Which Headunit do you prefer?

[AI James]

So looking at another single din unit

Alpine has time alignment and some tweaking features but no bluetooth whatsoever so id be buying a bluetooth unit for it...

Kenwood, nice unit has alot of tweaking ability , but i havent owned a kenwood since the dmask days

JVC wife owns last years r800 hasnt had any issues with it but i hate the JVC remotes.

Bluetooth is a must for my wife, and if i buy it for the alpine at a later time then all decks have bluetooth. Ipod touch compatibility on the kenwood and JVC i know works properly, but im unsure with the alpine as my 9886 was SUPPOSED to be but it didnt charge.

just curious what others think about current higher line decks at the moment...pioneer isnt even an option for me as i hate every one of thier single din offerings

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http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/In-Dash/CD-Players

[Mrbubbles00482]

I would go with the Kenwood. That's the main brand we carry for headunits at the shop I work at, which I've come quite accustomed to.

Personally, I love my Pioneer Premier 980BT. Its the 07 model I believe, 5v pre outs, bluetooth, 16 band built in EQ.

[bayoublaster]

I have just purchased an Eclipse CD7200 MK2. After doing some research it seemed like the best buy for me anyway. Tons of features too.

[tacomabanga1986]

how bout this one?

http://www.woofersetc.com/p7562/IDAX305--Alpine-Digital-Media-Receiver-builtin-iPod-Connection-and-Bluetooth-Ready.htm

i dont kno what kinda budget ur lookin into but my top 5 are pioneer, alpine, kenwood, clarion, jvc

[AI James]

i dont buy products form companies that are no more so eclipse is def a no on my list...ipod on eclipses is horrible, and bluetooth as well. Usability for wife is a must and eclipse is most def a no.

As far as pioneer goes, i'll agree other then this years lineup they were nice

[AI James]

how bout this one?

http://www.woofersetc.com/p7562/IDAX305--Alpine-Digital-Media-Receiver-builtin-iPod-Connection-and-Bluetooth-Ready.htm

i dont kno what kinda budget ur lookin into but my top 5 are pioneer, alpine, kenwood, clarion, jvc

price doesnt matter, that headunit is eww for me, been played with it and hated it....plus if i went media deck i think id go the kiv bt900 from kenwood since it does ipod video and time alignment and everything

[Afrodeezyak]

how bout this one?

http://www.woofersetc.com/p7562/IDAX305--Alpine-Digital-Media-Receiver-builtin-iPod-Connection-and-Bluetooth-Ready.htm

i dont kno what kinda budget ur lookin into but my top 5 are pioneer, alpine, kenwood, clarion, jvc

I have that same HU but all black instead of the chrome and i love it... works real nice with the ipod

But if its between those three i would go with the Alpine, really like their designs and the features that they offer

[tacomabanga1986]

this looks really cool, ied get it

http://www.woofersetc.com/p8678/MVHP8200BT--Pioneer-3"-InDash-Multimedia-Receiver-w--SD-Card-Slot-USB-Control-Builtin-Bluetooth.htm

not that high of preamp outputs but could fix that with an eq i guess i unno

looks like for the money you could get atleast 4v preouts

[loganberry]

kenwood hands down