Now in its third generation, the range has gained a cult following amongst Geek Petrol Heads (of which I consider myself a fully paid up member) and the new CDE-9850Ri only looks set to expand membership.
The headlining feature of this latest unit is its ‘Full Speed Connection Capability’, which as Alpine puts it: “lets users control their iPod directly through the head unit, with the experience being more like directly interfacing with the iPod itself”. In real terms what this amounts too is 200 per cent faster data transmission for super fast file navigation as well as full-tag artist, album, song and playlist information displayed on the head unit. ‘Quick Search’ lets music be found using all these classifications, while the head unit will also charge the iPod, allowing it to play instantly even if its battery is fully depleted.
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