Head unit Suggestions?
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Head unit Suggestions?
I bought my 02 with a lousy head unit installed (sorry itsmeek but it sucks) and am looking to upgrade. I recently purchased a ten inch rockford sub and an alpine v12 amp, i need a H/U that is easy to use but looks good and won't break the bank, one personal preference is that it have a volume **** not just buttons. Suggestions?
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St. Jude Donor '06
eclipse makes eclipse
or "fujitsu ten" if you look at it that way
here is a HU from eclipse :
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-x17BzWv...50&I=099CD2000
or "fujitsu ten" if you look at it that wayhere is a HU from eclipse :
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-x17BzWv...50&I=099CD2000
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Originally Posted by GixSix
i don;t know why, but i've never liked Alpine. I was thinking a pioneer 6800?
Who makes eclipse?
Who makes eclipse?
The Alpine and Eclipse (and some Clarion) heads are the leaders these days for sound/value.
If you want high end, Alpine and Eclipse go there, too, and if you want uber high end, Denon, Alpine, McIntosh and Clarion are the way to go.
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So Pioneer is no good? i haven't been into stereos for a very long time. Alpine is good? i just don't really care for the appearance. Something with a nice display would be good.
Anybody have a used one?
Anybody have a used one?
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Originally Posted by red_johnny
Whats your take on kenwood Bogus? I never had a problem with pioneer but the ones I delt with were about 4-5 years ago. I am just now getting back into this stuff.
Some of the higher end Pioneer stuff is ok.
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Originally Posted by GixSix
So Pioneer is no good? i haven't been into stereos for a very long time. Alpine is good? i just don't really care for the appearance. Something with a nice display would be good.
Anybody have a used one?
Anybody have a used one?
The only thing that does slightly concern me is how it integrates into my dash... but that's minor.
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yah, i agree with you.
my first ever aftermarket headunit was a sony when i was 16, actually looking back that may have been my best one. It was the only sony i'd ever bought but it was definetly a good deck in its day. Hmmm i might go sony.
my first ever aftermarket headunit was a sony when i was 16, actually looking back that may have been my best one. It was the only sony i'd ever bought but it was definetly a good deck in its day. Hmmm i might go sony.
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sony looks great... but the sound falls way flat.
A buddy of mine had a Sony head in his truck... we installed an Alpine head and he just went nuts. He could not beleive how much better it sounded.
A buddy of mine had a Sony head in his truck... we installed an Alpine head and he just went nuts. He could not beleive how much better it sounded.
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that eclipse deck that I showed you has 3 5v pre outs I think. Im very happy with my eclipse HU. Ive left myself room for upgrades in the future if I ever feel the need