Looking at head units...

[Nathan in MI]

Another thing I haven't figured out--if I want to run both dash speakers and door speakers, how would I connect that up? Dare I put them in parallel and run them off the head unit's front speaker outputs, or would 2 ohms be driving the head unit's amp too hard? Or should I run the dash speakers from teh front speaker outputs, the door speakers from the rear outputs, and the 6x9s off the amplifier?

[saiyaneye]

crutchfield.com has a nice pioneer that plays mp3's for 94 bucks.....they also give you a free install kit and wire harness adaptor

Crutchfield is very reputable, but they love to overprice. WoofersEtc.Com they are good too and cheap

Nathan --
If you up your budget to $150 you can get something pretty nice.

You can hook up your speakers in series and get an 8 ohm final load. But amp would be best route

[P72Ford]

Okay, I'd appreciate it if it's convenient for ya.

No pics, but I have the model #. Sony GT series. CDX- GT510

Google it. May be able to get it for 100. It looks a little modern, but not too bad. No really elaborate screen.

[Nathan in MI]

I can finger the remote without having to take my eyes off the road. If I played with the buttons on the head unit, I'd have to look at it. So, it's a good safety item.

Point well taken, but it still seems like just one more darn thing to lose underneath the front seats lol

[boXman]

Don't geta fuckin' sony. sony is crap.

[saiyaneye]

Don't geta fuckin' sony. sony is crap.

Agreed, look on eBay for some used units.

[saiyaneye]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Alpine-CDA-9853-L-K-cheap_W0QQitemZ120158825406QQihZ002QQcategoryZ39750QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

An amazing deal, if you can afford the extra $40 jump all over that.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-DEH-P4900IB-IN-DASH-CD-MP3-ITUNES-WMA-PLAYER-B_W0QQitemZ280150305204QQihZ018QQcategoryZ39752QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Very good deal, refurbished.

[Lincolnmania]

last sony i bought was around 1991.....i got a sony cd player for my truck......what a pos....skipped over every bump......i got a kenwood shortly after......had that till it got stolen in 1997

[Lincolnmania]

my kenwoods have been sucking pretty bad lately.....time to try pioneer or jvc or panasonic......i havent had a pioneer since the super tuner that came with my 84 vic.

[Lincolnmania]

and the clarion that i got with the turd is a pos too

[saiyaneye]

Here is another good deal
Alpine CDA-9847 [Used]

I have that same unit in my brothers car, a very good unit if you aren't going to be needing anything too flashy. This unit is very easy to use too! If you need help finding an amp for 6" x 9" or door speakers I will be more than happy to help you with that as well.

[saiyaneye]

my kenwoods have been sucking pretty bad lately.....time to try pioneer or jvc or panasonic......i havent had a pioneer since the super tuner that came with my 84 vic.

Here are some pretty general descriptions based off of what I played with in the past.

Kenwood - can be nice when you start getting into the $200+ units, but most people don't want to spend that on a Head Unit.

Alpine - (2005 and before), their 06 and 07 lineup is kind of disappointing. They do make some crappy units too, at the least, stay away from the 2004 & 2005 Alpines w/o the rotary volume knob.

Pioneer - Defiantly, they keep pumping out quality units. Obviously don't expect anything too great for until you get above $150ish.

JVC - I havn't got to mess around with any of these recently, I know they make some pretty good budget units.

Panasonic - They make some nice units, a bit pricey though for some of the features you get.

Eclipse - They make some pretty high end crap, but they also have a cheapie lineup.

Audiobahn - ehhh kind of overrated, you can do WAY better for same prices on alot of their crap. I hate Audiobahn w/ a passion.

Jenson - It's been a while since I played w/ one of these, I don't particularly care for this brand

Pyle/Boss/Dual/etc - Stay away from this stuff... Never owned one of these brands, and never will.

[Nathan in MI]

What, if anything, do you know about Denon?

[saiyaneye]

Denon very good SQ units, or supposed to be, do you have a model #?

[Nathan in MI]

Denon very good SQ units, or supposed to be, do you have a model #?

Denon DCT-950R. I have one, with a remote, too. Used to be in the Vic before I put in an Eclipse DVD headunit. The car is now stereoless. Look into it, if you're interested PM me. (BTW, I have not yet owned another HU with a cleaner signal).

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