Which head unit do you prefer? - Page 2

Stubs · 20th May 2008, 06:23 PM

My cda-9887 is awesome!!! has never let me down. They are pretty thought too, mine flew out of the dash when I hooked 2nd @ U drive and is fine. Bloody broken mounthing brackets

Moclov · 20th May 2008, 08:04 PM

What is navigating an iPod like with the Pioneer head units? I want to get one that will take media of an external HDD but I can imagine it being really horrible to find albums/tracks once you get a decent amount on there.
I have a Pioneer MP3 CD head unit at the moment and even with 700mb it gets ridiculous trying to remember/find where everything is, 160gb just wouldn't work unless it's been changed.

thirdson · 20th May 2008, 09:14 PM

damn..its all the same in this forum and another forum..everyone prefers pio and alpine..and i thot panasonc was good..lol

crx_bob · 21st May 2008, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moclov

What is navigating an iPod like with the Pioneer head units?

With the one Im running the head unit gives the the same menu system as the iPod has, Songs, Artist, Genre, etc
and just like the iPod you click into one and it brings up the next menu, basically it is just giving you a remote screen and control of the iPod so about 5 seconds playing with it and you will have it sorted.

Bonus I like is that it charges too, so if you have an iPod with a stuffed battery that wont hold charge just use that.

VTAKYO · 21st May 2008, 08:34 AM

JVC. Reknowned for making excellent audio gear, so I have a lot of faith in them. My one has bluetooth and a front USB input, as well as a functional EQ controller. Love it. Was running JVC 2-way speakers, but am now rocking DLS components.

Used to have a Pioneer headunit... easy to use, but its built quality just felt a little junky.

grandell · 21st May 2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by thirdson

damn..its all the same in this forum and another forum..everyone prefers pio and alpine..and i thot panasonc was good..lol

stereos are the same as any other car part, there are always different levels to suit different people's needs

we don't all drive around with Spoon B18 race engines... sometimes a pod and kingys are enough

Alpine and Pioneer have such a good reputation, because out of all the high end units, they're generally the cheapest and easiest to get our hands on over here. but obviously for most people, there are a lot of cheaper, possibly easier to use, options out there

thirdson · 21st May 2008, 07:15 PM

tru tru..might try out a pioneer head unit one time..alota people tell me they got quite a good sound and are good in sound quality and SPL

grandell · 22nd May 2008, 08:09 AM

yip, they're really good for SQ, but that's not quite how SPL works

you're definitely on the right track though. i'd recommend having a chat to the guys at Pauls Audio, even just to get a feel for what's out there to suit your needs

if you have any other questions or need advice, we can help ya out too

thirdson · 22nd May 2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandell

yip, they're really good for SQ, but that's not quite how SPL works

you're definitely on the right track though. i'd recommend having a chat to the guys at Pauls Audio, even just to get a feel for what's out there to suit your needs

if you have any other questions or need advice, we can help ya out too

sweet thanks..i guess my thot of getting a panasonic out the window now hehe

Logger · 22nd May 2008, 05:24 PM

Pioneer a bit junky Chris, your Pioneer was a bloody nice unit?
Currently have a KDC-X7529 Kenwood which has all the features I need, is easy to use and looks nice.

In recent times I have taken a shining to Blaupunkt, have fitted 3 of ours trucks with them and they are excellent. They all use ISO connectors (as do the 24v VDO's in the Hinos) so when they inevtiably break (our trucks eat headunits) it will be a simple plug and play affair.

fr3ek · 22nd May 2008, 05:34 PM

The new Kenwood units are beautiful:

Moclov · 23rd May 2008, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crx_bob

With the one Im running the head unit gives the the same menu system as the iPod has, Songs, Artist, Genre, etc
and just like the iPod you click into one and it brings up the next menu, basically it is just giving you a remote screen and control of the iPod so about 5 seconds playing with it and you will have it sorted.

Bonus I like is that it charges too, so if you have an iPod with a stuffed battery that wont hold charge just use that.

Sounds good, any idea if it gives the same menu structure when just browsing MP3's on an external HDD? If so, I'm sold

ThundaChild · 23rd May 2008, 07:25 PM

Alpine 9887 in my Van..all the Imprint sound abilities
Pioneer P80R cos its hot and full of sexy goodness for my CRX
Kenwood PS H/U in my daily and its great for its age..(8yrs old now)
Depends on the budget and functionality I spose........
Most good brands offer the same thing in slightly different packages.

NO SONY in my car E V E R!!!!!

thirdson · 23rd May 2008, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThundaChild

Alpine 9887 in my Van..all the Imprint sound abilities
Pioneer P80R cos its hot and full of sexy goodness for my CRX
Kenwood PS H/U in my daily and its great for its age..(8yrs old now)
Depends on the budget and functionality I spose........
Most good brands offer the same thing in slightly different packages.

