I'm looking for a somewhat cheap, yet good quality HU. I'm staying away from Sony at all costs...is this one good for the money. If not, any suggestions for a not so expensive HU?

Also, I'm planning on replacing the speakers too...again, suggestions for speakers that would fit a teenager's budget would be great.

I have BOSE if that helps.

 

yeah thats a good headunit but i'd go higher to maybe the deh-p3000 series or whatever it is deh-p3200 or deh-p3500 whatever the 1500 will be the most basic

 

wow thats way down the pioneer line i'm up at 7500 lol

i don't know if i would go that low how many watt RMSxchannel is it?

 

Built-in MOSFET 50 x 4 amplifier
3-Band Parametric Equalizer (Adjustable Level, Frequency and Q Factor)
Easy EQ -- switches 5 Factory, 1 User EQ Presets (Super Bass, Powerful, Natural, Vocal, Flat, Custom)
Source Custom EQ Memory (Independent Custom Memory for each source)
Blue-Back Liquid Crystal Display (Neg) with LED backlight
RCA Preout (Rear, 2V)
Electronic Volume Control
Selectable Fader Control
Source Level Adjustment

RMSxchannel doesn't mean much to me (I.C.E. newbie), so hope this helps...if not, here is the link
http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?...ore=&catid=317

 

if ur planning on adding amps later, i'd go with something higher in their line up that has 4v preout's.

 

what about the 2-series, i forget the specific number, 2500 maybe? I was looking at that and it isn't much more expensive at all, is that what I need. I definitely plan on adding an amp, for my 4 speakers and probably an eventual sub.

 

i would get this http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=39762 turns out pioneer only has 4 v pre outs on their really high end stuff not even the 6500 has 4 v preouts, o well.

 

if u wanna go up to the DEH750MP, its got 6V outputs and they sound very nice...

 

Outside of Pioneer, is there another company that has the preouts not that high up in their chain.

 

look at crutchfield.com they have alot of good information

 

Looks like I've kind of narrowed it down to Pioneer DEH-P6500 or the Alpine CDA-7995. Look like the earliest in their respective line with preamp outputs. They both have 3 pair, is this enough?

 

yes thats enough, the deh-p6500 will rock!!! thats my vote

 

and it's cheaper than the Alpine...anyone else?

 

just curious, do aftermarket tweeters worth getting? I'm not even quite sure what the purpose of tweeters is.

 

so much for a stereo

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=270621

 

^ that stinks... 6500 will be cool if u have money later on now.....i just bought the 8500... its absolutely fantastic