A HU for the REAL audiophiles around here....

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

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I'd probably want this if I worked in a recording studio or something //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

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[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

Its sony, no way ide call that for audiophiles. Check out the alpine f1 status, or an high end elclipse hu. Or the flagship pioneer hu. Sony as an audiophile car audio company //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif dont make me laugh.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Yes the ES isn't considered one of the best HU's of all time..... my bad.

 

[twoohfour 10+ year member]

Its sony, no way ide call that for audiophiles. Check out the alpine f1 status, or an high end elclipse hu. Or the flagship pioneer hu. Sony as an audiophile car audio company //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif dont make me laugh.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tomatoface.gif.6507032fedd1868ec0a6a447bb29a18a.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif he was being sarcastic //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

lol beat.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

I'm fed up with scarcasm today! Time to kill people!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

:hilariou //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif he was being sarcastic //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

im not too sure about that but i can never tell whats sarcastic on the net.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

You're all gay!

I mean that too.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Yes the ES isn't considered one of the best HU's of all time..... my bad.

Yeah....the C90 is pretty horrible.......

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

*bids now*

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

i've heard all the time how older sony chit is VERY high quality. but can someone explain to me how all these new h/u's with t/a,13 band eq's, bells, whistles, and whatever else, are still second best to h/u's made over 10 years ago? and no i'm not being sarcastic, i really wanna know.

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

What's with the jizz stain on the box?

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Jellyfish, back when Sony made the C90 they just decided to pour a buttload of R&D in to a flagship unit. Kind of like the Alpine F1, it's too expensive for everyone but it makes people go "**** they make good stuff". So the end result is a unit in a Copper chassis to reduce noise, and the electronics are top notch. The digital to analog converters are much better than mainstream parts.

Today we have built in EQ etc. but if you are paying over $1,500 for a deck that does only CD and Radio, you can afford the external 30+ band EQ's.

CD's aren't created much differently since the mid '80's so the processing isn't outdated. And that's what has the biggest affect on SQ.

 

[bumpin_blazer 5,000+ posts]

Jellyfish, back when Sony made the C90 they just decided to pour a buttload of R&D in to a flagship unit. Kind of like the Alpine F1, it's too expensive for everyone but it makes people go "**** they make good stuff". So the end result is a unit in a Copper chassis to reduce noise, and the electronics are top notch. The digital to analog converters are much better than mainstream parts.
Today we have built in EQ etc. but if you are paying over $1,500 for a deck that does only CD and Radio, you can afford the external 30+ band EQ's.

CD's aren't created much differently since the mid '80's so the processing isn't outdated. And that's what has the biggest affect on SQ.

Well put, amazingly well put IMO. To me I hated my p1r and would take my 860 over it anyday of the week. The P1R was a great deck but not being able to read your display unless it's dark is crap.

The newer decks can offer what the olds one had all in one package, if not more than what the old one's have. Now there are decks like top end eclipse, premier and alpine that offer 5-10 band built in parametric Eq, 13 band graphic, 6.5v pre-outs and almost all the top end decks offer either 16-24bit DAC's and or BB.

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

Well put, amazingly well put IMO. To me I hated my p1r and would take my 860 over it anyday of the week. The P1R was a great deck but not being able to read your display unless it's dark is crap.
The newer decks can offer what the olds one had all in one package, if not more than what the old one's have. Now there are decks like top end eclipse, premier and alpine that offer 5-10 band built in parametric Eq, 13 band graphic, 6.5v pre-outs and almost all the top end decks offer either 16-24bit DAC's and or BB.

i love my 860. it is the BEST sounding H/U i've ever owned. but sure you start adding external 30+ band eq's and all that other good chit, you could make ANY h/u sound better.

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

And here I am stuck with my 9255, better sell it and get that puppy... I guess I'm a FAKE audiophile until I do so.