HU, $250 or lower?

[pwnt by pat]

I'm looking to upgrade my cd player to something a little nicer. Right now I have the AIWA $95 unit from Best Buy 'cause I needed something. It works well but I'm selling it as it only has one rca.

I'm liking the Clarion DXZ745MP. I like it for it's plain jane looks and nice set of features. Basicly, I want to be able to turn my highs and lows up and turn my mids down while not having a goofy stupid glowy screen and clunky interface. What else is in this price region that I should concider? I'd like to buy in the next day or two. Oh, and I prefer solid black units as it matches my car's interior.

[Expy2000]

If you are brining your own amps, I would say the Alpine 7995. Only solid black I can think of is the Nak. 400..

[JimJ]

last year's Alpine line was black...

[pwnt by pat]

I will have my own amps for comps and subs. I'll be using the amp's crossover but I don't have an external EQ. I could get one if I need to. I'll look into the Alpine 7995 now. How would I go about getting a black one (this is before looking - I noticed before they are almost all silver)?

edit: 350 at the cheapest places on froogle is way out of my league.... I'm looking at a max, 275.

[pwnt by pat]

Hows the alpine 9830 or kenwood KDC-X679?

[JoseMCeee]

7995 is under 250?????

[pavengmike6]

Eclipse makes a deck under 250. Well not with tax. It has a lot of great stuff, and comes with a anti theft guard. (they will replace it if stolen) High volt pre-outs, built in x-over, mp3/cdrw, 3 sets of RCA's. I LOVE MINE

[ShakinSupra]

I'd look at the Nak CD-400, although I've heard of people having problems with Nakamichi. I have the CD-45z, which I think was replaced by the CD-400, I love it, I've never had any problems, it has amazing SQ, and is really simple to use and looks very stock, 3 4v outputs and AUX input, but it has no MP3 or built in crossovers or sub level control, just a three band EQ to adjust the sound.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...728496356&rd=1

[Expy2000]

Well I bought my 7995 on Ebay for $230. Course I looked for weeks and weeks.

[pwnt by pat]

The cd-400 looks awesome but without mp3, it's practically useless to me. I am really liking that kenwood the more I look at it. Are there any opinions on it?

I don't have weeks and weeks to look, a couple of days at the most.

There's a great deal on a Eclipse 3434 on ebay for 220+15 shipping. Should I jump on that?

[Breogan24]

I sent u PM

[Shyne151]

If you are brining your own amps, I would say the Alpine 7995. Only solid black I can think of is the Nak. 400..

Word... I rock the Alpine 7995. It is a **** nice headunit. Don't know if you will find it for under $250 though, I bought mine used off a friend for $165 though

[pwnt by pat]

Okay, Breogan24 gave an awesome offer and it's down to the eclipse 3434 or the Kenwood Excelon KDC-X679

(leaving out unimportant stuff to me)

Kenwood (270 new):
» multicolor dot-matrix display
» CR-2 tuner (dunno what this is exactly, radio?)
» plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs
» plays MP3 and WMA files
» System Q EX Sound Control
» 3-band parametric equalizer
» System E's+ crossover system
» source tone memory
» dual zone audio control
» 5-volt front, rear, and subwoofer preamp outputs
» Amplifier Management System (AMS) controls
» optional auxiliary input
» CD frequency response 10-20,000 Hz
» CD signal-to-noise ratio 110 dB
» FM sensitivity 9.3 dBf
» warranty: 2 years
» free wire harness
» free mounting kit (apparently)
» free shipping



Eclipse (235 - used):
» CD, CD-R/RW, and MP3.
» Advanced FM and AM digital tuner section
» Source volume control (SVC) for uniform system volume setting from any program source
» NOB smart rotary encoder control
» Front/Rear/Non-fader preamplifier RCA output terminal pairs
» Flexible bass and treble controls
» Non-fader level phase control
» Guide tones to confirm operation
» 2.7v front/rear/sub preout


I would love to order tomorrow!

[JLCivic]

Eclipse makes a deck under 250. Well not with tax. It has a lot of great stuff, and comes with a anti theft guard. (they will replace it if stolen) High volt pre-outs, built in x-over, mp3/cdrw, 3 sets of RCA's. I LOVE MINE

Eclipse makes a few decks under $250. I believe they start at $179, then $199, then $249). I think Eclipse would be a good choice.

[pwnt by pat]

How's the sq between the 2.7v and 5v of the Eclipse and Kenwood, respectivly?