My budget is $350 from credit card or $500 in CD's (I have online store at http://hotcd.gemm.com No Kenwoods please! No DVD's needed. Pre-owned stuff is OK.

Andrew

 

Why double din? Youll spend more money and get less performance from those dollars spent, simply because its double din.

That being said, Pioneer makes a decent one.

 

If I was looking for 1-DIN HU I would have another title in my thread, but I need 2-DIN.
Thank you for the tip though

 

Youll have a shortlived stay here with that attitude. I was simply asking why you wanted double din to try and talk you out of it, because bang for the buck compared to single dins, you usually might as well throw money away. Plus, there simply arent really any higher end double din head units without a screen or navi, unless you go JDM from audiocubes.

Furthermore, a simple look at any manufacturers website would tell you that most brands dont even currently make one without a screen anymore, which would narrow down your choices a lot, and almost eliminate the need for this thread.

Alpine: No
Kenwood: You said you dont want
Eclipse: No
Panasonic: No
Sony: Used to, but older and isnt mp3, so its ruled out.
Pioneer: 1 model: FH-P4200MP. Some nice features, but still 2 pairs of 2v preouts.
JVC: 1 model: even worse features than Pioneer, and less reliability, because it is JVC.

SRP of the Pioneer is $380 according to their site. Not only will it probably be hard to find locally, but itll obviously sell for cheaper online, but lets compare apples to apples, shall we. So Ill stick with Pioneer. The SRP of the Premier 880PRS is $450, still within your budget according to your first post. Itll give you a dual 16 band EQ, 24 bit burr brown dac's, 3 pairs of 5v preouts, a 3-way crossover, a full 3 lines of text with the ipod adapter, and an extra year of warranty.

Do I think you are going to change your mind? No. Are you going to reply that none of that info applied to you? Maybe. But I hope Ive made my point. Dont jump the gun, its an open forum for people to give recommendations, and Ive made mine.

 

getting a 2 din radio without a screen is like paying extra for a fat hooker...just doesn't make any sense.

 

I'm hooked on JVC simply because of their reliability.



Why would you want a double din anyway if all you need to do is play mp3's?
You could just hard wire an iPod to your factory radio (assuming its double din) and save $100 and still be double din.

They have a whole bunch of cheapo no name brand ones all over ebay that will fit your bill. Good luck finding any reviews for them. Personally, I think you're just trying to advertise your website.

 

clarion makes a double din unit (cd/tape), but single din units with a kit would a better bang for your buck. Unless of course you want cd and tape in the same unit, for some reason... but who use's tapes still? seriously?

 

Next to Jensen of course, JVC and Sony have the most comebacks, at least to my circuit city.

More power to ya if you have better luck.

 

i had nothign but problems with my old JVC. bugs galore, it was ridiculous.

 

I use tapes to connect my ipod because I'm old school like that

 

i bet the quality sucks more than a cheap ho.

 

Circuit city is one of the last places I would purchase car audio equipment. Their salespersons are the worst and their installers crapola. Using electrical tape hold a radio in, ftl.

 

1. The fact that I install at Circuit City has nothing to do with the sub par quality of JVC products.
2. Youve already lost credibility by saying JVC has great reliability, so what are we all supposed to believe next?
3. The above statement is a generalization to say the least. Yes, big box stores are the only ones who ever hire people with little to no experience, but the work Ive seen from a TON of custom shops has been 10x worse than any of my installers. There are good and bad shops everywhere, whether theyre small mom and pops or the biggest box stores.

 

I have a bit different info:
Alpine there are three more models but with MD
22 different 2-DIN HU,including Panasonic with tubes!
Speaking of 1-DIN what do you have under it? A hole in a dash board? Plastic box?

 

Like I said in that very same post, and I quote, "unless you go JDM from audiocubes." Comparing apples to apples, that Panasonic tube head unit goes for $949 on audiocubes, which Ill bet is the only place in the US that youll find it. Lets be reasonable here.

You put a storage pocket under or above it.

 

wtf is going on in this worthless thread? CC solders radios directly to the car for better flow so the illumination on the radio is brighter, and panasonic tubes are only for the likes of Manny.

 

Ahhh shit, your not supposed to be extra? I thought it was a weight to cost ratio...

 

Thats a pretty bold statement. Youve visited Every CC and BB across the country? Seen ALL of thier work? If not, then your comment is uncalled for and has no factual basing.

A bad install makes a manufacturer produce a bad product? I think not. JVC..has poor reliabilty Period.

 

Ahhh good, then you answered your own thread. Maybe you should be on your way to a purchase then instead of wasting the space here.

 

I haven't seen all of their work. All of their work that I've seen is crap PERIOD from three different stores and three different locations who's knows maybe they're better on the west coast. I never mentioned best buy. I never said a bad install can make a bad product. If you use electrical tape to wire up a radio and the wires end up shorting 2 months later and the radio stops working its not the manufactures fault.

All the products I have from JVC have had no problems and are completely reliable whether you think they have poor reliability or not.

 

I loose credibility because of the experience I've had? I'm sorry that my stuff works which is fact not my opinion. If anything breaks I will write back.

 

BB and CC are typically considered one in the same when i9t comes to the stereotypical debates of their installers..yes Alot of them dont know their ass from their elbow, but that doesnt constitue All of them and doesnt give anyone the right to bash All of them.

So I understand correctly here...you tap up all the wires..secure connection and the radio stops working its Not the manufacturers fault? I think your logic is a bit flawed here.

So at age 23 youve owned enough JVC products to speak about the company as a whole and that makes your word golden? Sorry-No. Ive dealt with their products for well over a decade, seeing more come and go in a quarter than you have most likely owned in your lifetime. Im basing on Years of experience in volumes. Not to mention many other dealers having the same issues. Our multiple thousands against your handful would again prove your logic flawed. Im glad youve had good experience with them,but as a whole they are not a reliable product.

 

to add to what don says...if ALL you've had is JVC...how do you know what the OTHERS are like?

 

You have a problem. You feel my logic is flawed because you heard things I never said. You make lots of assumptions and put a lot of words in my mouth. I never spoke of the whole company of JVC and never said my word was golden. I had good experiences with them and continue to use their products. I fixed and corrected a couple installs coming from circuit city. They're were a couple of people that were complaining about their radio not working which was installed by circuit city. I go fix and correct the wiring and wow it works again. It's not the manufactures fault if 2 or 3 speakers are not connected to the radio and/or the ground wire is not connected. In one case it was jensen stereo that ended up completly dead. I guess Jensen should've built a better protection circuit because the wonderful installer and in that case I guess its manufacture's fault.

 

these are not your words...

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If I haven't had any problems, what does it matter?. I never said any of the other products were good or not.

 

then who do they belong to?

 

It was a question, hence the question mark..

 

The only thing Ill add to this thread is this. Yes, the fact that you havent yet had problems with JVC is a fact. But I dont think they have poor reliability. It is a known fact.

Don has pretty much covered every other valid point.

 

Since we are discussing mp3 din unit here, I have a general question...kinda on topic..but kinda off.

If you were to own an 07 Maxima, and you want to install a new HU (1 or 2 din), how would you go about that? The reason I ask is because it there is the Trip button on the HU, and the display of the info is on a LCD seperate from the HU itself. One can't remove the LCD because it shows other information of your vehicle as well. If you remove the factory HU (bose or not) and put your own HU, is there any problem??

 

Alpine, Clarion or JVC?

 

Is that question for me?

 

And do you have them all for sale?

 

I think you are sadly mistaken. I never said I was going to sell anything. If I were to sell anything, I would have posted in the classified section of the forum.