bought it the first time, it was junk...broken glide touch...new one came in, installed it, overall, good sq but alot less functions then the 9835...overall, its alright...i like it better than my old pioneer haha

 

a lot less functions than the 9835? ummm... i don't think so... what are these major lacking functions? i'm betting you can't even name more than say.... 2 or 3 lost functions. and some of those lost functions were replaced by different functions. either way -- go ahead and show us...

 

The only reason I would purchase a 9855 and the only reason I would not purchase a 9835 is the 9855 has the wired remote interface and the 9835 does not.

 

I tested this HU out on my buddy's car and didn't really like it--even though it's a high end Alpine. If I went w/ Alpine, I would probably go with 9833

Instead of the 9833, I went with the Kenwood x889 - I had Alpine in my old sound system that's why I chose Kenwood this time.

Kenwood x889 or Alpine 9833 is

 

I've got the Kenwood Excelon x889 and came upon that by accident really.... I was looking to get the Alpine but it was on backorder due to a manufacturing issue. After review of other HU's I came across the x889 and I'm very pleased with the sq and interface. My .02. I have a pic or two in my album if you wanna check it out...

 

I have the 9855. The glidetouch is ok. I would rather have dedicated buttons, but the other features offset any dislike for the glidetouch.