Alpine Status HDS-990 - Remote Control and Media Player

The Alpine HDS-990 Hi-Res Audio Media Player achieves 192kHz/24Bit playback via 3 wired USB DAC inputs or wireless Bluetooth® connection. This ensures that any high-resolution music files stored on a USB or smartphone will be reproduced at the intended spec. It is designed to work in parallel with your original radio (or existing aftermarket radio) and has therefore no radio or DAB+ tuner as well as no Bluetooth hands-free features or similar.

The Media Player includes a compact controller with buttons for basic music controls, a high-resolution color screen that displays playback data and album cover artwork, a volume knob for quick sound controls, and a separate black-box for flexible installation in the vehicle. High-Resolution 4x 50W amplifier output, high-performance RCA outputs and an optical TOSLINK & Coax ports allow for flexible system building with the HDP-D90 Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Amplifier.

Product Features

Hide-Away Black-Box Design

The Media Player is designed with a hide-away black-box configuration. This makes it very easy to find a suitable space in your dash for the slim control panel, while installing the 1DIN sized black-box anywhere behind the dashboard or similar.

Source Input Options

You can chose from many source inputs: connect your original radio’s speaker lines to the 4-channel high-level inputs to enjoy all original audio sources of your vehicle. There is also a 2-channel RCA input, 3 USB ports (supporting up to 192kHz / 24bit) and of course Bluetooth Audio streaming (supporting up to 96kHz / 24bit).

Bluetooth Audio Streaming

Wireless Bluetooth connection to your smartphone or Bluetooth-enabled digital audio player is also possible, thanks to the built-in high-end LDAC and aptX HD standards. You can stream music up to 96kHz / 24bit quality. Additional supported Bluetooth Audio Codecs are SBC, AAC and aptX.

Wide Output Options

The HDS-990 features a wide range of outputs for maximum system-building flexibility. The 4-channel hi-power output (4x 50 Watts) can be used to directly drive your door speakers, while the 6-channel RCA output is designed to connect external amplifiers. There is also an optical TOSLINK as well as a coaxial output to connect the HDS-990 Media Player to a DSP such as the Alpine Status HDP-D90.

Works With Your Original Radio

The HDS-990 Media Player is designed to work in parallel with an original manufacturer’s radio or any aftermarket radio. While the original radio is used for radio and DAB+ reception, vehicle settings, CD playback, Bluetooth, etc., the HDS-990’s part is to play-back, stream and control Hi-Res Audio music files. Since the original radio is intended to be kept in the vehicle, we created the HDS-990’s control panel in a very compact format to be easily added anywhere in the dashboard or center console.

Stand-Alone System or DSP Amplifier Link

You can use the HDS-990 as stand-alone system by connecting it directly to the vehicle’s speakers (or using external amplifiers). To use the system’s full potential however we recommend to pair it with the HDP-D90 DSP amplifier. This DSP amplifier features a built-in 12-channel digital amplifier, 31-band Parametric EQ per channel and many other sound tuning features.

Feature Summary

• Hi-Res Audio Media Player (192kHz / 24bit max sampling rate with down-sampling)
• External control unit with hide-away 1DIN media-box
• Color display
• 3 USB Ports (1 front / 2 back ports) for audio playback
• Bluetooth Audio Streaming (LDAC, aptX HD)
• 4x 50Watts built-In amplifier
• 6-channel 31-band Parametric EQ
• 3-way digital X-Over
• Digital Time Correction
• MP3, WMA, AAC, MP4, WAV, FLAC, APE and DSD playback
• 4-channel high-level inputs
• 2-channel AUX inputs (RCA)
• 4-channel high-level outputs (4x 50 Watts)
• 6-channel RCA outputs
• Optical TOSLINK output
• Coaxial output
• Rotary encoder
• Blue button illumination

Technical Specification

Performance

• Power Output (rated 4Ω, 14,4V, 10%THD): 25W RMS x4
• THD+N (RCA 1W into 4Ω): ≤ 0.03%
• S/N (RCA A-wt): ≥ 98dB
• Input Voltage: high level 32Vpp, RCA 8Vpp
• Output Voltage: high level 28Vpp, RCA 12Vpp
• Frequency response (1W into 4Ω): 20Hz – 40kHz (+/-1.5dB)

General

• System sampling rate: 192kHz / 32bit
• Operating voltage: 9 – 16V
• Standby power consumption: ≤ 0.1W
• REM start input: high level (FL+/FL-), ACC optional
• REM start output: 12V (0.2A)
• Weight: 0.77kg
• Dimensions (main unit): width 178mm, depth 144mm, height 50mm
• Dimensions (controller without installation frame): width 122mm, depth 12mm, height 54mm

Music Player

• Interface: USB 2.0
• Storage capacity: maximum support 2TB
• File system: FAT16/32, NTFS, exFAT
• Maximum number of songs: 10.000
• MP3 Decoding: MPEG Audio Layer-3, sampling frequencies: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz, 12kHz, 11.025kHz, 8kHz. Bit rate: 8-320kbps
• WMA Decoding: Windows Media Audio, Sampling frequencies: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz, 11.025kHz, 8kHz. Bit rate: 12-192kbps (stereo), 0-128kbps (mono)
• AAC Decoding: “.M4A” file in ACC-LC format, sampling frequencies: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz, 12kHz, 11.025kHz, 8kHz. Bit rate: 8-320kbps
• MP4 Decoding: MPEG Audio Layer-4, sampling frequencies: 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz, 12kHz, 11.025kHz, 8kHz. Bit rate: 8-500kbps
• WAV Decoding: Wave sound file, sampling frequencies: 192kHz, 176.4kHz, 96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz. Bit rate: 8bit, 16bit, 24bit
• FLAC Decoding: Free Lossless Audio Codec, sampling frequencies: 192kHz, 176.4kHz, 96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz, 12kHz, 11.025kHz, 8kHz. Quantization bits: 8bit, 16bit, 24bit
• APE Decoding: Monkey’s Audio, sampling frequencies: 192kHz, 176.4kHz, 96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz, 32kHz, 24kHz, 22.05kHz, 16kHz, 12kHz, 11.025kHz, 8kHz. Quantization bits: 16bit, 24bit
• DSD Decoding: Direct Stream Digital (DSD64, DSD128, DSD256), sampling frequencies: DSD64 2.8224MHz, DSD128 5.6448MHz, DSD256 11.290MHz
• Bluetooth Supported Audio Formats: SBC / AAC / LDAC

Further Information

Alpine HDS-990 - User Manual (PDF)