best headunit out !

[JDMJAYDC2]

im in the market for a new headunit for my hatch ive had my current kenwood since 01 and its finally giving up on me time to upgrade! i checked out sound sensations in marietta and wasnt too thrilled with the options as well as best buy only a few pioneers caught my eye i want a single din head unit no flip out screens. and a ipod jack what do you guys suggest? im heading to the the kenwood outlet tomorrow to check out what they have

[sonic30101]

i have the pioneer dehp6000ub and i really like it. its easy to use, good eq, clean sound, and the usb is a lot faster than the old ip bus for the ipod that the old pioneer's used to have. i think it sounds almost like i have a 4 channel in my car

[BanginJimmy]

Well do you want the best head unit out, or do you want something that has the options you want?

I prefer Eclipse head units myself. Great sound quality, most basic options are there, clean looks, and no detachable face plates.

[JDMJAYDC2]

i love eclipse my friend that was a installer at hi fi buys got me hooked on them as well as boston acoustics speakers but they are more on the high end and i dont want to spend quite that much im trying to stay under 250 or so

[sikfricks]

the new alpine ida if you are serious about the ipod thing, no cd player

[redgst97]

The title of the thread is "best headunit out !"....
and now, you wnat a CD player with ipod for $250 or less.

Which is it?

The best? or CD with ipod for <$250?

Eclipse, Panasonic, Alpine...they all make somethign that should fit your needs. (as long as you are over the "best", and looking for <$250).

I like the Panasonic first for under $250 range...but thats just an opinion.

[BanginJimmy]

best and under $250 arent even going to be in the same paragraph. Now if you want to spend 2500 there are a few options out there for you, but none of these will be Ipos friendly.

Also the Eclipse CD3200 is about 250 from crutchfield, but it will require a seperate module for an Ipos

[patrick4588]

the cd1200 is a nice unit as well for the price

[junior_tm]

hit julian_tm he can get you a cd player with the ipod cable with it for les than 250

[patrick4588]

there are a ton of units with the ipod cable for less than 200. the sony 420ip and 620ip come to mind. the 820ip has graphics and its 230. jvc also makes a couple that are under 200. you dont need the "hookup" to get a head unit with ipod cable for less than 250...

[BanginJimmy]

there are also a LARGE amount of head units out there that have input jacks in the face

[JDMJAYDC2]

^^^very true i found this out as i went shopping ok well maybe the title should have been best bang for my buck then i already have a flip out dvd screen as well as a kenwood flip out cd player as well i want a nice system but not too fancy as i wont be using the cd player as much how do you guys feel about jvc or the sony xplod ive never bought either but i have rode in a car with a sony xplod head unit and it didnt sound bad.

im leaning towards a kenwood again or this alpine i saw at the kenwood outlet today it has a screen on the side of it that plays videos wish i remembered the model number

[blacknightteg]

alpine alpine alpine

[patrick4588]

new alpines suck. most only have 2v preouts

[JDMJAYDC2]

i guess everyone has there preferred brand i will say i never had any problems with my kenwood up until now at i got it brand new in 01

[Ol' Gregg]

i love eclipse my friend that was a installer at hi fi buys got me hooked on them as well as boston acoustics speakers but they are more on the high end and i dont want to spend quite that much im trying to stay under 250 or so


who was your friend? boston speakers are the shizzzz!!!! thats all i run now. as for headunits you can never go wrong with alpine. your not gonna get alot of bling for your $$ though

[BanginJimmy]

as for headunits you can never go wrong with alpine. your not gonna get alot of bling for your $$ though


you can definately go wrong with Alpine if you want high voltage pre-outs. $1600 head unit (DVA9965) with 4v preouts is a joke.

[Ol' Gregg]

you can definately go wrong with Alpine if you want high voltage pre-outs. $1600 head unit (DVA9965) with 4v preouts is a joke.

yea but i seriously doubt he is gonna go with a 1600 dollar radio. in that case it not the radio that makes the car but what you have to tune it

[okra1981]

Alpine never had high voltage pre-outs in the past, they just sucked for that. I have always liked Alpine though, and the power has never bothered me.
I have used Premier P1R and P9 and have always loved Pioneer's whole line. What this guy is looking for is going to be found at any Best Buy around. Just look for the full speed Ipod hookup and be happy. Don't fall for any cheesy gimmicks like the Kameleon face crap that used to sell radios.