head unit

[ReFLeX]

im thinking of getting a new head unit thats about 300-400..any suggestions?

[Stealth]

alpine cda-7995 on sale at crutchfield.com for $300 (or was anyway)

it has no internal amp but other than that it has just about everything you could need.

[Erbe]

wooooooo.........stealth....way too much.....try pricegrabber.com....or better yet....cbrstereo.com...........go alpine though if u have the $$$

[Stealth]

uh if its still on sale then that price is even better than ebay

[ReFLeX]

y that one compared to like xplod or something?

[ReFLeX]

o btw i dont see the alpine cda-7995 on crutchfield

[Stealth]

Cause Sony sucks! I work for Circuit City and of all the brands they carry Sony is probably the worst, other than maybe AIWA and whatever super cheap ghetto crappy brands they car (like Jensen Road Gear and Qwestar). Kenwood is probably the best budget brand. Pioneer and Clarion are kind of in the middle as far as price goes. Alpine and Eclipse are higher up price wise and most say they have better SQ then all the rest. $300-$400 you can easily find a good brand with something to fit your budget (you may want to check Clarion's new models for this year, they're pretty damn nice). My most important advice is buy online because retail is a ripoff.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-v3jNSgU...p?i=500CDA7995

well aparently they no longer sell them

you could check out last years Clarion line at thezeb.com they're having a really good sale (again below ebay prices)

[ReFLeX]

thx for all the info. i would buy online except for the fact that i am absolutely clueless about installation. clarion is actually a good brand?
o and i heard rf just sucks...?

[Stealth]

clarion is certainly a good brand... goto the caraudio.com forums and read about it... RF most people love or hate and im a hater. Installation is easy soldering helps but if you dont know how you can just crimp wires together or even electrical tape em together if you wanna be ghetto.

[prophesized]

for 300-400 you can get some nice stuff. alpine and eclipse are pretty much at the top when it comes to head units with pioneer right behind them. id get an alpine 9815 or 7897.

and dont worry about installation. head units practically install themselves these days.

[ReFLeX]

ive got an avalon tho..so its double din...that make a difference?

[prophesized]

no youll just need a single din compartment to put under the head unit

[ReFLeX]

so u just stack em up? what else can i put there?

[prophesized]

yeah thats how it will look

you can also get single din switch boards here http://www.planetperformance.com/ or a single din EQ or a pop out video screen. the possibilites are damn near endless.

[ReFLeX]

thx a lot