some Pioneer and Kenwoods have better built in EQ’s. Like 13 bands which is nice.
Undecided to go for alpine or Kenwood excelon. Any tips ?
@@mbr9106 wat did u buy bro ?
What’s the song in the backround?
I just got alpine cde 175 last Saturday, in replace of Pioneer deh 800 , who started to fail, and I think Alpine sound better overall , and have new and more features than 2006, unit,that replace , however I think something missing, I try to get the quality sound of the eighties that I have in my old car , do you know guys what can I do? I don’t know much new technology like sound processor or another way to optimize sound, I just to have graphic eq , back in the day , thank you for any advices
Get you a passive eq. You can fine tube these though. But passive eq are simple oldschool and sound great!
Can you recomend 6.5 speakers to go with it?
Deafbonce sylvesters are the best for the buk 100 for 2 6.5” speakers
Infinity kappa 62ix
Hertz. High efficiency.
Can you talk without moving your hands at the same time?
I'm wondering if a double DIN would fit in my 1999 Pontiac Bonneville..
I could use some suggestions.
Prolly not
yes
Is there a single din that lets you adjust bass and fade on an app on your phone
Yeppp, pioneer head units can do that with the smart sync app. I just installed the mvh-s320bt in my mk4 golf. Best mod I did to the car so far 😂😂🤟
Good job cuz!!!
The link for the CDE 175 BT doesn’t work 🫤
It's the harness the same for all units???
Yes it is.
have any android auto for acadia denali 2013
How can use this in home.
Park your car in your house.
To much for a single. Alpine is awesome, but to me is a bit to bunch for 219
Too bad they make it so hard to find the settings
These have as much personality as the top hits lists on spotify. None
Do they come with remotes???
blue tooth is not required sorry.
I am no expert but I buy crap used vehicles and usually they have aftermarket radios, and usually they never work.
Either the turn knob is broken so you can't properly use the radio, or the buttons don't work, or the little screen doesn't properly work. Usually the radio itself functions but the poor quality buttons, knobs, etc basically make it unusable.
who makes a QUALITY product with buttons that actually work? I don't really like knobs they seem like a failure point, I prefer simple buttons. Would like usb, aux, maybe even a cd player.
these all look like shit. all modern head units look like cheap chinese leds because that's what they are. even the buttons are disgusting. its a bunch of random ugly shapes. it doesn't look """"""modern""""""" it looks like it was from a dollar store. i think im just gonna buy an ol 80s alpine cassette deck and then put a bluetooth adapter tape in it. at least it would look nice. there is not one receiver on the market today that doesn't look like hot garbage.
The old alpine have better sound quality?
Wow they discontinued almost all… seems like alpine is gona fadeaway
Yeah now there are all gone! No more single din radios for alpine. Kenwood, JVC, Sony and pioneer still do thou … at least for now.