Best HU for >$250

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11-28-2006, 05:55 AM

jaymohn

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Best HU for >$250

Looking to get a HU with good subwoofer controls and three preouts for less than $250. Don't really care for bells and whistles, just good sound. I will be using amps to power all my speakers so don't really care about power. Any recommendations are welcome.

11-28-2006, 07:02 AM

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Your thread title says >$250, which leaves a lot of options

Id vote for Eclipse. CD3000 for example. 5v preouts ftw, since your using external amps. Not many bells and whistles, great sound for a mainstream deck...subwoofer controls arent great but its still worth it.

11-28-2006, 07:03 AM

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Indeed.

11-28-2006, 01:42 PM

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greater than 250? theres many.... haha jk.

yeah eclipse, assuming you want a brand new unit.

11-28-2006, 05:35 PM

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My bad...<$250

Sorry, I was in a hurry. I meant less than $250. I would like to spend more but have to save money for front speakers. I've heard good and bad things about the Alpine CDA-9856. Would the Eclipse comparable be a better choice? I have an Eclipse EA4000 that I want to power some Rainbow SLC's.

11-28-2006, 06:09 PM

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Eclipse would **** on the alpine.

11-28-2006, 07:22 PM

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That would be a nice match up for ya. The CD3000 is my best selling mid level HU by far..

11-28-2006, 07:58 PM

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you will be happy with that setup, its exactly what i have.

alpine cda-9835
eclipse EA4000
Rainbow SLC comps

11-29-2006, 12:23 PM

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What I'm really interested in is subwoofer volume control. I looked at Eclipse's web site and could not find any information on this. Does the cd3000 have this option?

11-30-2006, 12:11 PM

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kenwood Kenwood KDC-MP5032, only like 200 and has 3 4 volt preout and sub control, you can step up to the 700 for 250 with an eq and a few more bells and whistles. Eclipse is a great unit, if money is not an object buy one of the high end units, but they dont offer a whole lot of features on the low end stuff

12-01-2006, 08:45 AM

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Cd5000

Okay. I think I've decided to go with either the cd3000 or cd5000. Is the cd5000 worth the extra cost? I'm on a budget and could use any advise out there. Like I said earlier, I'm mainly concerned with sound quality and subwoofer control.
Is the time alignment function useful. The 8v preout is a bonus. Anything else to consider?