CD Reciever poll - Page 2

howard_w13 · #16 02-01-2002, 11:42 AM

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Originally posted by junglist
If you were flat-@ss broke (like me) and you were buying a CD receiver

out of those two...blaupunkt for sure...especially if you ever listen to the radio...blaupunkt is known for very good FM reception..

GO ALPINE IF YOU CAN.

but if you are not wanting to spend more than $200, can't find an Alpine you like, and you are lookin on crutchfield....there are some really nice Clarion decks...they make quality stuff..and they have decks that have the twisty volume knob you're wantin...there is also a nice Sony deckCDX-CA700X..which would sound real nice...they are known for not so good radio(not as good as that blaupunkt anyway)...nice CD sound...almost no skipping in their newer decks....and buttons that fall off occasionally..

personally I would stay away from AIWA junk...

I was planning on getting a Sony Xplod CDX-CA650X/10-disc CD changer combo for $299 at Best Buy .

Swonder67 · #17 02-01-2002, 12:15 PM

ughh, I hate Sony Xplod

speediva · #18 02-01-2002, 01:42 PM

I knew boys were good for something!!! (besides holding drinks

)

This guy I just started dating is considering GIVING me his Kenwood head unit. I do believe that it's the KDC 516s that Swonder was talking about earlier. I'm stoked.

If I do get my hands on it, how hard is it to put it in the stock unit's place????

Swonder67 · #19 02-01-2002, 01:59 PM

So easy. the brackets from the stock unit screw onto the new head unit and just screws right into the slot. and the wiring is the same as any head unit. the wires should basically be completely color coded. Now, some of the sound junkies in the forum are gonna tell you to get rid of the stock amps and get new ones, or just drop the stock amps all together, but to tell you the truth, it doesn't sound that bad with the stock amps.

Swonder67 · #20 02-01-2002, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by saturntangerine
I knew boys were good for something!!! (besides holding drinks )

we hold purses too!

howard_w13 · #21 02-01-2002, 02:59 PM

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Originally posted by Swonder67
ughh, I hate Sony Xplod

Why?

It sounds good to me, but then I've never heard it inside a P10. If you think it's a bad choice please let know before I get it.

A380Driver · #22 02-01-2002, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by Swonder67

we hold purses too!

And body parts that are fun to hold

Swonder67 · #23 02-01-2002, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by howard_w13

Why? It sounds good to me, but then I've never heard it inside a P10. If you think it's a bad choice please let know before I get it.

I just don't like anything in the xplod line. I've read many times how the speakers just blow for no reason. (I used to have em, they don't sound great either.) And, I think the xplod decks just look tacky.

frogg · #24 02-01-2002, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by howard_w13

I was planning on getting a Sony Xplod CDX-CA650X/10-disc CD changer combo for $299 at Best Buy .

I would go w/ something else. You can get a much better deck from someone like Alpine or Kenwood on the internet.

speediva · #25 02-09-2002, 04:14 PM

Well, my awesome plans on getting the Kenwood 516s fell through, but I did find a complete Pioneer DEH-P6300 for just over $200 US and I'm hoping to have my friend install it for me tonight when I'm washing his car!

I'll tell everyone how it goes, and maybe even provide some pictures!

frogg · #26 02-09-2002, 05:30 PM

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Originally posted by saturntangerine
Well, my awesome plans on getting the Kenwood 516s fell through, but I did find a complete Pioneer DEH-P6300 for just over $200 US and I'm hoping to have my friend install it for me tonight when I'm washing his car!

I'll tell everyone how it goes, and maybe even provide some pictures!

sounds good

speediva · #27 02-10-2002, 11:38 PM

The installation sucked... still isn't in.

I forgot to get an antenna prong adapter, so that did me in from the start... And I'm too cheap to buy a wire harness, so I'm gonna "Afroengineer" everything without the harness!

Wish me luck! :flash:

Swonder67 · #28 02-11-2002, 06:45 AM

so you're gonna hack up your stock harness? I think you should shell out the $15 and buy a harness.

speediva · #29 02-11-2002, 11:05 PM

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Originally posted by Swonder67
so you're gonna hack up your stock harness? I think you should shell out the $15 and buy a harness.

I gave in. I paid the $17 for the harness and the $11 for the antenna adapter. The install was flawless from there!

Oh, and since I bought this as an open unit at Best Buy, I was a bit iffy on the item... Turns out a friend of mine knows the kid whose unit it was. The only shady part is that the volume knob on the unit itself is picky and doesn't always work. (This is where my nifty "credit card style" remote comes in handy!

) I may still go into Best Buy and bitch about it since I went all out on the 4 year warranty!

Just thought I'd let you all know how it went!

Free Flow · #30 02-13-2002, 09:13 PM

I've tried Pioneer, Rockford, and Clarion....and had experience with Panasonic, Blaupunkt, Aiwa, Kenwood, and some others.

Pioneer is great value for money....but I find the Clarions to be the best bet. They aren't even that much more expensive. The have the best user interface I've seen, and the line out is generally a quality 4V. Even the displays are attractive, and multi-coloured.
The only little problem is that they tend to lose power at high crank after about 40 mins, (like most others), but if you're using an amp, it becomes no problem.

Check out the DRX9675z.....or something like that.
Plus, Clarion's got the cool MP3 and CD player, along with AM/FM, with changer capabilities etc etc etc.

Remember, "Car Audio and Beyond."

View Poll Results: Which CD Receiver would you choose?
Blaupunkt Casablanca CD50	1	7.69%
Aiwa CDC-MP3	0	0%
Other	12	92.31%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

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