Ok well not exactly vintage, but can someone recommend some older top of the line SQ Hu's that I can probably find a good deal on under 200.

 

Pioneer Premier DEX-P1R... they're about 3-4 years old. should be able to pick them up pretty cheap now.

it's a dead head though, with 3 sets of 4V preouts- so you'll have to have external amps for all your speakers. Also has built in EQ, crossover, and time alignment. very versatile. 120dB S/N when you used the internal CD player. very nice.

they went for about $7-800 new in 1999-2000.

 

Great thanks MAtt for the suggestion, i'll check it out. Any others out there?

 

I'm sure there are, but I've been using Pioneer head units exclusively since... hmmm, '92 or so.. this is my 3rd head unit (the P1R) and I'm extremely happy with it. I haven't even bothered to look around to see what's out there other than this one. When I do finally decide to upgrade, I think the newest variant of this one is the P3 or something, and I'll get it or the newest best unit from Pioneer. it's a good thing, so I'm sticking with it.

 

dont they have a p9?

 

Eclipse 5303R...was $650 new...Now like $150, Look for anything from Alpine that is preamp only. CDA7949 is a good one, any Alpine that is a CDA79...whatever is great. Also check out Clarion Pro Audio 900 series...Good luck.

 

I have an Alpine 7949 and it is a great HU. The only problem is that it has a hard time playing some CD-R's. If you can find some Mitsui CD-R's you should not have any problems playing them.

 

Clarion DRX-9255, Sony CDX-C90, Eclipse 5303R.

Tony