thinking about a new head unit...

diceman1000 · Post by **diceman1000** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:39 am

i currently have an eclipse cd8051,would i see any drastic improvement with any of the following,or should i save my money and just deaden the hell out of my truck?

pioneer dex-p9

rockford fosgate rfx8240

eclipse cd8053

eclipse 8443

nakamichi cd400

nakamichicd700

nakamichi mbv1 in dash 6 disc

alpine cda7969

alpine cda 7998

clarion dxz945mp

clarion drz9255

what do you giys think?...i am just getting the itch for something new,there is absolutely nothing wrong with my cd8051,i'm just bored...Damon

Justin from Detroit1 · Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:41 am

Eclipse makes excellent HUs. In my opinion, none are better. Alpine would be right along the same lines as Eclipse. If you are dieing to change, go with Alpine or another Eclipse. Nakimichi is made by another company (can't remember who) and isn't that good of a HU.

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:36 am

DEI owns them I believe...

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:10 am

I personally have had GREAT luck with pioneer HU's. But if its not broken, dont fix it. You will probably find better results by "deadening the hell out of your truck".
TEDD

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:41 pm

If you were to put those top of the line head units head to head in a blind comparison without processing, I doubt you'd be able to tell a much of a difference in sound quality, if any at all. The main thing to choose upon on that high of a level is reliability (which all have), ergonomics, and the ones that have the features that you want, especially if you don't intend to use external processing.

lotas · Post by **lotas** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:30 pm

im not sure on the specs of yours or all those. just gonna give some quick advice. If you are going from a 2v preout HU to a 4v preout HU (or something higher)...remember to reset your gains

^ from experience.