I already posted this in the audio/electronics forum, but traffic flows slowly in there

I'm currently running the Pioneer deh-p6400. It's not to bad, good eyecandy, 15 points of sound adjustment, and what I love most, a sub gain with an adjustable cutoff intigrated.

Thats probably what I love most about it, the sub adjuster. I think sound quality is suffering due to the HU itself.

I have kenwood dualmag 6.5" speakers up front, and kenwood 3-way 6x9's in back. All running off a kenwood 800w stereo amp. They're getting plenty of power.

I think I could be using a better HU, tho. But the thing is, I want that sub adjustablity, with the gain/cutoff. What higher-end HU's feature that?

I don't need MP3 capability. Just something that sounds hella good.

and I have two amps, so I don't need a built in amplifier. Actually, I'm thinking I'd perfer a HU without one.

suggestions?

 

Eclipse is killer...

 

www.crutchfield.com

 

I know of crutchfeild.

I was hoping people would know of particular models.

the brands I was thinking were Eclipse, Clarion, or Alpine

 

Not to be retarded, but is the CD lens relatively clean? (I assume we're talking CDs)
To answer your question though, I'd try the Alpine CDA-7998.... No Amps 105dB S/N ratio. Single DIN chassis; oversized, motorized faceplate.
$799 @ Crutchfield.
Personally, I don't have that kind of money.
:sad:

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To give you a better idea of where I'm coming from, I just purchased the Panasonic CQ-HR1003U "Ghost Display" CD Reciever, along with 4 Infinity 6002si 2-ways. They'll be accompanied by my Infinity BassLink 10" sub / amp unit (a carryover from my last car). Any thoughts or comments are welcome. I'll have it all in by the end of the month; I'll let you know how it goes.

Anyway, my 2¢. :dunno: Hope I helped. :happysad:

 

just don't get a jensen :chuckles:


i got wned: by not having enough money for something good.

 

Werd. Go big or go home. :naughty:
<<cringes- ready to duck>>
:shiner: SLAP!!! :exnbp:

 

Alpine is definitely good. It all depends on how much you're looking to spend, but you could get a good alpine head unit with front/rear/sub preamp outputs for around 200 brand new on ebay. I'd definitely recommend Alpine. Although, I can't say anything bad about Eclipse. I had an Eclipse headunit in the Prelude I sold.

 

hmmm, guess I should have put up my system:
Pioneer DEH-p6400
Kenwood 800w going to speakers mentioned above
JL Audio 300/2 going to two Kicker Comp VR 12's (4ohm)

this isn't sony and jensen bullshit but then again, its not top of the line, either.

so basiclly I want something sub $500

the HU is about a year old, but I haven't cleaned the lens. Still, the S/N is only 93dB or so, so that alpine unit is very ideal.

unfortunatly, I don't want to spend almost half as much money I put into my system just on the headunit. Although I'd love to.....

yeah, I learned that lesson years ago h:

I also learned that lesson, too

Yeah, 90% people out there swear to Alpine, but I'm a little curious how many of them are just agreeing blindly.

I think I'll end up going to the local high-end stereo shop and have a peak at shit. I just wanted to get some ideas before I researched it, and then take it to the shop.

they match prices

 

I'm not swearing blindly. I've had a Sony HU, a Kenwood HU, an Eclipse HU, and my present one is an Alpine 9811. I can honestly say that Alpine is the best HU I've bought for the price. Eclipse is a little pricier, but I don't think it's worth the difference. I actually wish I would've gotten a 7000 series HU, but if you're looking for sub $500, i would definitely look into the 7995 or 7897. I think that could definitely be exactly what you're looking for.