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<blockquote data-quote="Why So Cereal?" data-source="post: 7678972" data-attributes="member: 626047">The Pioneer 80PRS and 99RS are both great HU&#039;s no doubting that. Pioneer has always had the ability to make some nice high end active HU&#039;s. Some people say they are &quot;hard to use&quot; but it took me all of about 10 minutes to figure out how to use my 880 (similar to the 80PRS, just older); so I&#039;d say that ease of use is a plus with them. The independent L-R EQ, Xover points, and slopes they both offer are great additions in helping with level matching the sides to each other.I was in between the 80 and the 99 for a minute (<a href="http:////forums/head-units/534541-pioneer-deh-80prs-vs-pioneer-dex-p99rs.html" target="_blank">http://www.caraudio.com/forums/head-units/534541-pioneer-deh-80prs-vs-pioneer-dex-p99rs.html</a>), so I decided I&#039;d pick up a nice &quot;lower line&quot; active deck to try out and see if it was enough for me or if I desired more. By chance, I ran into the 880 for a little more than my budget so I went ahead and picked it up. After using it for a little bit now, I decided I couldn&#039;t really justify the $1,300 for the 99. The only reason I&#039;d see to grab a 99 over the 80 is if you plan to run a fully active 3 way front stage plus subs and even then, there are other alternatives. For what you&#039;d pay for that P99RS unit, you could grab an Audison Bit One, JBL MS-8, RF 3Sixty Unit or maybe a Mini DSP for your tuning and active needs and still spend a good bit less. I&#039;m definitely with you on the enjoying of tuning part and spending more once to get what you like. That&#039;s why I was seriously considering the P99RS as well. Both would make fine choices just depends on what you&#039;re willing to spend for what you get and how you intend to use it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Why So Cereal?, post: 7678972, member: 626047"] The Pioneer 80PRS and 99RS are both great HU's no doubting that. Pioneer has always had the ability to make some nice high end active HU's. Some people say they are "hard to use" but it took me all of about 10 minutes to figure out how to use my 880 (similar to the 80PRS, just older); so I'd say that ease of use is a plus with them. The independent L-R EQ, Xover points, and slopes they both offer are great additions in helping with level matching the sides to each other. I was in between the 80 and the 99 for a minute ([URL="http:////forums/head-units/534541-pioneer-deh-80prs-vs-pioneer-dex-p99rs.html"]http://www.caraudio.com/forums/head-units/534541-pioneer-deh-80prs-vs-pioneer-dex-p99rs.html[/URL]), so I decided I'd pick up a nice "lower line" active deck to try out and see if it was enough for me or if I desired more. By chance, I ran into the 880 for a little more than my budget so I went ahead and picked it up. After using it for a little bit now, I decided I couldn't really justify the $1,300 for the 99. The only reason I'd see to grab a 99 over the 80 is if you plan to run a fully active 3 way front stage plus subs and even then, there are other alternatives. For what you'd pay for that P99RS unit, you could grab an Audison Bit One, JBL MS-8, RF 3Sixty Unit or maybe a Mini DSP for your tuning and active needs and still spend a good bit less. I'm definitely with you on the enjoying of tuning part and spending more once to get what you like. That's why I was seriously considering the P99RS as well. Both would make fine choices just depends on what you're willing to spend for what you get and how you intend to use it. [/QUOTE]

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