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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
Specifically recent models that have the flip down face such as the
KDC-322/422/522. I am interested in them because my 93 Altima has the 6 speakers system with factory supplied amps and they supposedly some kind of built in gain control (is this true?). I guess the idea is I don't want to blow the speakers (Alpines) by just slightly increasing the volume. I was hoping to avoid spending 50 bucks on the adaptor and invest that money in a deck. It's my wife's car so I'm not looking for Alpine quality reproduction, but how do the Kenwoods compare to Pioneer HU's at the same price? |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
they are both very good... We sell both in our store.
I am personally using the Pioneer.. Eddie Runner Jason Saadeh wrote: Specifically recent models that have the flip down face such as the KDC-322/422/522. I am interested in them because my 93 Altima has the 6 speakers system with factory supplied amps and they supposedly some kind of built in gain control (is this true?). I guess the idea is I don't want to blow the speakers (Alpines) by just slightly increasing the volume. I was hoping to avoid spending 50 bucks on the adaptor and invest that money in a deck. It's my wife's car so I'm not looking for Alpine quality reproduction, but how do the Kenwoods compare to Pioneer HU's at the same price? |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
My Kenwood MP919 HUH rocks, as did my 400 something before it. I plan on
continuing to buy Kenwood. Only problem I ever had was the cable to the face plate wore out (its a MASK) and I had to get a new one. But thats after 2 years of use. "Jason Saadeh" wrote in message ... Specifically recent models that have the flip down face such as the KDC-322/422/522. I am interested in them because my 93 Altima has the 6 speakers system with factory supplied amps and they supposedly some kind of built in gain control (is this true?). I guess the idea is I don't want to blow the speakers (Alpines) by just slightly increasing the volume. I was hoping to avoid spending 50 bucks on the adaptor and invest that money in a deck. It's my wife's car so I'm not looking for Alpine quality reproduction, but how do the Kenwoods compare to Pioneer HU's at the same price? |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
I don't like anything Pioneer with a cd unit. Their older crap skipped like
hell, not sure about their new stuff. I had a lowend Kenwood Hu that sounded good and never skipped even in cold weather. I did replace the Kenwood with a Bluapunkt and found that the Bluepoint sounded better then the Kenwood. In article , Jason Saadeh wrote: Specifically recent models that have the flip down face such as the KDC-322/422/522. I am interested in them because my 93 Altima has the 6 speakers system with factory supplied amps and they supposedly some kind of built in gain control (is this true?). I guess the idea is I don't want to blow the speakers (Alpines) by just slightly increasing the volume. I was hoping to avoid spending 50 bucks on the adaptor and invest that money in a deck. It's my wife's car so I'm not looking for Alpine quality reproduction, but how do the Kenwoods compare to Pioneer HU's at the same price? |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
I've never had a skipping problem with any Pioneer HUs. I had a 740MP in my
Jetta with H&R Race springs, Bilstein Sport struts, 17s with 40 series tires and I have to drive on a ****TY ass road to get onto base and it never skipped. Paul Vina "Captain Howdy" wrote in message ... I don't like anything Pioneer with a cd unit. Their older crap skipped like hell, not sure about their new stuff. I had a lowend Kenwood Hu that sounded good and never skipped even in cold weather. I did replace the Kenwood with a Bluapunkt and found that the Bluepoint sounded better then the Kenwood. In article , Jason Saadeh wrote: Specifically recent models that have the flip down face such as the KDC-322/422/522. I am interested in them because my 93 Altima has the 6 speakers system with factory supplied amps and they supposedly some kind of built in gain control (is this true?). I guess the idea is I don't want to blow the speakers (Alpines) by just slightly increasing the volume. I was hoping to avoid spending 50 bucks on the adaptor and invest that money in a deck. It's my wife's car so I'm not looking for Alpine quality reproduction, but how do the Kenwoods compare to Pioneer HU's at the same price? |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
"Paul Vina" wrote in message news:qJ9Ab.440667$Fm2.437863@attbi_s04... I've never had a skipping problem with any Pioneer HUs. I had a 740MP in my Jetta with H&R Race springs, Bilstein Sport struts, 17s with 40 series tires and I have to drive on a ****TY ass road to get onto base and it never skipped. "As most people do about most comapnies. If he had a bad experience with a company why would he come back to it?" how's that? just as irrelevant as the first time you posted it, eh? -- sancho irony |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
how's that? just as irrelevant as the first time you posted it, eh?
