Which head unit

[sven laptop]

G'day.

After a couple of months of trying to get my CD stacker to work (the Jap one that came with the car & is missing a cartridge), I've decided to bite the bullet & get a new stereo.

I don't want to win any competitions & I don't care whether I have the latest, greatest sound system.

I just want a good quality mid-range CD player & radio in the car, playing through the existing speakers.

SO, do any of you guys know how I go about working out which systems are best value?

Does anyone have recommendations of single DIN CD/radios?

Any advice would be welcome.

Cheers - Sven

[Evil]

You can't go wrong with Pioneer (Alpine are good too) I have a Pioneer DEH-P8450MP and it rocks. Check out Pioneer's web site... http://www.car.pioneeraus.com.au/index.html

[hippy]

have a look at the jvc's also .. even kenwood are good too ...

[jlnewton]

I love my Alpine, had it for 7 years now and its in its 4th car and still rocks, very good quality.

[Sumo]

JVC's all the way man! Best bang for your buck

Sumo

[Guest RedLineGTR]

how much ya wanna pay, whatevers in your budget

[sven laptop]

I wouldn't go past $500, including about $60 for fitting in that price, so basically a unit costing up to about $450.

[hippy]

i'm starting the like the alpine range now .. they just keep looking much better and better the more i look at it ... i was going to try and buy a jvc .. but now i'm going to get the alpine i think .. but yeah who knows my minds always changing.. but u still can't beat jvc for bang for buck!!

[akeenan]

just get something you like the look of. any unit around that price will be fine. esp considering ur going to run it through your existing.

ps stay away from sony explode audio

[advance]

figure out how much you want to spend and we might be able to help you more.

JB HiFi are always a good place to start. They have a wide range of headunits and are very reasonably prices and generally bargin.

Play around with them and find out which features you will use then find a unit that suits you. Never pay the listed full price at any store, there are always better prices to be had!

[hippy]

at first i wanted the new jvc HU with the blue display ... it looks ok on paper ... quite nice actually but when u have a closer look at the display its not very good at all ... and lets down what should be an excellent deck!! i then thought about pioneer but then i thought that they were sooo common and if u play with the knob on the right hand side of the 03 range u will find that its pretty dodgy ... so then i had a look at the alpine ... it didn't have the rice features like the animations ... but then i thought ... but hey its got blue and green lights ... thats rice enough ... so yeah i'm defintely going for alpine based on looks and features ... i dont' think u can go past alpine on features for actual audio ... but yeah u gotta look and have a play around with everything whcih i've done ... and yes i didn't even give sony a chance.. i think they look ugly and don't even come close to having as much features ...

[pushead]

JVC MP3 headunit rox.. never go wrong!.. money for value!

[Ronin 09]

mmm, just installed my new JVC Chameleon... will post some pics once i get my hands on a digital camera

[hippy]

yeah i just installed my alpine yesterday too ... great unit ... and pred has a good point ... its made in china ... i think build quality is good ... screen is dammmn brigth and ricey ... just the way i like it ... damn good for 650 delivered ... oh yeah ... both FM and AM work perfectly ... who said AM channels wouldnt' work???

[dan_the_man]

This JVC unit looks mint in skylines. Doesnt stick out like other units and it is the same colour as the dash.

http://www.jvc-australia.com/products/_pro...ils.asp?ID=1180

Dan

[Ronin 09]

yep, thats the one i just got and put in... actually just finished putting a new mast into my power aerial too... i will post some piccys when i get my hands on a digital cam!

[dan_the_man]

Yah its the one I have

[400HP]

If anyone is interested I will sell my JVC Headunit. It's only 2 months old with receipt. It's the LDH2000 and is MP3/CDR/CDRW compatible.

Please PM me.

[ScarifieR]

theres an alpine tripe rca preout 4v

with mp3

for like 500 bucks

u cant get better than that

dont even bother looking for anything else

[hippy]

how much u want to sell for 400hp?? i might have a friend whos interested ..