chillin014

Hey guys. A non-audiophile here looking for a Double-Din head unit (with Car Play) cheap enough that I can offset the cost with a few "brown-bag lunches". It appears as technology continues to get cheaper there are some legitimate options for the average man. My main reason for adding a dual-din is aesthetics, the car-play technology and maybe a back-up camera just to "get with the times". I already have a very basic stereo setup right now that I am mostly happy with as far as sound-quality, However I certainly don't want anything with worse sound quality/output. That is where I need your help because I glaze over when it comes to stereo specs. Compared to my current set up which is component door speakers (JBL GT7-6C) and a Clarion CZ509, which cheap head unit option would be a worthy replacement? I listed a few below but I am open to suggestions. Just for frame of reference - I would buy a ~$150 unit with little hesitation, but if it takes $300 to meet my needs I'll likely stall, wait for a sale or push it down the priority list.

I just want to do the "good enough" option without totally wasting money on junk.

1). Dual XDCP97BT (~$200)

• 6.2" LED Backlit LCD Touchscreen (800p x 480p)
• Digital Media Receiver
• 240 Watts (60W x 4) MOSFET
• Rear USB input
• Rear RCA Auxiliary input
• Rear Video Camera input (RCA)
• Steering Wheel Control (SWC) input
• Front/Rear/Sub 4 Volt preamp outputs
• 7 EQ Presets (Pop, Jazz, Classic, Rock, Beat, Flat & User)
• 10 Band EQ
• Media Playback: USB
• AM/ FM Tuner
• 30 Station Presets
• Wireless Remote Control

2). Jensen VX5228 (~$200) - I think this might be identical to #1

3.) KKMOON K5980 ($135) https://www.tomtop.com/p-k5980.html
Features:
7inch 1024*600 HD touch screen display.
Built-in FM/AM radio function.
Support wireless BT connection hand free phone call.
Support rearview camera input.
USB interface, easy connection for iPhone and Android phones

System:
CPU: Sunplus SPHE8368
Operating system: Linux
RAM memory: NAND256M
ROM memory: DDR3 512M

Specifications:
Display: 7 inch
Display Resolution: 1024*600
OSD Languages: English, Chinese
Video: Support all 1080P video format
Audio: Support APE, FLAC lossless music formats
Output Power: 4 * 45W
Installation Dimension: 17.7 * 12 * 10cm / 7 * 4.7 * 4in

4.) Pioneer AVH-1300NEX ($279, maybe a bit cheaper pre-owned)

5.) Others?? I found a used AVH-2300NEX locally as well...

Thanks in advance.

jumpinjer

chillin014