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Do All HU's sound the same? Just different features? Alpine? Eclipse? Other? confused
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<blockquote data-quote="MediumTech" data-source="post: 7591701" data-attributes="member: 638508"><p>I was under the impression that all HU's sounded the same using preamp outputs.</p><p></p><p>I was figuring that they all gave a flat / accurate signal to the seperate amplifiers and speakers, and that was all there was to it. Once again, my 20+year old education in audio equipment is getting me.</p><p></p><p>This Crutchfield article (below) on the Eclipse CD7200 mk II, has me doubting my thinking.</p><p></p><p><strong>Can you guys help me understand what I need to consider for really high sound quality sound from a Head Unit? </strong>I'm shopping for new / used high quality HU now.</p><p></p><p>At first I was considering the $200 <strong>Alpine CDE-123 </strong>(Pandora Ready) <a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500CDE123/Alpine-CDE-123.html?search=cde-123&amp;skipvs=T" target="_blank">Alpine CDE-123 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com</a></p><p></p><p>Then I got a reference to the $350<strong> Alpine CDA-117 </strong><a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500CDA117/Alpine-CDA-117.html?tp=5684" target="_blank">Alpine CDA-117 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com</a></p><p></p><p>and I was beginning to look at it.</p><p></p><p><strong>Then this happened to my brain... </strong></p><p></p><p>Then I saw a forum member bragging about- the Eclipse CD7200 mk II</p><p></p><p><strong>This is Some of the Crutchfield writeup</strong>: Superior sound, Instead of including a noisy internal amplifier, the CD7200 mkII supplies noise-resistant signals to all of your outboard amps through its three sets of 8-volt preamp outputs. The digital sound processor offers an assortment of sonic adjustments, including a multi-band parametric equalizer and time alignment, while Circle Surround II creates a powerful surround effect with your stereo CDs. You can also download custom sound settings from Eclipse's web site.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eIkF4iNmp37/p_099CD7200/Eclipse-CD7200-mk-II.html" target="_blank">Eclipse CD7200 mk II CD receiver at Crutchfield.com</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Now I'm concerned and I'm asking for help</strong>. So far, many of you have helped me get through the waves of advertisement hype, and you've helped me begin putting a pretty nice system together.</p><p></p><p>What do I look for if I'm after high sound quality?</p><p></p><p>I was looking for Pandora ready stuff, then I realized that Pandora-ready and Apple i-Stuff are sleeping together and my Droid phone is just the photographer in the room (did I type that out loud?).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I would like to be able to send Pandora into the head unit in a decent way, but I'm concerned about learning about issues of high quality sound.</p><p></p><p>HELP!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MediumTech, post: 7591701, member: 638508"] I was under the impression that all HU's sounded the same using preamp outputs. I was figuring that they all gave a flat / accurate signal to the seperate amplifiers and speakers, and that was all there was to it. Once again, my 20+year old education in audio equipment is getting me. This Crutchfield article (below) on the Eclipse CD7200 mk II, has me doubting my thinking. [B]Can you guys help me understand what I need to consider for really high sound quality sound from a Head Unit? [/B]I'm shopping for new / used high quality HU now. At first I was considering the $200 [B]Alpine CDE-123 [/B](Pandora Ready) [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500CDE123/Alpine-CDE-123.html?search=cde-123&skipvs=T"]Alpine CDE-123 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com[/URL] Then I got a reference to the $350[B] Alpine CDA-117 [/B][URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500CDA117/Alpine-CDA-117.html?tp=5684"]Alpine CDA-117 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com[/URL] and I was beginning to look at it. [B]Then this happened to my brain... [/B] Then I saw a forum member bragging about- the Eclipse CD7200 mk II [B]This is Some of the Crutchfield writeup[/B]: Superior sound, Instead of including a noisy internal amplifier, the CD7200 mkII supplies noise-resistant signals to all of your outboard amps through its three sets of 8-volt preamp outputs. The digital sound processor offers an assortment of sonic adjustments, including a multi-band parametric equalizer and time alignment, while Circle Surround II creates a powerful surround effect with your stereo CDs. You can also download custom sound settings from Eclipse's web site. [URL="http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eIkF4iNmp37/p_099CD7200/Eclipse-CD7200-mk-II.html"]Eclipse CD7200 mk II CD receiver at Crutchfield.com[/URL] [B]Now I'm concerned and I'm asking for help[/B]. So far, many of you have helped me get through the waves of advertisement hype, and you've helped me begin putting a pretty nice system together. What do I look for if I'm after high sound quality? I was looking for Pandora ready stuff, then I realized that Pandora-ready and Apple i-Stuff are sleeping together and my Droid phone is just the photographer in the room (did I type that out loud?). Anyway, I would like to be able to send Pandora into the head unit in a decent way, but I'm concerned about learning about issues of high quality sound. HELP! [/QUOTE]
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