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which company make the best headunit pioneer or alpine?
i hardly find that statement true in the car audio world.....for the most part yes, but you always have exceptions!SMNW2003 said:umm I hate Pioneer with a passion. My experience with them has been horrible with just about all of there products. Had Alpine for about a year now and have NEVER had a single problem with it. You get what you pay for, buy off the internet NOT retail if you want a good price!
first proove to me you can tell the difference between 94 and 105SMNW2003 said:how about you find me a Pioneer HU that plays MP3's, has EQ, 3 4V preouts, a signal/noise ration of over 105, time correction and a built in 3 way crossover for less than $300?
:werd:HuTcH said:first proove to me you can tell the difference between 94 and 105
you would have to have better than perfect ears to tell that difference...
Nice choice of exceptionsx3ro said:i hardly find that statement true in the car audio world.....for the most part yes, but you always have exceptions!
Edesign Audio anyone? Avionixx? DEI?
so the difference may be negligiable but you cant tell me it doesnt make some difference even if it is a rather small detail.HuTcH said:first proove to me you can tell the difference between 94 and 105
you would have to have better than perfect ears to tell that difference...
neither one of the pioneers has sub preout which is a very nice feature. almost everyone runs subs and it is nice to be able to control the volume of just the subs. every since i went alpine i won't run anything else.HuTcH said:Alpine 9805
Crutchfield lists it at 199.99 so i am gonna see what pioneer has AT crutchfield for less as a less expensive pioneer could be had elsewhere for cheaper
Key Features:
detachable face
MaxTune tuner
12 FM/6 AM presets
Bass Engine (bass center frequency, width, and level, plus treble center frequency and level adjustments)
Media Xpander
XM Satellite Radio controls (XM Radio subscription, tuner, antenna required to receive the satellite radio signal.) — service is available only in the lower 48 states, not available in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories
CD changer controls for Alpine Ai-NET changers only
optional auxiliary input
MOSFET internal amp
4-volt front and rear preamp outputs
4-volt subwoofer preamp outputs
clock
23 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels
CD frequency response 5-20,000 Hz
CD signal-to-noise ratio 105 dB
FM sensitivity 9.3 dBf
1-year warranty
Pioneer DEHp4500MP currently 189 at Crutchfield
Key Features:
detachable, fold-down face
blue and white display
plays MP3 files recorded on CD-R and CD-R/W
displays MP3 titles
Supertuner IIID
18 FM/6 AM presets
Easy EQ — five preset EQ curves with 3-band parametric adjustment
Front Image Enhancer — removes high and midrange frequencies from rear speakers
loudness
source level adjustment
MOSFET50 internal amp
XM radio-ready (XM Radio subscription, tuner, antenna required to receive the satellite radio signal) — service is available only in the lower 48 states, not available in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories
CD changer controls — add a Pioneer changer to your receiver order, and save $$ with Crutchfield's package discount
front and rear preamp outputs
optional auxiliary input
wireless remote
clock
22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels
CD frequency response 5-20,000 Hz
CD signal-to-noise ratio 94 dB
FM sensitivity 8 dBf
1-year warranty
DEH 1500 Fairly similar to the Alpine
129.99 at crutchfield...
Key Features:
detachable face
blue and white display
Supertuner IIID
18 FM/6 AM presets
plays CD-Rs and CD-RWs
Easy EQ — five preset EQ curves with 3-band tone adjustment
Front Image Enhancer — removes high and midrange frequencies from rear speakers
loudness (3 levels)
source level adjustment (sets volume for each source)
MOSFET50 internal amp
rear preamp outputs
clock
22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels
CD frequency response 5-20,000 Hz
CD signal-to-noise ratio 94 dB
FM sensitivity 8 dBf
1-year warranty
and yeah id say the pioneer is gonna be cheaper for the equal head unit... for around the same cash they add MP# and other extra options