Vintage Old School Alpine 7288 Pull Out Cassette Radio CD Changer Controller - 1080P
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Wow, a true survivor! This unit was available in 1989-1990 for $500 MSRP. A very expensive head unit at the time as with most Alpine head units. The 7288 had built-in CD changer controls for the 5959/5952 CD Changers as well as four pre-amp RCA outputs. The unit also had a built-in amp if you were just replacing a stock head unit and didn't need external amplification.
The 7288 embodies Alpine's classic "clicklet" buttons and design. Many of you have probably never seen a pull-out cassette radio, so I decided to show how it works! Although the 7288 wasn't Alpine's top of the line cassette player at the time (think 7289/7390), is is still an ultra-rare find in this condition and should help us appreciate the ease of CD's and iPods today!
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I installed this in my room, with a car battery and a coustic 175watt 2 channel amp. This was in 99 and i was 14. Good memories, i remember having to flip the deck over once in a while because the tape mechanism would act up. The glow from the square buttons was awesome at night.
Man, that's in incredible condition. I must say though that I neither miss pull-outs or cassettes. I literally got into the industry right when they were peaking.
Damn this just brought me back into time great to see it still working!!
That is one classy unit you have there. I always was a big fan of that very clean design, with those very recognizable 6 green illuminated buttons.
Thanks for the comment. Check out my channel for lots of other throwback car stereo equipment!
Omg my favorite deck!! I was eating in a McDonalds parking lot back in 93 when I Mexican vato approached my car with this deck for 50$ we used to call these 6 crystal back in are day this went in my 81 Cadillac coup Deville gold metallic flake with 108 true spoke wire wheels with 1 inch white walls and when I got rid of that car I kept my deck we used to hide these under the seats and if we wanted to act cool we would walk in carrying it in hand then when detachable face plates came out I was blown away and had to have one they would come with a sunglasses type case to put the face and remote in memories
I would usually pull out my Alpine 7903 and hide it under the seat...carrying it was a pain!
Still have mine. Perfect condition.
Brings back so many good memories
Back in 1989-'90,when I was still a HS teen.Pull out car stereos was a "new thing".I remember a few male students would bring 'em into class('cause it was also the "in thing" for thieves to break into cars just to get your stereo).
I can't say I really miss tapes, but it's cool to see what was high tech back in the day!
I was expecting to hear some sir mix a lot , lol. Nice unit.
Carried one of those around in HS (1989) when I was in 11th grade. Def played a lot of sir mix a lot lol
Yes, I may do this in an upcoming video, may help out lots of folks. Great suggestion!
Oh man!! I had that one!! That model a friend of the family had a mobile audio business I would help him on occasion and he was an alpine dealer and I bought that deck in 1990!! Brand new!! Through him got it at cost!!! Your geeking me out seeing that head unit!!!! Wow what a find!!!
My brother had that exact one and that's when I fell in love with cd players but he had that in like 96 or 97 but it was still clean! Thanks I would use this as my everyday deck
In 1988 i bought a 7385M, with HLTAC head and only preamp outputs for today around 650€, a 3539 amp (500€) and an Infinity CS1 Kappa (500€), that was awesome (and expensive!) for that time :) Once Alpine, always Alpine, today a IDE-178BT.
I had the 7618 back in the day. This brings back memories.
Back when Alpine were light years ahead of any other maker. Nice to see again 👍
@danielioful Nice! The 7618 is an excellent unit for sure! I have LOTS of old school car audio gear, but most is amplifiers and speakers...only a couple of head units. Thanks for the comment and for watching my videos.
Still have this in my garage. Only thing left of my youth.
Nice 👍
@normalicy I'm with you. I never bought a cassette deck, used a 2nd hand one until I saved up enough to buy my first CD tuner (1990), the Sony 7520. It lasted about 13 months (just out of warranty), then died. I picked up the Alpine 7903 used and used it for nearly 10 years in 3 different cars until I retired it with a 7894. I would've been much happier saving up 100 more and just getting the Alpine 7903 in the first place..the Sony skipped like crazy, Alpine never did!!
My dog had a pullout when we were freshman in college 1993. I had a detachable face Sony tape deck.
yep, I remember those pull out cases made of neoprene and neon colors! thx for the comment
Nice cassette deck there! I am going to build a case and put a old school Alpine rig in as a museum display. I will do a upload of my 7289L, Came out of a Lamborghini and has had no use.