Not quite, ass. I wasn't saying his experience was invalid, I was offering mine as another point of view. I never said "you're wrong, Pioneer is the best in the world. You must have used their older crap stuff" as you did. Paul Vina |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
I never bothered looking to deep into Kenwood's product, even the Excelon
lineup. I hate the way they look, and I'd heard horror stories of their products. This is hardly definitive, and doesn't neccesarily mean that all Kenwood product is crap, but it did a good job of keeping me away from the stuff. Besides, Blaupunkt, Pioneer, Alpine, and Eclipse all offer a solid product, with a long reputation of quality and each of the companies sells in a myrid of price ranges. I never saw any reason to consider anything made by any other company, with the exception of Nakamichi, whose decks produce great sound at the cost of reliability. |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
I had an older Kenwood HU, circa early to mid 90's (KDC-5001) and used it
for many years. Recently blew the dust off of it and installed it in a friend's car becasue she wanted a CD player instead of the junk factory Ford tape deck that broke on her. This deck is going on ~10 years and still looks and works as good as the day I bought it. "Jason Saadeh" wrote in message ... Specifically recent models that have the flip down face such as the KDC-322/422/522. I am interested in them because my 93 Altima has the 6 speakers system with factory supplied amps and they supposedly some kind of built in gain control (is this true?). I guess the idea is I don't want to blow the speakers (Alpines) by just slightly increasing the volume. I was hoping to avoid spending 50 bucks on the adaptor and invest that money in a deck. It's my wife's car so I'm not looking for Alpine quality reproduction, but how do the Kenwoods compare to Pioneer HU's at the same price? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/2003 |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
Had a Pioneer Cd changer that skipped like mad in a firebird, replaced it with an alpine and it never skipped once, 2 year after that a friend bought a Pioneer indash hu shipped like mad also. Mind you this is going back about 10 years now. In article qJ9Ab.440667$Fm2.437863@attbi_s04, "Paul Vina" wrote: I've never had a skipping problem with any Pioneer HUs. I had a 740MP in my Jetta with H&R Race springs, Bilstein Sport struts, 17s with 40 series tires and I have to drive on a ****TY ass road to get onto base and it never skipped. |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
You're right, I will never buy a Pioneer Hu or changer again.
"As most people do about most comapnies. If he had a bad experience with a company why would he come back to it?" how's that? just as irrelevant as the first time you posted it, eh? |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
"Jason Saadeh" wrote in message
... Specifically recent models that have the flip down face such as the KDC-322/422/522. Just installed a 4022 a few weeks ago (can't really tell the diff. between that and the 422...). Like it so far. Paid an extra $50 for the sattelite antenna, and they give you the tuner for free. Now THAT I love. Don't know about built in gain control, but they have the owners manuals on their website in PDF format, you could get a good idea of the features on there. -- Mike O'Malley |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
I have been with Panasonic since 1997 and we have used and abused those head
units and have had no problems with them. As you all know, products are a matter of individual taste, preference, and budget. Alma Gates WWW.TeamGates.org |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
"Paul Vina" wrote in message news:jDaAb.240602$Dw6.835001@attbi_s02... how's that? just as irrelevant as the first time you posted it, eh? Not quite, ass. I wasn't saying his experience was invalid, I was offering mine as another point of view. I never said "you're wrong, Pioneer is the best in the world. You must have used their older crap stuff" as you did. as who did? not me... mebbe you should pay more attention... -- sancho |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
"Jason Saadeh" wrote in message ... Same way I feel about women. First, I hold them in my hands, and feed them some bull**** about how special and beautiful they are. Then I grap their knobs and tweak them, and finally a little smack on the back side... -- Lizard Unlike women, Kenwoods don't slap you. |
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How do you guys feel about Kenwood HU's
I had a Kenwood Excelon Series HU and it was great..in performance.....but
it was crap in terms of reliability. The faceplate ribbon cable broke twice, and had one laser replacement...plus the trim around the HU broke after one week.....and there was no abuse at all. I bought a Pioneer MP3 deck and it works great! No problems and absolutly no skips no matter how bumpy the road. Same features as well! Happy HU hunting Chris |
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