Headunit brand?

[Rocky Rinker]

Hi,

It has been a number of years since I was into car audio. Now, I am looking
for a decent headunit. When I last followed the industry, Alpine, Kenwood,
and Eclipse seemed to make good headunits.

What manufacturers are currently producing the best quality units? I am
primarily interested in CD and FM performance. I care more about sound
quality than features.

Thanks in advance,

Rock

[Paul Vina]

Pioneer Premier is the only other brand I'd look at personally unless you
want an ultra high-end unit like a Nakamichi or a Denon.


Paul Vina



"Rocky Rinker" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> It has been a number of years since I was into car audio. Now, I am
looking
> for a decent headunit. When I last followed the industry, Alpine, Kenwood,
> and Eclipse seemed to make good headunits.
>
> What manufacturers are currently producing the best quality units? I am
> primarily interested in CD and FM performance. I care more about sound
> quality than features.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rock
>
>

[capone]

///Alpine still puts out the best product....im a proud user


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[Mark Zarella]

> Hi,
>
> It has been a number of years since I was into car audio. Now, I am
looking
> for a decent headunit. When I last followed the industry, Alpine, Kenwood,
> and Eclipse seemed to make good headunits.
>
> What manufacturers are currently producing the best quality units? I am
> primarily interested in CD and FM performance. I care more about sound
> quality than features.

The Alpine, Kenwood, and Eclipse decks are still at the top of a long list.
The FM performance in many Alpine units is lacking, but is very good in
Eclipse and Kenwood units. If strong FM performance is a priority, I'd
probably go with the Eclipse out of those you list.

[jay]

I am personally a Alpine user and love thier Head Units. I am running
the CDA-7894.


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[Perry]

I have owned many brands, but I have run Eclipse for nearly 10 years. I
haven't owned a Nak or a Denon.

[Eddie Runner]

what brand is best?
http://www.teamrocs.com/crap/newbie.htm

Perry wrote:

> I have owned many brands, but I have run Eclipse for nearly 10 years. I
> haven't owned a Nak or a Denon.

[Steve Grauman]

<< what brand is best? >>

I'd be surprised if you got fewer than 5 different answers here. Pioneer,
Alpine, Blaupunkt, and Eclipse all make great decks. Nak makes a great sounding
unit, but unreliable and overpriced IMHO. Denon's DCT-Z1 is great too, but it's
expensive. You could have the DEX-P9/DEQ-P9 package for not much more and get a
lot more flexibility. Frankly, I don't see the point. My Eclipse (CD8443)
retails for under $500, has a 24-bit D/A converter, and sound quality and noise
supression to rival any of them. Blaupunkt and Pioneer are going to give you
more features for the same money though.

[Brandon Buckner]

LOL.. it was a joke Howdy. You didn't visit the link did you?

Brandonb


Steve Grauman wrote:

> << what brand is best? >>
>
> I'd be surprised if you got fewer than 5 different answers here. Pioneer,
> Alpine, Blaupunkt, and Eclipse all make great decks. Nak makes a great sounding
> unit, but unreliable and overpriced IMHO. Denon's DCT-Z1 is great too, but it's
> expensive. You could have the DEX-P9/DEQ-P9 package for not much more and get a
> lot more flexibility. Frankly, I don't see the point. My Eclipse (CD8443)
> retails for under $500, has a 24-bit D/A converter, and sound quality and noise
> supression to rival any of them. Blaupunkt and Pioneer are going to give you
> more features for the same money though.

[Steve Grauman]

<< LOL.. it was a joke Howdy. You didn't visit the link did you? >>

LOL, funny! But hey, we all have to learn somehow, right?

[Brandon Buckner]

Rule of thumb... if Eddie said it, it's probably a joke. Every once in a
while he's serious though.

Brandonb


Steve Grauman wrote:

> << LOL.. it was a joke Howdy. You didn't visit the link did you? >>
>
> LOL, funny! But hey, we all have to learn somehow, right?