Clarion Proaudio vs. Pioneer Premier

[magbarn]

Hi. I'm trying to decide between a Clarion Proaudio HU vs. a Pioneer premier. Back when I was last into car audio, Clarion's had better SQ than Pioneer. How's that 8 years later? HAs pioneer caught up? How's their MP3 playback? I'm looking in the $150 to $200 range. Thanks in advance.

[d audio 450]

ive heard almost all of the premeir stuff, but i just recetly bought a clarion dxz735mp - so ill let u know how i like it- my car is supposed to get outta the shop today.... so we'll see.
-pat

[thinkbig]

I've always liked Pioneer Premier stuff, but Clarion is definately good too. Pioneer seems to have a ton of features compared to others. I've gotten to point where I don't really look at features and want a simple, clean deck that focuses on quality components and less on the bells and wistles. The newer Eclipse line is another one you may want to look into. Alpine would also be another excellent choice.

[dbhittin]

i will say for the money, premier is the way to go. There new line has some great stuff on it. U can adjust everything. Has HP filters for front and rear, sub controls. And there decks look sweet too.

[magbarn]

Thanks for the replies! I just won a 550MP premier deck on ebay for $158 plus shipping. Hopefully, the deck will be sweet.