NO SONY in my car E V E R!!!!!

hahaha no sony haha..damn right..sony doesnt put a lot of studies to their head units or anything..they shudve stuck to what their good at..eg home entertainment..

fr3ek · 23rd May 2008, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thirdson

hahaha no sony haha..damn right..sony doesnt put a lot of studies to their head units or anything..they shudve stuck to what their good at..eg home entertainment..

Umm... yes actually they did put studies in. Until the man with the knowledge left. What they should have stuck with was paying that man.

The only two pieces of Sony gear I'd rock (apart from the XES M3 amps, or a full XES system):

Sony CDX-C90 transport

Sony XDP-4000X digital preamp

These units are a good 8 years old now. At the time they were up there with the Pioneer P1 combo, Clarion HX-D1/2, Alpine 7949 and whatever the associated processor was. Mean, mean gear... and yes that is an optical interface on the preamp.

sugarfree · 24th May 2008, 08:04 AM

i'd rock my phantom face anytime....

fr3ek · 24th May 2008, 09:55 AM

^^^ EPIC! The one above my Alpine. Very nice. Is it the 7998R with copper chassis?

Snoozin · 24th May 2008, 12:21 PM

I have a dirty old Clarion DXZ-7xxMP (forget the numbers exactly, 765 perhaps..??), utter balls to use but it sounds quite nice

sugarfree · 24th May 2008, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fr3ek

^^^ EPIC! The one above my Alpine. Very nice. Is it the 7998R with copper chassis?

u got it right.... !!! i luv it..... still not running its full potential.... once i got a better car, i might do it properly.

just alpine head with HDT amp (overseas brand, which is basically a copy of one of the european top end brand with burr-brown) and alpine type r front comp's.

better than my civic's stock system....

XPLOIT · 27th May 2008, 06:37 PM

I have always used Sony, mainly cos they always do what I want.

Dont like Kenwood...

I have current;y got 2 Panasonics in my other 2 cars as they were cheap and give out good sound

AccordB20A · 28th May 2008, 09:06 AM

one of these is ftw @Shuttle mp3 player SD/USB - free 2G handy drive for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand
cheap, lightweight but functional. no cd bullshit (who uses CDs these days, they are soo 1999)
nothing to really fuck up on it cause theres no moving parts.
i have a newish panasonic mp3/wma cdplaya in my car, it was free so i cant complain. its pretty good and easy to use also.

sugarfree · 16th July 2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Wohdog

one of these is ftw @Shuttle mp3 player SD/USB - free 2G handy drive for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand
cheap, lightweight but functional. no cd bullshit (who uses CDs these days, they are soo 1999)
nothing to really fuck up on it cause theres no moving parts.
i have a newish panasonic mp3/wma cdplaya in my car, it was free so i cant complain. its pretty good and easy to use also.

hey... im still running cd.... hahahaha.

depending on what song u listen to, i guess. if u listen to jazz and into SQ, the ol' fashioned CD's are still the best digital form that's available.

MP3's still cannot catch the clarity of the high-definition CD's.... anyway, thats my thought.

b_series_power · 16th July 2008, 07:51 PM

ive always gone for sony.. never had a problem

Pommy · 16th July 2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by VTAKYO

JVC. Reknowned for making excellent audio gear,

news to me

voted pioneer only because of their competitive pricing, alpine if i had the money, soundstream if i were into chromies and sony/fusion if i didnt care about sounds at all

grandell · 16th July 2008, 08:51 PM

top end pioneer is better than alpine. JVC do good stuff but also a lot of weird surround soud crap that can be hard to integrate into a car
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View Poll Results: Which HU do you prefer?
JVC	7	9.33%
Panasonic	7	9.33%
Sony	8	10.67%
Alpine	22	29.33%
Kenwood	3	4.00%
Clarion	0	0%
Phillips	0	0%
Streamline	0	0%
Cheap generic brand	1	1.33%
Pioneer	27	36.00%
Voters: 75. You may not vote on this poll

20th May 2008, 06:23 PM	#26 (permalink)
Stubs Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 697 Location: Napier	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? My cda-9887 is awesome!!! has never let me down. They are pretty thought too, mine flew out of the dash when I hooked 2nd @ U drive and is fine. Bloody broken mounthing brackets __________________ [D3CPTV] Coming soon . . . // Anti-JDM Fanboys

20th May 2008, 08:04 PM	#27 (permalink)
Moclov Senior Member 7,000rpm (Peak Power) Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,573 Location: Auckland	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? What is navigating an iPod like with the Pioneer head units? I want to get one that will take media of an external HDD but I can imagine it being really horrible to find albums/tracks once you get a decent amount on there. I have a Pioneer MP3 CD head unit at the moment and even with 700mb it gets ridiculous trying to remember/find where everything is, 160gb just wouldn't work unless it's been changed. __________________ Nuff said.

