{"id":3314,"date":"2013-07-02T09:34:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T21:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/?p=3314"},"modified":"2015-06-30T07:25:25","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T19:25:25","slug":"alpine-cde-w235ebt-product-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/alpine-cde-w235ebt-product-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpine CDE-W235EBT Product Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/Alpine_CDE_W235EBT\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alpine CDE-W235EBT<\/strong> <\/a>is <strong>Alpines<\/strong> newest <strong>Double-Din Head-Unit<\/strong> in its <strong>CDE Range <\/strong>and like all the <strong>Alpine<\/strong> units of the past I can&#8217;t stop but think of of the <strong>Alpine<\/strong>\u00a0Lamborghini posters of my childhood when I see an <strong>Alpine Head-Units<\/strong>. There is just something about these units that scream sleek super-car but that could be nostalgia playing its part here, ok back to the review&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Alpine_CDE_W235EBT.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3317\" title=\"Alpine_CDE_W235EBT\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Alpine_CDE_W235EBT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Alpine_CDE_W235EBT.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Alpine_CDE_W235EBT-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alpines<\/strong> way of designing the look\/layout of their Head-Unit&#8217;s have always been the same since I can remember, nice and simple but very functional to the point the you only need to glance towards an <strong>Alpine<\/strong> unit and instantly know what it is.<\/p>\n<p>After having the <strong>Alpine CDE-W235EBT<\/strong> in our <strong>SOUNDS ALIVE<\/strong> comparator board for about a month now I&#8217;ve had a good chance to test and listen to a good range of music through it (in fact about 8 hours a day). Even with the speakers running straight off the <strong>CDE-W235EBT<\/strong> it has a nice crisp sound to it and still manages quite a lot of volume out of the speakers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0626.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3330\" title=\"IMG_0626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0626.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0626.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0626-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50W x 4 High Power Amp<\/li>\n<li>Built-in Parrot Bluetooth Module<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Bluetooth Functions (BT Plus)<\/li>\n<li>BT Audio Streaming<\/li>\n<li>CD-R\/RW\/MP3\/WMA Playback<\/li>\n<li>Front USB port<\/li>\n<li>Made for iPod and iPhone<\/li>\n<li>Direct iPod\/iPhone Control<\/li>\n<li>Works with Nokia (requires KCU-230NK)<\/li>\n<li>Front AUX Input (3.5mm mini jack)<\/li>\n<li>3-Band Parametric EQ<\/li>\n<li>Preset EQ (10 modes)<\/li>\n<li>High Pass \/ Low Pass Filter<\/li>\n<li>Steering Wheel Remote Control Ready<\/li>\n<li>Remote Control Ready<\/li>\n<li>KTP-445 Power Pack Ready<\/li>\n<li>1 PreOut (Subwoofer Output Selectable)<\/li>\n<li>2-Line Large LCD Display<\/li>\n<li>Clock<\/li>\n<li>Hands-free Microphone Included<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FM TUNER SECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuning Range: 87.5~108.0 MHz<\/li>\n<li>Mono Usable Sensitivity: 9 dBf (0.8 \u03bcV\/75 ohms)<\/li>\n<li>Alternate Channel Selectivity: 80 dB<\/li>\n<li>Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 65 dB<\/li>\n<li>Stereo Separation: 35 dB<\/li>\n<li>Capture Ratio: 2.0 dB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AM TUNER SECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tuning Range: 531~1,602 kHz<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity (IEC Standard): 22.5 \u03bcV\/27 dB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CD PLAYER SECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frequency Response: 5~20,000 Hz (\u00b11 dB)<\/li>\n<li>Wow &amp; Flutter (% WRMS): Below measurable limits<\/li>\n<li>Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.008% (at 1 kHz)<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic Range: 95 dB (at 1 kHz)<\/li>\n<li>Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 105 dB<\/li>\n<li>Channel Separation: 85 dB (at 1 kHz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PICKUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wave Length: 795 nm<\/li>\n<li>Laser Power: CLASS I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>USB SECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>USB requirements: USB 1.1\/2.0<\/li>\n<li>Max. Power Consumption: 1,000 mA<\/li>\n<li>USB Class: Mass Storage<\/li>\n<li>File System: FAT 12\/16\/32<\/li>\n<li>MP3 Decoding: MPEG AUDIO Layer-3<\/li>\n<li>WMA Decoding: Windows Media\u2122 Audio<\/li>\n<li>Number of Channels: 2-Channel (Stereo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BLUETOOTH SECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BLUETOOTH Specification: BLUETOOTH V 30.0<\/li>\n<li>Output Power: +4 dBm Max. (Power class 2)<\/li>\n<li>Profile:<\/li>\n<li>HFP (Hands-free Profile)<\/li>\n<li>HSP (Head set Profile)<\/li>\n<li>A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)<\/li>\n<li>AVRCP (Audio\/Video Remote Control Profile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GENERAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power Requirement: 14.4 V DC (11~16 V allowable)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Power Output: 50W x 4<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Pre-Output Voltage: 2 V\/10 k ohms<\/li>\n<li>Bass: \u00b114 dB at 100 Hz<\/li>\n<li>Treble: \u00b114 dB at 10 kHz<\/li>\n<li>Loudness: 10 dB at 100 Hz<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 1.618 kg (3 lbs. 9 oz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CHASSIS SIZE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Width: 178mm (7&#8243;)<\/li>\n<li>Height: 100 mm (3-15\/16&#8243;)<\/li>\n<li>Depth: 160 mm (6-1\/4&#8243;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0627.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3331\" title=\"IMG_0627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0627.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_0627-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have to admit when I first seen a picture of the <strong>Alpine CDE-W235EBT<\/strong> I didn&#8217;t really like the look of it but that was before I had un-boxed it, the pictures found in catalogues and the internet really don&#8217;t do it justice!<\/p>\n<p>The way the faceplate sectioned with the display half of it being smooth, could even say glossy and the control half having a machine brushed look really breaks it up, this gives it the feeling of class and can not really be noticed on a picture to its full potential.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the <strong>CDE-W235BT<\/strong> has only one set of Pre-Outs, that doesn&#8217;t bother me as the sort of people that would buy alpine would also buy the extra processing units\/EQ&#8217;s to run 3 sets of Pre-Outs or would simply run the speakers off of the head-unit.<\/p>\n<p>Overall this is a beautiful Double-Din Head-Unit with amazing sound that is to be expected of <strong>Alpine<\/strong>, is very easy to use. Has full Bluetooth capability and can control iPhone\/iPod&#8217;s without the need of a speciality <strong>Alpine<\/strong> Cable. And to top it off is very cheaply priced making it a very good alternative for the Double-Din competition!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alpine CDE-W235EBT is Alpines newest Double-Din Head-Unit in its CDE Range and like all the Alpine units of the past I can&#8217;t stop but think of of the Alpine\u00a0Lamborghini posters of my childhood when I see an Alpine Head-Units. There is just something about these units that scream sleek super-car but that could be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3314"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5965,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3314\/revisions\/5965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abtec.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}