im lookin to buy a new head unit... which sounds the best?
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im lookin to buy a new head unit... which sounds the best?
i have a sony headunit now, its 52 x 4, and presonally, i think it sounds great, with my stock pioneer speakers.
the one problem is that it doesnt play to the front right, because i bought it on ebay. i brought it to united radio to get it fixed, they said they fixed it, but they didnt, and i dont want to go through their system again, so im thinkin about another one....
i heard pioneer sounds pretty good, any other suggestions?
the one problem is that it doesnt play to the front right, because i bought it on ebay. i brought it to united radio to get it fixed, they said they fixed it, but they didnt, and i dont want to go through their system again, so im thinkin about another one....
i heard pioneer sounds pretty good, any other suggestions?
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Alpine. They just dropped off a bunch of stuff for my car and WOW! Blows away Sony Bologne big time.
I used to have the top of the line Sony ES tape deck which retailed for $900 for a cassette deck? Then thier best changer and televisions. I replaced it all with an older Alpine from 1992 and it still sounded better than the Sony which was 5 years newer. Ive been sponsored by both companies. I havent had Sony in my car in over 4 years.
Sony's typically fail after 3 years. Each and every single one of my Alpines still work to this day. Sound quality is better on Alpine. And Sony products never got me to a National Championship like Alpine did. :thumbup:
I used to have the top of the line Sony ES tape deck which retailed for $900 for a cassette deck? Then thier best changer and televisions. I replaced it all with an older Alpine from 1992 and it still sounded better than the Sony which was 5 years newer. Ive been sponsored by both companies. I havent had Sony in my car in over 4 years.
Sony's typically fail after 3 years. Each and every single one of my Alpines still work to this day. Sound quality is better on Alpine. And Sony products never got me to a National Championship like Alpine did. :thumbup:
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A few of my friends run Alpine and seems like they have better sound quality than my Kenwood eXcelon 817. If your really serious get the handmade Alpine deck, I think it's something like $1500?
Rob
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Originally posted by D16Y8
If your really serious get the handmade Alpine deck, I think it's something like $1500?
If your really serious get the handmade Alpine deck, I think it's something like $1500?
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I over heard the Alpine rep this week over at a local install shop telling them about a deck that was handmade and cost about $1500. Also said they will only make ~1000 decks, I don't know the model number. I could also heard wrong.
Rob
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Originally posted by D16Y8
I over heard the Alpine rep this week over at a local install shop telling them about a deck that was handmade and cost about $1500. Also said they will only make ~1000 decks, I don't know the model number. I could also heard wrong.
Rob
I over heard the Alpine rep this week over at a local install shop telling them about a deck that was handmade and cost about $1500. Also said they will only make ~1000 decks, I don't know the model number. I could also heard wrong.
Rob
The Alpine F1 Status CDA-7990 is handmade and limited to a few exclusive dealers, but it retails for $3,000 for the head unit only. You would still need the PXA-H900 to fully utilize the system, and that retails for $4,500 I think. I definitely think he would mention it to me since I have 2 of these systems in my personal cars.
The only thing I can think of that Alpine is producing in the $1,500 price range is the IVA-C800, but its not a limited production. The only thing I can think of that would possibly match what you heard is if they are going to reproduce the very popular CDA-7909 again, which was a classic in its time. I could understand that model being a limited production run, and the $1,500 price. People who saved them were asking $1,200 3 years ago and the unit then was already over 7 years old.
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Originally posted by fujiwara takumi
im loyal to pioneer & JVC for some strange reason. theyve done good by me though.
im loyal to pioneer & JVC for some strange reason. theyve done good by me though.