Reviews of the Alpine iDA-X001
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CNET Review
The Good: The Alpine iDA-X001 is an innovative in-car device for those who want to take their iPods on the road. Its digital USB connection enables playback of compressed and lossless files, while its well-designed menu system is intuitive and easy to understand.
The Bad: For a system that claims to deliver "the best in-vehicle iPod experience ever," we found the iDA-X001's jog wheel to be slower and less effective at navigating digital audio libraries than we would have liked.
The Bottom Line: The made-for-iPod Alpine iDA-X001 is a useful interface for bringing a digital-music library on the road. We like its stylish design and breadth of functions, although its user interface falls behind that of the iPod itself.
Manufacturer: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
Part number: 500IDAX001
General
- Product Type Radio / digital player
- Recommended Use Car
- Form Factor In-dash unit
Audio System
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Amplifier signal-to-noise ratio 80 dB
- Amplifier max output power / channel qty 45 Watts x 4
- Amplifier continuous power / channel qty 16 Watts x 4
- Amplifier Output Details 16 Watt - 4 Ohm - THD 1.0 % - 14.4V DC - 4 channel(s)
- Audio system built-in display LCD
- Multicolor display Yes
- Audio system CD changer control Yes
- Additional features IPod ready, Bluetooth hands-free for cellular phone
Radio
- Type Radio tuner - AM/FM
- AM station preset qty 6
- FM station preset qty 12
- Additional radio features XM satellite radio ready, Sirius satellite radio ready
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Digital player device type Digital player
- Digital player supported digital audio standards MP3, WMA
- Digital player ID3 tags support Yes
- Digital player additional features USB flash drive playback
Display
- Type LCD display
- Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix
- Display (projector) diagonal size 2.2 in
Connections
- Connector Type 3 x Audio line-out, 1 x USB
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support type 1 year warranty
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