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I really need some advice :(
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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8254111" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>If you're a gambling man and are buying from a shop with a very good return policy go ahead and gamble with the off brand head unit and post a review here. I'd say it's a big gamble though as opposed to proven products.</p><p></p><p>A few years back I did an in dash DVD/multimedia player with 5.1 surround for a friend for under 1600$ all in for the equipment. There's no reason you can't have good sound for that price, particularly if you have the sub(s) already.</p><p></p><p>I really don't know much about entry level components. A good rule of thumb when buying any car audio is to avoid the entry level of anything. Generally the low end is poor, the top end is rarely worth the premium in MSRP and you'll find the best value and better quality in the middle somewhere. For example, the Alpine type S is pretty much garbage, but the Type R is quite nice and a good value. The type X was amazing (not sure if they're the same anymore) but they were priced crazy high. Recently there was a set of JBL components that was really cheap for what they were (Around 225$ ish IIRC). They were a big forum boner for a while. I bought some from a vendor here for a friend's Tundra and they're really great for the money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8254111, member: 614752"] If you're a gambling man and are buying from a shop with a very good return policy go ahead and gamble with the off brand head unit and post a review here. I'd say it's a big gamble though as opposed to proven products. A few years back I did an in dash DVD/multimedia player with 5.1 surround for a friend for under 1600$ all in for the equipment. There's no reason you can't have good sound for that price, particularly if you have the sub(s) already. I really don't know much about entry level components. A good rule of thumb when buying any car audio is to avoid the entry level of anything. Generally the low end is poor, the top end is rarely worth the premium in MSRP and you'll find the best value and better quality in the middle somewhere. For example, the Alpine type S is pretty much garbage, but the Type R is quite nice and a good value. The type X was amazing (not sure if they're the same anymore) but they were priced crazy high. Recently there was a set of JBL components that was really cheap for what they were (Around 225$ ish IIRC). They were a big forum boner for a while. I bought some from a vendor here for a friend's Tundra and they're really great for the money. [/QUOTE]
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