20th May 2008, 09:14 PM	#28 (permalink)
thirdson Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 382 Location: Waitakere	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? damn..its all the same in this forum and another forum..everyone prefers pio and alpine..and i thot panasonc was good..lol __________________ Flickr Photostream

21st May 2008, 08:34 AM	#30 (permalink)
VTAKYO Team NZH: Retired 11,000rpm (Spoon B16B!!) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,143 Location: Christchurch	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? JVC. Reknowned for making excellent audio gear, so I have a lot of faith in them. My one has bluetooth and a front USB input, as well as a functional EQ controller. Love it. Was running JVC 2-way speakers, but am now rocking DLS components. Used to have a Pioneer headunit... easy to use, but its built quality just felt a little junky. __________________ ¤ HYDR8 @ Afterhours FM #1 Trance & Progressive Radio :: Numark ¤ ¤ The Lady in Red ¤

21st May 2008, 07:15 PM	#32 (permalink)
thirdson Senior Member 3,000rpm (Grandma Drag) Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 382 Location: Waitakere	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? tru tru..might try out a pioneer head unit one time..alota people tell me they got quite a good sound and are good in sound quality and SPL __________________ Flickr Photostream

22nd May 2008, 08:09 AM	#33 (permalink)
grandell Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,679 Location: Wellington	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? yip, they're really good for SQ, but that's not quite how SPL works you're definitely on the right track though. i'd recommend having a chat to the guys at Pauls Audio, even just to get a feel for what's out there to suit your needs if you have any other questions or need advice, we can help ya out too __________________ WSC \| DLS Speaker Pimps \| Rolling Jaguar Productions

22nd May 2008, 05:24 PM	#35 (permalink)
Logger Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,664 Location: Christchurch	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? Pioneer a bit junky Chris, your Pioneer was a bloody nice unit? Currently have a KDC-X7529 Kenwood which has all the features I need, is easy to use and looks nice. In recent times I have taken a shining to Blaupunkt, have fitted 3 of ours trucks with them and they are excellent. They all use ISO connectors (as do the 24v VDO's in the Hinos) so when they inevtiably break (our trucks eat headunits) it will be a simple plug and play affair. __________________ J's Racing Work Wheels Xtrucking.com

22nd May 2008, 05:34 PM	#36 (permalink)
fr3ek Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,435 Location: Invercargill	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? The new Kenwood units are beautiful: __________________ Overweight Audio Loaded EK Single Slammer SPACE DOCK!! \| Pauls Audio \| Southland Crew

23rd May 2008, 07:25 PM	#38 (permalink)
ThundaChild Member 700rpm (Idle) Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Kaiapoi	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? Alpine 9887 in my Van..all the Imprint sound abilities Pioneer P80R cos its hot and full of sexy goodness for my CRX Kenwood PS H/U in my daily and its great for its age..(8yrs old now) Depends on the budget and functionality I spose........ Most good brands offer the same thing in slightly different packages. NO SONY in my car E V E R!!!!!

24th May 2008, 08:04 AM	#41 (permalink)
sugarfree Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,644 Location: Auckland	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? i'd rock my phantom face anytime....

24th May 2008, 09:55 AM	#42 (permalink)
fr3ek Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,435 Location: Invercargill	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? ^^^ EPIC! The one above my Alpine. Very nice. Is it the 7998R with copper chassis? __________________ Overweight Audio Loaded EK Single Slammer SPACE DOCK!! \| Pauls Audio \| Southland Crew

24th May 2008, 12:21 PM	#43 (permalink)
Snoozin Senior Member 5,000rpm (VTEC Power!) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,230 Location: Palmerston North	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? I have a dirty old Clarion DXZ-7xxMP (forget the numbers exactly, 765 perhaps..??), utter balls to use but it sounds quite nice __________________ 1981 KP61 Starlet XL 1972 Triumph 2000

27th May 2008, 06:37 PM	#45 (permalink)
XPLOIT Senior Member 8,000rpm (B Series Redline!) Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,888 Location: Christchurch	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? I have always used Sony, mainly cos they always do what I want. Dont like Kenwood... I have current;y got 2 Panasonics in my other 2 cars as they were cheap and give out good sound __________________ Profile \| H22A powered and Mugen equipped CL1 Euro R \| 141.7Kw ATW @ 7000rpm and 210Nm Torque. Oh, and a couple of 1300 GT Austins.

28th May 2008, 09:06 AM	#46 (permalink)
AccordB20A Senior Member 4,000rpm (Taxi Drag) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 528 Location: Stratford	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? one of these is ftw @Shuttle mp3 player SD/USB - free 2G handy drive for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand cheap, lightweight but functional. no cd bullshit (who uses CDs these days, they are soo 1999) nothing to really fuck up on it cause theres no moving parts. i have a newish panasonic mp3/wma cdplaya in my car, it was free so i cant complain. its pretty good and easy to use also. __________________ Fail

16th July 2008, 07:51 PM	#48 (permalink)
b_series_power Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,055 Location: Hamilton	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? ive always gone for sony.. never had a problem __________________ evlvtc turbo b18c 2nd attempt

16th July 2008, 08:51 PM	#50 (permalink)
grandell Senior Member 6,000rpm (Max Torque) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,679 Location: Wellington	Re: Which head unit do you prefer? top end pioneer is better than alpine. JVC do good stuff but also a lot of weird surround soud crap that can be hard to integrate into a car older