 can anyone help me pick out a head unit? |
 May 25, 2004 - 2:12 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jun 30, '03 From O-town, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
well im gonna toss a head unit in my 95 gt. im partial to panasonic and pioneer. I am not looking for show-winning stuff, just good sound. I don't want to spend more than 200 bucks. MP3 playback is not a necessity but it would be a bonus. can anyone point me in the right direction?
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May 25, 2004 - 2:38 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
http://www.ikesound.com/product-product_id/1986
or basically , get the most expensive pioneer head unit you can afford they all rock 
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May 25, 2004 - 3:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '04 From Cincinnati, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Panasonic Head Unit
This is what I recently bought - it retails for 240 as you can see but I got mine for ~180 shipped new off eBay. Installed it myself, it was pretty easy - I recommend it! Actually, here is a link to a current auction by the same company I bought mine from: eBay link Shipped it out fast and was in perfect shape!
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May 25, 2004 - 5:29 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
dude go alpine, youv never heard good music until youv heard it thro an alpine deck lol.... trust me its worth it
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May 25, 2004 - 10:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Alpine is the best I have a new 9833 it is awsome.
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May 25, 2004 - 11:31 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Seattle, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Dont get panasonic if u want it smooth with the dash...the one i got sticks out about a extra 1/4 of a inch form the dash.
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May 25, 2004 - 11:39 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '04 From WA Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
its ikesound reliable? good? dependable? |
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May 26, 2004 - 12:24 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '04 From LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Alpine.
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May 26, 2004 - 3:27 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 4, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Alpine is one of the best yeah for sure... but it is fairly expensive. I got a sony Xpload deck mainly because it was extremely cheap, and had lots of pretty colours
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May 26, 2004 - 9:53 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 25, '04 From Wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
just get the best Pioneer from a Super Walmart... they run a little over 200 and sound just fine.
... oh... they have lots of pretty colors too
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May 26, 2004 - 12:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 31, '03 From Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I have the same head unit, its awsome! |
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May 26, 2004 - 2:08 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 22, '03 From Raceland, LA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
JVC!!!!!!!!!11111111one
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May 26, 2004 - 5:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
mm...Alpine sounds great. I got the 9827 and it sounds great.
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May 27, 2004 - 9:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
SONY= suck ass there HUs are very low quality.
GREAT BRANDS Kenwood Alpine Premier Eclipse Blaupunkt panisonic BAD BRANDS stay away JVC Jenson profile |
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May 27, 2004 - 9:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '03 From O-town, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i think im going with a pioneer deh-p4600 MP...couldn't beat the price plus its mp3
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- Ryan aim: rkgreen04 |
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May 28, 2004 - 12:08 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '02 From Mammoth CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I would just like to point out that he dosent know what hes talking about... for the record... JVC makes a really good head unit. I have the 3100 and have had no problems with it. Its really a great head unit. However my sony did suck. I would never buy one of the new keenwoods, there to cheap looking.... |
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May 28, 2004 - 5:26 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 10, '04 From Shoreline, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I love my sony. its the best I have ever had. and strong, survived being yanked out of my pile that was left of my civic. its a MX350 or something.
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May 28, 2004 - 10:00 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 23, '03 From New Orleans Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
Dealt w/ them a couple times and have friends that bought from them. fast service and very reliable from my experience. |
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May 28, 2004 - 11:34 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 17, '04 From Illinois Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I have a panasonic head unit for sale. It is VERY nice. 45x4. Blue face. The only reason I am replacing it is because I am going to red instrument panel. Please let me know if you would like pics. I would sell it for $100 shipped.
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May 28, 2004 - 11:56 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 31, '04 From Cincinnati, OH Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Like I said earlier, i love panasonic... should look into it 
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May 29, 2004 - 12:07 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You don't have to be a ass because that is my opinion. I have owned pioneers, blaupunkts, and Alpines. I have had two friend that had JVC head units and compared to mine well let me stay there is was difference. The only reason to get a JVC head unit is just have something in your car until you get an Alpine. lol. but really man everyone that I have known to have one has been totally unsatisfied with it. I am speaking from experience so if you don't like tough cookies. Now let me look on the positive side I have met someone that like JVC and I thought hell would freeze over first.lol. I am spoiled on car audio because the sound from an Alpine HU is second to none. You buy what you like, you don't because someone else likes it. Now lets play nice.