No cd changer control but you can use the pre in for external audio control. Great Channel you got here !
Great video! I was just going thru boxes in my garage and found my Alpine 7288 that I bought new around 1991. On mine the rca jacks are labeled "line out rear" and "to changer". I have the Alpine 5957 6 stacker as well and the harness for it is a 8 pin DIN(?) But also has 2 rca plugs wired in. Not sure why but I recall the rcas had to be connected for the changed to work. I'll have to hook this up on the bench one day and make a video!
Looking further I even found the original owners manuals for both! I also have a spare chassis for the 7288. Back in the 90's I had a car and a truck so bought the spare instead of another head unit 😁
Man, I always wanted a CRX, never owned one. Those are great cars for sound systems!
@SeriousBusinessEnt Good deal. Love your vids BTW, thanks for the comment!
sounds good . so rare to see its in this condition
These Japan built Alpine's are top quality
Mine says "Made In Korea "
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i see alpine love those clear blue buttons
Wow, a 7289L out of a Lambo? That's awesome! Thanks for the comment and I look forward to your video!
@1boostup Do you happen to recall which Month/Year? I was looking for tests on this unit, but found none in CAandE mags
My friend Nathan....his group from back in the 90's called "Full Speed Ahead"
Wow, I had a very similar radio in my old Honda Accord. I miss it. It was so very very cool!
@TheJeremyN Thanks for the offer, if I run across a deal on a 5952 or 5959 changer, I may need one of those DIN cables. I've got an old Coustic XM-3 x-over, but none of the amps or other gear they made
@ROBCRX I remember you mentioning this before. Are you only looking for BNIB? Did you get rid of the one you did the video on? Add you video as a response to this one if you want...
I have one of these in the closet yet! Personally, I like the tune on 89.7fm. Back in the day, if you had an Alpine, you had it all! It actually meant something. To bad they got away from their trademark look and 'Alpine green'.
applejacks971 hey wanna sell that alpine email me at jsedita@me.com
I have a pioneer supertuner pull out cassette radio...nice stuff man
I know man, we are getting old! Can you tell me where you were linked to this video? I've had several comments the past few days and just curious where people are being referred from. Thanks.
Where can i find the cd player for that? I'm usi g one alpine cassete radio almost the same but with orange lights. I need to find the cd player. Where can i find it?
Hah, had the very same 1 fitted in my very 1st car...a '79 BMW 320i back in '91. I treasured it, da good ol dayz.
I'm in the middle of moving, I can look for you in about a week if you can wait.
@SeriousBusinessEnt Yeah, a friend had a Nissan Pulsar NX with the Kicker Pre Fab sub (Super Kicker? I can't recall the name - real version of my fake, Pyramid one w/ dual 8 subs and dual 10 passives) powered by a single Punch 45 and it was LOUD! Now, what mfg in their right mind would make a 45 watt amp these days and think it could sell for 300 bucks?
I used to have one of these with a carrying case. Look like I had a small suitcase everywhere I went 😂😂
Yeah boi!
@bigdwiz NICE! Like some purple Urban Audio subs, Profile amps and Bumper Subwoofers, lol. I remember my uncle had that refab kicker box with the 10" passives, lol
Nice head unit i just saw one of these in a old autosound and security magazine a couple days ago !
I was a kid I use to take my moms pull out radio I wish they still made them
Omg i had that exact head unit, love it,what a pain it was to carry with you
how is it brother can you help me? I have a question ! I have a couple of buffers, the puch classic PCH-410 10'! i can get them to work with an alpine 3543 2 channel amp !
@thebestofall007 Yes, I do know about the 7909 and 7909 Anniv model. The orig 7909 was 1200 list back in 1990. Not sure the anniv models MSRP, but I know it was up there. It had a copper encasing and used a high-end DAC. I've never tested or used either, as they are (and will probably always be) out of my price range.
@CLNFREAK1 Yeah, nostalgia is good, but also reminds us how lucky we are to have digital music and easy access today. Listening to a tape and waiting for your song SUCKED! I still like the design, simplicity and build quality of these older units, although in today's money, this head unit would be pushing 1g...
