Which head unit?
29-01-2007, 05:21 PM
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Which head unit?
its time to upgrade the headunit in the cossie as the escort doesnt have a stereo, ive got a sony at the moment, i bought it to replace my pioneer, and tbh ive never been as keen on it as the pioneer, think the sound quality is nowhere near the same.
I dont really want to spend more than £150( im on a tight budget ), and its gotta have HPF, LPF, at least 2 RCA's, and user control graphic equalisers, not into that fixed stuff,
itll be running a decent amp and sub, and some components, so sound quality is a must
i dont know much about alpine head units but ive heard theyre supposed to sound as good as pioneers? not into jvc really either
ps i know im fussy
any recommendations? been looking on ebay but not really sure about head units that are decent at the moment
thanks in advance
I dont really want to spend more than £150( im on a tight budget ), and its gotta have HPF, LPF, at least 2 RCA's, and user control graphic equalisers, not into that fixed stuff,
itll be running a decent amp and sub, and some components, so sound quality is a must
i dont know much about alpine head units but ive heard theyre supposed to sound as good as pioneers? not into jvc really either
ps i know im fussy
any recommendations? been looking on ebay but not really sure about head units that are decent at the moment
thanks in advance
29-01-2007, 05:27 PM
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Stick us a pic up of the Sony you're gonnna sell 
*Edited to add this link I was given the other day to new units as I have a problem with my laser not reading disc on my kenwood
http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/cate...p?category=525
*Edited to add this link I was given the other day to new units as I have a problem with my laser not reading disc on my kenwood
http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/cate...p?category=525
29-01-2007, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rs shawn
Stick us a pic up of the Sony you're gonnna sell
*Edited to add this link I was given the other day to new units as I have a problem with my laser not reading disc on my kenwood
http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/cate...p?category=525
*Edited to add this link I was given the other day to new units as I have a problem with my laser not reading disc on my kenwood
http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/cate...p?category=525
..dont we all!!!...
29-01-2007, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Shannon
Buy an alpine.
Headuits dont have LPF or HPF, amps do.
Headuits dont have LPF or HPF, amps do.
some of the pioneers do as well, most sony ones tend to, if you check the spec of them
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30-01-2007, 12:53 AM
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I used to work in car audio and never came across one with that feature, odd..
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
30-01-2007, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr Shannon
I used to work in car audio and never came across one with that feature, odd..
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
tbh ive been looking at loads of headunits and nearly all of them have them built in these days
the only thing with alpines is they all look the same just different colours
30-01-2007, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Dicko&Sarah
Originally Posted by Mr Shannon
I used to work in car audio and never came across one with that feature, odd..
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
tbh ive been looking at loads of headunits and nearly all of them have them built in these days
the only thing with alpines is they all look the same just different colours
must not have been a very good audio shop.........
30-01-2007, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by lawnsy
Originally Posted by Dicko&Sarah
Originally Posted by Mr Shannon
I used to work in car audio and never came across one with that feature, odd..
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
Either way its pointless I mean who runs anything from the h/u these days :P
You should get a nice enough alpine for that money, mine was £300 and worth every single penny.
tbh ive been looking at loads of headunits and nearly all of them have them built in these days
the only thing with alpines is they all look the same just different colours
must not have been a very good audio shop.........
30-01-2007, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by lawnsy
i like it better in the head unit because you can change it for differant cd's without having to climb i the boot all the time......
nice amp
nice amp
bought it for my golf, it was the best thing in it
30-01-2007, 11:25 AM
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Nice Amp
I got the same Sony as you and dont really think much of its sound quality, I also have a Kenwood which has good sound quality but wont read disks now, and I currently have an old Alpine Cassete/Changer in my Sierra which is ok but not up to much now.
I would personally go for another Alpine unit to replace it as I think they have really good sound quality and arent full of useless shit that you dont need, they serve a purpose and they do it well.
I got the same Sony as you and dont really think much of its sound quality, I also have a Kenwood which has good sound quality but wont read disks now, and I currently have an old Alpine Cassete/Changer in my Sierra which is ok but not up to much now.
I would personally go for another Alpine unit to replace it as I think they have really good sound quality and arent full of useless shit that you dont need, they serve a purpose and they do it well.
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Originally Posted by Dicko&Sarah
Originally Posted by lawnsy
lol same here i had 3K worth of sounds in my £900 xr3i from turners alarms.....
I always used to be down there....
Called in the other day to see mark and i had to behave myself
30-01-2007, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BigErn
Nice Amp
I got the same Sony as you and dont really think much of its sound quality, I also have a Kenwood which has good sound quality but wont read disks now, and I currently have an old Alpine Cassete/Changer in my Sierra which is ok but not up to much now.
I would personally go for another Alpine unit to replace it as I think they have really good sound quality and arent full of useless shit that you dont need, they serve a purpose and they do it well.
I got the same Sony as you and dont really think much of its sound quality, I also have a Kenwood which has good sound quality but wont read disks now, and I currently have an old Alpine Cassete/Changer in my Sierra which is ok but not up to much now.
I would personally go for another Alpine unit to replace it as I think they have really good sound quality and arent full of useless shit that you dont need, they serve a purpose and they do it well.
and from the reviews ive read it seems alpine and pioneer are the best sound quality head units around for not too bad prices.
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Originally Posted by Dicko&Sarah
Originally Posted by BigErn
Nice Amp
I got the same Sony as you and dont really think much of its sound quality, I also have a Kenwood which has good sound quality but wont read disks now, and I currently have an old Alpine Cassete/Changer in my Sierra which is ok but not up to much now.
I would personally go for another Alpine unit to replace it as I think they have really good sound quality and arent full of useless shit that you dont need, they serve a purpose and they do it well.
I got the same Sony as you and dont really think much of its sound quality, I also have a Kenwood which has good sound quality but wont read disks now, and I currently have an old Alpine Cassete/Changer in my Sierra which is ok but not up to much now.
I would personally go for another Alpine unit to replace it as I think they have really good sound quality and arent full of useless shit that you dont need, they serve a purpose and they do it well.
and from the reviews ive read it seems alpine and pioneer are the best sound quality head units around for not too bad prices. just kidding mate.Alpine and Pioneer are the best for sq in your price range without a doubt, anything better and you looking at the likes of becker a nakamichi (sp).
Surely the audison has hpf and lpf filter, afterall it is a top end amp
30-01-2007, 08:54 PM
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i know im being tight, cant afford to go splashin £300 on a head unit anymore
might have to wait til theres some sales on to get a decent one, the amp is awesome, just cant be doing with having to get in the boot to faff about with the filters!!!!
and yeah its got the hpf and lpf filters, along with every other bloody knob you would need on an amp
tbh those becker ones are dead bloody expensive, but look sh!t!!!!!!
might have to wait til theres some sales on to get a decent one, the amp is awesome, just cant be doing with having to get in the boot to faff about with the filters!!!!
and yeah its got the hpf and lpf filters, along with every other bloody knob you would need on an amp
tbh those becker ones are dead bloody expensive, but look sh!t!!!!!!
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