Well i decided to buy and try one of alpines new IPOD solution headunits- iDA-X300.
Its a very nice unit- the red illumintaion matches the interior of the Subaru dash fairly well, the face and buttons seem very sturdy and firm.
After installation i tried my hand at seeing how it controls my Pxa-H701 processor, to my grave disappointment all it apprantly does is call up 6 user presets from the processor, you cannot adjust any of the settings on the processor ( T/a, crossover ...etc...).
The sound from the ipod seemed a bit thin and empty, the bass lacked any punch and did not seem to go down past 70hz or so.
Im now in the process of Un-installing it and putting back in my dva-9860.
Its a very nice unit- the red illumintaion matches the interior of the Subaru dash fairly well, the face and buttons seem very sturdy and firm.
After installation i tried my hand at seeing how it controls my Pxa-H701 processor, to my grave disappointment all it apprantly does is call up 6 user presets from the processor, you cannot adjust any of the settings on the processor ( T/a, crossover ...etc...).
The sound from the ipod seemed a bit thin and empty, the bass lacked any punch and did not seem to go down past 70hz or so.
Im now in the process of Un-installing it and putting back in my dva-9860.