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thinking about a new head unit...
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:39 am
by diceman1000
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
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:41 am
by Justin from Detroit1
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:36 am
by Ryan from Ohio
DEI owns them I believe...
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 10:10 am
by ridr4lif
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
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:41 pm
by Jonathan
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:30 pm
by lotas
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.