Thats a good price panisonic has one of best looks with good sound on top of that. I am out William |
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May 29, 2004 - 1:17 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Well actually celimanST is right... JVC is in the "BAD BRANDS" of Headunits. If you ask real sound competition enthusiasts and do searches on audio forums like caraudio.com...they will tell you to stay away from JVC. Even a cheap alpine or eclipse would be better off. Basically JVC is over rated and over priced.
Kenwoods are supposedly pretty good except for the lower voltage preouts on their lower quality headunits, but at the higher end priced at retail from 250+ is really good. Panasonic is not the best but it is a bang for the buck. On true Competion SQ and just plain quality I would say its between Alpine and Eclipse. If you stuck between those two and have the money to buy them, you are just going to go crazy figuring out which one to buy. Especially the Eclipse E-Commander..hehe that thing is just amazing. |
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May 29, 2004 - 3:37 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
see I know something
I am also hearing good things about Swiss audio but I haven't met anyone that has any of their stuff though. I could be wrong but I would like to find out. William |
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May 31, 2004 - 6:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
stay away from pioneer also, they have gone downhill these past couple of years....just ask urself this, if walmart sells it do i really want it on my car. Name one high quality part for car audio from walmart, ya cant cause there aint none. Alpine, eclipse, kenwood, fricken ROCK
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May 31, 2004 - 6:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
you bash pioneer and praise kenwood? BAHHAHAHAHHAHA.. anyway, pioneer owns, and so does ikesound, every one of my friends orders from there, they are fast, reliable and very nice to work with. did I mention pioneer just broke the SPL world record? |
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Jun 1, 2004 - 3:34 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Yeah, but we are talking about headunits here. Pioneer h/u and kenwood aren't that great. They may look good and seem to have good features, but have crappy preouts and quality wise. can't compete with alpine or eclipse.
Pioneer broke the SPL record, but a world record can not decide a H/U. Ikesound is great to buy from though. |
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Jun 1, 2004 - 4:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 12, '04 From hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i REALLY like mines..it's the new kenwood xcelon series one..it usually sells for 600 but i got mine for 425
it's totally motorized and everyone that rides in my car loves it!
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Jun 1, 2004 - 2:49 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
pioneer has great head units.. a 200 dollar pioneer head unit vs a 200 dollar alpine head unit will steer you towards near identical results 
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Jun 1, 2004 - 8:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
pioneer = walmart.... that should tellu something , while ur at it u could go and buy those nice 3000 wat subs at walmart for 35 dollars.
kenwoods really arent that bad they may look cheap and feel cheap but they have decent sound quality for the price. as with the pioneer i have a friend who had one, after a few months it would start skipping whenever he hit a slightly bumpy road. |
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Jun 1, 2004 - 9:36 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '03 From milwaukee, wisconsin Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i have a jvc with 200watts and it goes well if you got a 12 disc changer, also detachable and flip down, con is no mp3 player but has mp3input device also a nice equalizer on it. email me if you want the number i got it for a deal but it runs around 200 i think.
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Jun 2, 2004 - 11:34 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 11, '04 From Oslo, Norway Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If it's decent sound you're after, I agree that all Alpine, Pioneer, Kenwood are ok. But, if you want that little something in sound quality I'd go with any of these WITHOUT a build-in amp. Buy instead some cheap 4 or 5 channel amp with 1000 W. The sound will be much better + you can play a little louder!
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Jun 3, 2004 - 5:52 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 4, '04 From Panama City Beach, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
You may just want to check the install that was done on that skipping unit. I have the pioneer DEH and I love it. I'm no audio expert, but I'm really happy with the sound. Also has great options on it to customize the sound your trying to get. Includes a microphone to hook up and let the cd player read the actual sound you would hear from your seat and optimize it for what your putting out. Nice and smooth motion when the face comes down for a cd. Not a bad price either. Installed for over a year now, no problems. Definately recommend. --------------------  |
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Jun 3, 2004 - 5:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '03 From O-town, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I got a head unit! It's a PIONEER DEH-P4600 MP. I'm not looking for criticism on the deck, i got it at a good price. BUt now there's stuff I need to install it, someone mentioned a pocket? Wiring harness? Where do I get all that stuff?
-------------------- Sometimes we live to beat the odds.
- Ryan aim: rkgreen04 |
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Jun 8, 2004 - 11:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 15, '03 From mississippi Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
your average auto parts store should carry a metra wiring harness. You can go your local audio shop and they will carry an install kit that has the pocket.
William |
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Jun 9, 2004 - 7:06 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
walmart sells wiring harnesses.. although they might be crappy quality, even though its the same harness high end audio shops sell
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