View Full Version : Word Choices: Head Unit Vs Deck Vs Stereo
qtipextra
08-13-2004, 09:32 PM
Which do you think is best?
My cuz insists that it is a "deck"
My parents insists that it is a "stereo"
I tell them constantly that it is a "head unit"
supa_c
08-13-2004, 09:36 PM
deck, what like a deck of cards.
stereo, like not mono
H/U is the proper terminology
qtipextra
08-13-2004, 09:47 PM
lol, yea! I thought so!
Hooter
08-13-2004, 11:32 PM
deck I always think of a shaft mount tape player a stereo consists of an amp player and two speakers because if it is anymore or less then two speakers then it aint stereo, a headunit is a controller to the rest of your system, so it's a H-E-A-D-U-N-I-T
ss3079
08-13-2004, 11:34 PM
I usually say head unit.
When I'm speaking with my friends it's usually "deck".
- Steve
does it matter? :) deck or head unit, both interchangeable, "stereo" usually refers to the whole system.
supa_c
08-14-2004, 02:11 AM
does it matter? :) deck or head unit, both interchangeable, "stereo" usually refers to the whole system.yes it does. thats why there Audiofiles.
Acidburn
08-14-2004, 02:50 AM
its a Head Unit
a stereo is the whole system
a deck is a cassette deck
ss3079
08-14-2004, 12:27 PM
CD Player/MP3 Player or Head Unit would be the correct terminology.
Thank you Captain Knowledge :D
- Steve
squeak9798
08-14-2004, 12:37 PM
a stereo consists of an amp player and two speakers because if it is anymore or less then two speakers then it aint stereo,
You're car has a stereo, and some have 4 speakers (two in front and two in back). There is still only two signals, a Left and a Right (stereo).....adding or subtracting speakers isn't going to change that.
Stereo is short for stereophonic, which is a sound reproduction system that consists of two or more separate channels.
So, can I be Captain Knowledge's sidekick........Intellect-boy :D
qtipextra
08-14-2004, 03:24 PM
its a Head Unit
a stereo is the whole system
a deck is a cassette deck
Thats wut I keep telling them!!
ss3079
08-14-2004, 04:04 PM
So, can I be Captain Knowledge's sidekick........Intellect-boy :D
I was going to say Captain Dictionary ... but Intellect-Boy works :D ;)
- Steve
bri487
08-15-2004, 10:07 PM
i slur my words a little so deck to my friends sounds like ****. i say head unit.
qtipextra
08-16-2004, 02:08 PM
i slur my words a little so deck to my friends sounds like ****. i say head unit.
LOL! Thats a good reason to call them wut they acually are!