kenwood is better then pioneer

[jluv 10+ year member]

I'm an Alpine guy, but I have owned Kenwoods in the past and I really liked them a lot. I just have never warmed up to Pioneer.

 

[billybrown66 10+ year member]

I liked my Kenwood XXV, in fact, I loved it.

 

[BMW Sidewayz 10+ year member]

Eclipse> Alpine

Pioneer > Kenwood

Sony

Kenwood IS NOT better than Pioneer!

 

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

Eclipse> AlpinePioneer > Kenwood

Sony

Kenwood IS NOT better than Pioneer![/QUOTE]

why do you say that ?

 

[BMW Sidewayz 10+ year member]

Simple. Just take Pionner's Top of the line Head Unit and compare it to Kenwood's top of the line Head unit and you have your answer right there, aside from the fact the pioneer has more High-end units and a better GUI. Its funny because Im actually on the market for a Kenwood DDX-8017 double din unit. I decided to go with this one because the options and many ways to tweak. Its got good sound processing features like SRS, 5v pre out, But I still like Pioneer and I would have to buy a separete dsp 5.1 prosecing if I decided to go with Pioneer. Kenwood's Ddx8017 has that built in.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

this thread is BS..........

Bottom line side by side Excelons sound better than Pioneers on my system

and that went for Alpines as well.......last year I bought 4 or 5 HU's and tested

them all in my car with no other changes than the HU and by a far margin

the Excelon sounds cleaner and more powerfull -

now bugga off

 

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

this thread is BS..........
Bottom line side by side Excelons sound better than Pioneers on my system

and that went for Alpines as well.......last year I bought 4 or 5 HU's and tested

them all in my car with no other changes than the HU and by a far margin

the Excelon sounds cleaner and more powerfull -

now bugga off

hmm... sorry we all can't be as sweet as u .. pfff

To everyone else thanks for your replies they were very helpful, and I've deffinitely decided to go kenwood.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

this thread is BS..........
Bottom line side by side Excelons sound better than Pioneers on my system

and that went for Alpines as well.......last year I bought 4 or 5 HU's and tested

them all in my car with no other changes than the HU and by a far margin

the Excelon sounds cleaner and more powerfull -

now bugga off

did u try the p880 with 24 bit burr brown DAC's?

 

[Pro_built7 10+ year member]

Simple. Just take Pionner's Top of the line Head Unit and compare it to Kenwood's top of the line Head unit and you have your answer right there, aside from the fact the pioneer has more High-end units and a better GUI. Its funny because Im actually on the market for a Kenwood DDX-8017 double din unit. I decided to go with this one because the options and many ways to tweak. Its got good sound processing features like SRS, 5v pre out, But I still like Pioneer and I would have to buy a separete dsp 5.1 prosecing if I decided to go with Pioneer. Kenwood's Ddx8017 has that built in.

no, that just means pioneer's top of the line model is better than kenwood's.... that means nothing to the rest of the models.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I don't think Kenwood has a HU with built in active crossovers like the 880.

 

[Turborusty 10+ year member]

did u try the p880 with 24 bit burr brown DAC's?

My XXV-01D has dual 24 bit Burr Brown DACs

Turborusty

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

My XXV-01D has dual 24 bit Burr Brown DACs

Turborusty

thats cool but I wasn't really asking you. Not trying to be a dick but your answer has no relevance to what i quoted

 

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

They are both great brands, but about equal in terms of sound quality, in my opinion.

I think it comes down to which model are you comparing, and dependent on your individual taste.

Even their amps and subs are pretty **** equal in my opinion.

 

[MDDrew 10+ year member]

yes which burr browns do the pioneers use, i know which ones the kenwood uses.

 

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

Pioneer: burr brown 1bit DAC with 24bit resolution