Good deck for $75-$150 price range ??

[675R 10+ year member]

My cousin has had his JVC for about 2 years now, no problems whatsoever. He even dropped it couple times while taking the faceplate off.

If you really want to be sure, just grab the CDE-123. Or one of the X395, 595, or 695.

 

[-01limited- 10+ year member]

Why is an extra usb port going to make or break your deal?

 

[Big Rich 10+ year member]

the rear connectivity option looks good, id use that for my ipod and to charge my iphone so i dont have the wire sticking out front of the deck looking messy and in the way. and id use the front port to connect a mini flash drive to hold more music i like things to look neat, if having the option to keep the wire in the back of the deck out of sight id rather do that

 

[Big Rich 10+ year member]

i just always thought that kenwood kinda ****** is all, im going on reference to home stereo system recievers. pioneer ones always seemed good, but you get what you pay for. jve would probably be my last pick because like i said i had a home stereo reciever from them and the cd player and buttons stopped working on them after a while

 

[675R 10+ year member]

If you want dual USB. Grab one of the JVC Arsenals, I think all of have dual USB and they look pretty nice too.

 

[Oh6AcCoRd 10+ year member]

you could just get rear usb if you want to keep it neat. You could run something like this: PTC 6149 32ft 10M USB 2.0 A Male to A Female Active Extension / Repeater Cable (Kinect & PS3 Move Compatible Extension)

obviously shorter than the one i just posted, but you could run something like that to your glove box, and plug in a flashdrive there.

 

[Big Rich 10+ year member]

i may go with that alpine, my only concerns are that the preamps are only 18 watts while most of the other ones are 50 watts rms. will that make any difference or it doesnt matter ???

all the reviews ive read so far just say that its hard to use, but im usualy good with learning fast with stuff like that

 

[Oh6AcCoRd 10+ year member]

well most people run an external amp for door speaker setups. so the internal amp wouldnt matter. If you can install a head unit, you can most likely install door speakers and an amp to them, its not hard. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[675R 10+ year member]

i may go with that alpine, my only concerns are that the preamps are only 18 watts while most of the other ones are 50 watts rms. will that make any difference or it doesnt matter ???

all the reviews ive read so far just say that its hard to use, but im usualy good with learning fast with stuff like that

There are two different wattage numbers there.

The 18W RMS is the average output, this is the number you should use to compare headunits, as most will have a peak of 50W. This number however should not be used to gauge one stereo over another.

Even that 18W number is probably lower as the head unit just doesn't have enough juice to give your speakers a lot of power.

If you want more power, you will have to at least get the Alpine Power Pack to boost it to 45RMS or an external amplifier.