If you are one of those drivers who can’t sit still and love fiddling with the car stereo, then you are going to really love the Alpine CDA-9857 CD/MP3/WMA Player by Alpine Electronics. This is not an ordinary car stereo as it also compatible with the iPod and offers connectivity features for a number of media formats and products. One cutting edge feature which makes it stand apart from the competition is its ability of faster data transmission and navigation of the iPod. However for this feature you need to buy the KCE-422i Full Speed Connection for iPod cable which works with the head unit¹s built-in Percentage Search function.

This cable is able to connect the iPod to the CDA-9857 CD/MP3/WMA Player without using any boxes or separate units. Users once connected can control their music on the iPod via the players head unit. Some other features found on Alpine’s latest offering include; quicker library navigation; full-tag artist, album, song and Playlist information displayed directly on the head unit; and iPod battery charging capabilities.

The CDA-9857 CD/MP3/WMA Player has a dot matrix BioLite display for easy viewing even in daylight and has a detachable faceplate which flips down when one needs to access the CD slot. The CDA-9857 CD/MP3/WMA receiver is available now for $400 and the Full Speed Connection for iPod is sold separately for $30.

For more information, visit http://www.alpinefullspeed.com