80's Alpine "snatch plate" , beautiful
@thebestofall007 I always had good luck w/ the old Alpine tuners. In this demo, I didn't even have an antenna connected. You may hear my wife and daughter in the background during some of the segments, dummy me forgot to close the door!
What was the in-dash model of this?
I recently found a Alpine 7392s and got it for free. Only problem is I don't have a wiring harness or the cage. It is one of the Preamp only headunits and requires external amps. I cannot find much on the wiring harness. Do you know where I could find one or will I have to make my own (by reverse engineering the connections)?
Have you ever ran across the alpine six cassette changer?
@ROBCRX Did U find one yet? I have a 7903 and will do a video on it sometime. Yeah, I know, it's no 7909, but still a nice HU for it's time...
Hey, do you guys know where I can find a nice pullout unit? I'm restoring a 1992 Integra, and want either a Kenwood or Alpine pullout for the focal point of my system.
Probably not many of them remaining in this condition
@bigdwiz Thanks man! And no problem. I've been into car audio since around 93-94. I used to carry a pullout in to class with me, haha. Linear Power Amps to, don't laugh, Rockwood amps, hahaha
It’s an awesome unit. But realistically it’s an absolute piece now. A dinosaur.
It will always be a classic with the chicklets and tape functions
@thebestofall007 I'm not doubting you the Supertuner's were better. I never owned a Pioneer at the time, b/c I decided if the head unit didn't have a rotary volume knob, it wasn't for me. The radio stations I picked up were 30-35 miles away, and again, I had no antenna connected.
@bigdwiz It was driving me crazy...it was called the Kicker Super II. It was a full range pre-fab box with dual 8's (active) dual 10's (passive) and dual horns for mids/highs. The pic I found on Flickr the guy mentioned buying it at a yard sale for 2 bucks!
I just picked one of these up off of ebay and want to put it in my 86 grand wagoneer. I have a 4 channel amp to run the four speakers but I also picked up a powered 10" sub. I know I can hook up the RCA cables from the head unit to the amp but do I just run a wire from the head unit to the powered sub?
Yes RCAs directly to powered sub
@EXOabigdeal EXO in da house!! Love your vids man and I still can't believe how good that Kodak Zi8 camera does for video AND audio!! Not to mention you are an expert at editing! Thanks for the comment and the thumbs up!!
hi dude my alpine 7511 cannot play casset event the swicht cassette pressed also no sound
Hey ! I have a 7292S and would like to install it in my car.. It looks so nice! Only thing it is missing the harness... What to do? I have seen guys hot-glue wires in with a specific colored wire at each connector but I was hoping for a "plug and play" solution. Any idea where to get or how hard it is to find? I have tape decks in all my cars-pretty great playback system if the quality is there. Thanks
@bigdwiz have you tried the 7909? i heard that there is a version of that model (the 30th anniversary edition) where alpine only made around 300 of and i have seen it go for around $1500 (and the price of that deck is expected to go up, WAY UP, as it is a collectors item). do you know of any further details of that model?
Were can i find one of these bad boys? Are there any more tape players that will hook up to subs?
Wow, I doubt there are many MINT examples of this head unit remaining. I don't need another, but if you want to sell it, you should try eBay. U might be surprised what these go for now days. It all depends on the bidding war, could be 50 or could be 150
In this video, no external mic, just the internal one on my Canon 7D
Wow very nice
Old School FTW
@valdarmort Nothing, unless Universal Music decides they want to pull you down. There's no due process, they can have you pulled down for any reason at any time. You can appeal, but good luck challenging the record labels. They have no clue about free promotion...my video with the Punch 45 and Polk sub was tagged b/c of Beastie Boys. I bet many people went out and bought a Beastie Boys song b/c they heard it in my video...Sony music says I'm infringing on their copyright, oh well.
just wandering ...what does utube do if they can't identify the artist of a song being played in a video.
@mrchrisk36 That's cool man! I'm hoping someone has a manual, but I may just have to cough up the 10 bucks and buy one. Do you recall what the dealer cost on this unit was? I was able to get Sony stuff at wholesale for a period of time and it was 1/2 of list price. I got my first component set XS-HL45's (5.25 mids, 1 in tweets) for 160 shipped and they retailed for 300. No, Boston's or MBQ's they were not, but for the price I couldn't resist!
