I am choosing a head unit, but i am stuck on picking panasonic or pioneer. the models for panasonic is CQ-DFX801u and premier deh 720

 

personally I love my Panasonic CQ-DFX-701U, It has all the right features for me, three pre-outs, although I only use the sub and the front outs. I think that the only major difference between the 801 and the 701 is the output power, mine is 50 and that is 60. I have never had any problems with panasonic either, now Sony is another thing, but I have also had a CQ-DFX55 and never had a problem, it was grest as well. But most important choose the HU that will work best for you and will work for as long as you plan on owning it.

 

701 was on my list too hehe... i am going more for look hehe... that's why i chose pioneer or panasonics..... i can get DEH 720 and 701 for about the same price..... thanks for the reply though ^_^

steve

 

the stock speakers are panasonics!!!! - hahaa...... i guess u may as well finish it off with a panasonic head unit =).....pioneers got cool screen savers though

 

me got bose =( so choose one for me! panasonic comes with screensaveer too

 

Do the pioneer screen savers change with the music or are they just "pretty pictures" to watch? On the panasonic the different screen savers are all types of spectrum analyzers which incoporate the pretty pictures, but there is also a regular SA on the panasonic, I believe it shows 11 bands.

 

where did you get the cd receivers? include the web url if you got it online - and how did you install it? i'm talkin about the panasonic 701 or 801

 

got it at a local car audio shop, but is also available online at many different places, such as http://www.sounddomain.com and http://www.crutchfield.com. I think I have a picture of the HU on my website.

 

If it were me.... i would get the panasonic......i just trust that name more.....panasonics have better(more effective) bass control

 

did any of you have any problems installing it? i.e)the system sticking out and such?

 

Out of the 2, I would go with the Panasonic. My first choice would be Eclipse

 

I bought a Panasonic CQ-DFX-701U a few months ago. I bought that one after having a Pioneer deh-p7200. The Panasonic receiever looks cool in pictures, but I was extreamly dissapointed at how pixely the screensavers look. Having a silver color cd player is also cool, but it is just some crappy silver paint. The paint on the frequently used buttons started to wear off within a month!!! I was also NOT impressed with the EQ settings. It only would allow you to change the bass and the treble levels; mids can make or break a stereo. Now that I've had the Panasonic for a while, I miss the Pioneer. The pioneer was just 45x4 instead of the 701u's 50x4 or the 801u's 60x4, but I believe the pioneer was overall a MUCH better cd player; I'm not positive, but I think the Pioneer might have had a higher rms than the panasonic. The pioneer had plenty of power, decent display, nice menu setup, and awesome EQ controls. The only thing that the Panasonic player has over the Pioneers (at least the pioneer model that I owned) was the panasonic player has 5v sub outs and the Pioneer has 4v. I personally believe that Pioneer makes a much better cd player. Panasonic has a good reputation, but I would steer clear of the cd player. Panasonic should stick to tv's and keep their noses out of the car audio biz. Email me if you have any ?'s.

 

I don't know what you got stuck with, but I have had mine for about 6 months and had absolutly no problems with it, including the paint, it still looks the way it always has, except for the normal facplate scratches. I don't use the remote either.

 

Shortchaz: which unit do you have???? I just bought an unit 701...so hopefully it's all good.

 

701, have fun with it, there is a picture of it on my site of how it is in my car, I 've had it for 6 months with no problems.