Alpine CDA-9825 Car CD Player

I found the sound quality of this unit to be superb, but other problems made it a disappointment. I have recorded most of my CD collection on CDRs for car listening so that I won't lose my valuable originals in the event of an auto burglary. Unfortunately, after 20 to 40 minutes of playing a CDR, the 9825 began to produce static, skips, and ultimately just froze on some tracks. According to the installation technician who returned my unit for a refund, the 9825 sometimes has trouble playing back CDRs burned with Roxio Easy CD Creator.

Another drawback, though small, is that there are annoyingly long sound delays when the user pushes a button to change a function. But overall, I thought this model had a wonderful assortment of features (including MX, an amazing sound expander) and the one quality that should trump all others: fantastic sound reproduction. I would recommend it but only with reservations: don't buy this unit if your CD-burning software is Roxio Easy CD Creator.