HU Brand preferance**

[sungwei 10+ year member]

Yea..I think that Sony crap is for those who only get thier Car Audio at Circuit City

Hey I got my Alpine headunit for Circuity City. It's a nice unit. I voted Alpine cause I really like my headunit and it's got lots of nice features with a user friendly interface.

 

[deadboi77 10+ year member]

myself both Alpine and Pioneer....had great success with both and not a single prob with either of them

 

[bembol 10+ year member]

I never had a problem with my Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X711, I couldn't believe it when Kenwood changed their MASK System. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I would've picked up another Kenwood.

Anyways, I voted for Pioneer only because of their DEH-P80MP/Premier DEH-P8MP. It's the sickest deck ever!

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

.is it true Eclipse offers 8 volts?

If you run balanced out with an Eclipse you'll get 16V //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

As for the Kenwood Mask......the one I had broke 5 times in the first 6 months. I never had it in my car for more than a week and the damn thing would have to go back into the shop and stay there for two or more weeks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/mad.gif.c18f003ab0ef8a0d9c27ca78d77a6392.gif Sold it, when to Pioneer Premier and have been happy ever since.

Kinda funny when I sold it though. I sold it right after they had fixed it for the 5th time, and they had put an entire new faceplate on it so the display looked brand spankin' new (cause it was).....which meant I could sell it for a slightly higher price than a regular "used" deck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

One thing about the Kenwoods I always liked was that they all come with 5 volt pre-outs..The Pioneers do not get up to 4 volt until you get up to $400!!! all 2 volt..thats too low!

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif my friend those 5v Kenwood outs are the most overrated voltage preouts other than the suppossed 4v sub preout on Alpines decks in the market- Believe me I'm coming from 2 Exelons

 

[Depression 10+ year member]

REALLY..well that is good to know because that has been one of the selling points for KENWOOD with me!!!

 

[PokoLoko 10+ year member]

wut about Panasonic, the new one

 

[Depression 10+ year member]

I gotta admit I laughed at Panasonic but they have STEPPED UP BIG TIME..Those new ones are very nice and that one model thats 60X4 watts is supposed to be legit. I seriously considered getting one before I got my pioneer and I saw a few at FRY's and they look pretty cool!!!!

 

[InstalledStereo]

Let me just say this. If you have a vault of cash to spend, save it and buy the cheapest alpine cd player you can get your hands on. Basically I've personally heard these in my car while testing them out to see if they work.

cde 7853

cde 7856

cde 7858

cde 7870

cde 7872

cdm 9821

cdm 9803

cdm 7871

cdm 7861

cda 7862

cda 7863

cda 7864

cda 7987

Those stereo's are as old as 2000 , the cheapest one goes on ebay for like $60. The way I view car stereo's is Alpine all the way. I don't have too much to spend but I'm not going to buy a car stereo based on my budget, I'll save for the sucker.

After testing low end units that go for $100 new on ebay to high end units that retail for well over $500 CDA 7897, I've come to the conclusion that the only reason a person would purchase a higher end unit Alpine Deck is for the features and looks.

Every single alpine will sound great, Alpine is the manufacturer if Honda Car Stereos. The higher end the headunit, the more features there are such as a motorized face, mp3 capability, whether the faceplate is silver with blue buttons or black with green buttons, different LED displays. I still personally think the CDA 7864/7863 competition model still has the best display.

Bottom Line, ALL alpines sound great.

For Pioneers, you have to get the premier series I'm told. Sony, crapper I'm told. Kenwood, man I had to turn the sound up to 23 for some decent sound on a KDC 422. Nice display but **** got rid of it quick style. Threw in an Alpine, turned it to vlume 7 and it sounded like the kenwood on 23. **** man. Trip out. Aite you're bored and I'm done, thanks