cleanest sounding head unit?

[univ2859 10+ year member]

been away from the game for a while, and was wondering if anyone can give input as to which head unit is the cleanest and clearest sounding, im leaning towards the eclipse cd 5000 or the CD8445 which u can get cheap on ebay , any recommendations?

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[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Great choices. What is your budget and what are you using it for.

I personally own a cd8445 and love it.

 

[univ2859 10+ year member]

gonna use it for 2 sets of components 6 1/2 prob the focal 165 k2p

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

As long as you don't plan on running active the 8445 is a great choice. Has enough settings to please almost anyone with it's Xover's, time correction, and 7 band EQ.

One of the better units I have used.

 

[univ2859 10+ year member]

active crossover u mean?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

What exactly do you need in a headunit....as far as features are concerned?

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

lol anyone see the ED headunit? lol that thing look goofey

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

lol anyone see the ED headunit? lol that thing look goofey

That's not actually an "eD" headunit.

It's a Russian headunit, by the manufacturer Ural.....eD just happens to be organizing a group buy and acting as a distributor for Ural at the moment.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

lol anyone see the ED headunit? lol that thing look goofey

That russian HU. Goofy indeed, but settings up the wazzu!

No not active Xovers. It has a LPF/HPF that cuts off @ the set frequency. IIRC 69hz, 80hz, 100hz, 150hz, 200hz.

The main things I was interested were the 24-bit D/A converter and the 8V preamp output with a low 55 impedance rating.

 

[VOA_NIGHTMARE 10+ year member]

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_10_1/car-audio-sony-mex-1hd-head-unit-3-2003.html

I have this one I bought on ebay looks like a nice deck but needs repair I have it up for sale if interested repair is a flat rate from sony for 125 shipped.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

i dont care where it was made it looks goofey!! lol

 

[univ2859 10+ year member]

so eclipse is the general consensus?

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

so eclipse is the general consensus?

It has my vote //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[cd6551 10+ year member]

x2 on the eclipse i love my 8445

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

x3 on eclipse. i have a 8455 and absolutely love it. again though, what features do you need?