H/U is last piece to buy; Skeptical about Pioneer now!

[nickk678 10+ year member]

I know alot of you have seen my picture threads as all of my equipment piles up in my basement. Well, the H/U is the last piece to the puzzle. I had my heart set on the 880 or 780, but have been reading about a TON of problems with them not just here, but all over the internet. I'm looking for alternatives. My current H/U is a Pioneer 9300, and I love that thing to death.

I need the ability to run active in the new H/U. I would like time alignment, and really like the graphic equalizer over the parametric.

My speakers are Kicker SS comps which will be powered by a 650.4. Subs are 12W6V2's powered by a 1000.1.

I know the new Alpines ****. I have played around with an Eclipse CD7000, and really didn't like the feel of it or the way the menus were set up. I'd like to keep all processing on the H/U, so no external TA/X-over boxes. I don't think JVC or Kenwood have a deck out that can do everything I want. I like the older Alpines alot, but I'm really skeptical to buy used, as I will probably use the H/U I buy for at least 2-3 years, preferably more. The screen on my 9300 began to die after about 2 1/2 years of usage.

I've searched a lot but haven't been able to get a feel for what I should be looking at.

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[j3bus2k3 5,000+ posts]

Find a 9835 or 9815 on here and you wont need another headunit...

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

There is a 9855 on here for the cheap.

 

[DOHCDX 10+ year member]

dare i say a new sony? they're very inexpensive by comparison. some of the upper models have 7band EQ (not EQ3 which is just like pioneers EEQ -> parametric), dynamic soundstage organization, 24bit DAC, 3 sets of pre-outs one non-fading with separate xovers, aux input, remote and 120db SN ratio on CD player. pretty impressive IMO for ~$140 on onlinecarstereo.com

like this one:

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=14668

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

dare i say a new sony? they're very inexpensive by comparison. some of the upper models have 7band EQ (not EQ3 which is just like pioneers EEQ -> parametric), dynamic soundstage organization, 24bit DAC, 3 sets of pre-outs one non-fading with separate xovers, aux input, remote and 120db SN ratio on CD player. pretty impressive IMO for ~$140 on onlinecarstereo.com

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[scplayboy00 10+ year member]

The 9835 is bar far the best Hu ALPINE has ever made. But the 9855 is also a good one.

 

[DOHCDX 10+ year member]

it was just a suggestion. not too many units i've seen offer really good EQs.

 

[nickk678 10+ year member]

I really like the 9835 a lot. How is the glide touch on the 9855? Any other differences besides that?

Also, like I said, used scares me a little. How long a lifespan can I expect to get out of one of these?

 

[nickk678 10+ year member]

I think I'm going to bid on the 9855 that's up on Ebay. Ends in 30 min. Good idea?

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

The 9835 is bar far the best Hu ALPINE has ever made.

Im sure the 7909 owners will be happy you said that.

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[loserpunk 10+ year member]

along with anyone w/ any F1 stuff //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

i personally wouldn't touch the 9855, that glidetouch thing is horrendous

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

Just pick up the 880prs, but be sure to ground it well. YOu will be fine.

 

[Motovet 10+ year member]

I tried out Pioneer for the first time,(880), and just got it back with whatever fix they do for the grounding noise issue. I'm sure it will work fine now....but as far as I'm concerned the fix wether done youself,(very ghetto), or factory fix, is a problem. Should have stuck with Alpine, or looked elsewere. I will next time for sure.....and if I have any more problems that 880 will go cheap...

 

[nrd515]

along with anyone w/ any F1 stuff //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
i personally wouldn't touch the 9855, that glidetouch thing is horrendous

I agree, my friend bought one and had it for a week and it drove him crazy. The dealer swapped it for another H/U. I played with it for a while and didn't like it, it seemed too touchy.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

I agree, my friend bought one and had it for a week and it drove him crazy. The dealer swapped it for another H/U. I played with it for a while and didn't like it, it seemed too touchy.

yea i remember when i actually wanted one of those.....what was i thinking