Thanks for this video. I have the 7288 and the CD changer that I bought new in 1989. Question is, I'd like to hook it up now and see 4 RCA outputs, but one is labeled for the CD changer. That leaves only one RCA out labeled REAR. Do you know if the CD Changer RCA can also be used to go to an amp? I'll continue to look for the owners manual, but thought I'd try a question here. -thanks
I would love to find the owners manual as well...
Nice Stereo,
I have one similar,
But it has a copper chassis,
I will do a video of it when i get some time.
where can i buy one from.. can anyone please help me in trying to locate one for sale
Is the "L" model for the Latin market? I'm not sure.
Have you ever thought about dyno testing vintage receivers? Like a Pioneer SX 1250 or a Sansui 9090db?
Question for you, Dereck - what's the best most readily available old school Alpine head unit out there? What should I be looking for? Thanks.
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Point well taken. Are Honda "3000" head units any good? I have a couple of "2000"ones btw, not sure if they work tho.
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What about "1000"?
@SeriousBusinessEnt I won't laugh at your Rockwood amps if you don't laugh at my Pyramid Gold series 8" subs w/ the 50oz magnet! Two of those in an old "Kicker" style box w/ dual 10" passives...it actually slammed pretty good! I started around '88, thus why you may notice some older CA gear in my vids. I bet those LP's would demand some nice cash if you still had them!
I had one of these, lol. And a Sherwood Analog EQ, lol
@bigdwiz how far were you from the stations you showed in the video? i used the supertuners because they seem to have above average sensitivity, selectivity, and overload rejection specs (and from first hand field tests comparing them to others, as i am an avid DXer). Now that they have upgraded to the IIID, I can regularly listen to a station from over 120 miles away on 99.9 and it's jammed between a STRONG 100.1 and 99.7. What is on 99.7 doesn't bleed to 99.9 or 99.5.
That's not the case now. I've always used pioneer radios myself and have always liked a radio with good reception and sometimes on clear mornings I like to see what I can pick up and recently I upgraded from an older pioneer touchscreen to a new alpine bc I wanted the carplay features and the tuner on that is the best I've had yet. It pulls in the stations alot stronger than the pioneer as well as others the pioneer couldn't receive at all.
I had one of this in my CR-X, miss it....
btw i have a old pioneer premier keh-480 which is what i want to hook up so if you could use a vintage radio for the video it would help me out a lot
that just brings back the oldest old school ever. just like DENON car decks too. wow.
and after that high voltage pre out modules came out. 5V ! lol. line drivers. hahaha.
I have a Denon cd pullout h.u.
I've seen these in the junkyard, but never seen one working
@MrDerekpdel I have been trying to find out what Aline head unit models were out in 92/93 for a resto mod project I have been working on. I'd love to get some info from you if you were so inclined.
Need help have Alpine RC 7280 for 24 Years works like first day but i forget how to change displaycolor from green to red there must be a shortcut key with the frontbottons but I do not remember which, does anyone have any idea thx
I have the exact same Alpine 7288 in mint condition, working perfectly. If you are interested, please let me know.
if you need the din cables for that deck I have some....( the Alpine ones not generic ones)..
ever do any old coustic stuff?
I have the 7289 unit in my old Porsche. The anti theft part isn't letting me turn on, the letter E comes on screen, how do I get by this?? Thanks
+phil brown if you are on Facebook, find the Alpine collectors group, they would know. Sorry, I don't 😞
@ROBCRX Man, that sucks. Maybe you'll find one soon...or the dude who has one will crack
can you make a video on how to hook a radio up in the house
Another great video! I really like the background music in your videos. I think this one might be my favorite track so far. Did you produce this song? I know I have asked you this before about other tracks but where can I get this song?
I actually did create this one using GarageBand on my iPad
se puede agregar aux por el cable de pin del cd changer ? , o no abre la funcion ?
I have a T7179EZ i am trying to remove from my car any help ?
the only thing i hate about the older alpine HU's is the tuners (before they switched to their maxtune tuners) on them sucked and didn't pick up well, which is one of the reasons why i have always opted for pioneer headunits instead (especially their supertuner IV and IIID).
Ciao i search this radio where i can buy ??
@danielioful Send me one and I'll put it in the test queue....You guys really don't think I own ALL of the old school gear, right?