Hi everyone,

I'm after a place where i may be able to get my 9887 Alpine headunit calibrated with the KTX-100EQ in Melbourne?

I know I can buy it, or even off eBay, but I hear that you don't need to keep calibrating it, so I would rather find somewhere i can get it done.

maybe try the retailer you bought the HU from. if you have a good rapport with them, they will probably help you out.

HOWEVER, it's obviously not in a retailer's interests to offer such a service when instead there is the opportunity to sell the package to you. so you may not find such a favour.

still, hit up as many alpine dealers as you can, and one may oblige.

a store here offered to do it for me but they wanted $200, stuff that you can buy the unit for a little bit more

IMO, $200 would be a fair price for a store to do it (maybe a little on the high side). As you have to factor in the time they take to do it (40min or so), any adjustments to gains etc + plus the use of the kit/laptop...

i just bought one for 250 so i woudnt pay shop 200 to do it then not have sound manager ,what if i changed something in my system and have to pay shop 200 again no thx.

Exactly, as you upgrade, or change positioning, you will need to use it again.

This unit really does do a great job, the better the components used with it, the better the result. It LOVES high end gear!!