JVC Arsenal KD-AR8500

[boom24 10+ year member]

just trying to find out if anyone has this deck and has any opions on t i can get one brand new for 200 i saw that it has 5v pre amps iam not sure if that really what it does and its got a bunch of good extras with it ipod hd radio and some other bs just trying to find out what u guys think

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[sundownz Pro Seller]

I had one before and I liked it.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

they are pretty nice decks

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

werd, sonicelectronix has it for 200 shipped with ipod adapter, thinking about getting it, anyone want my 780mp?

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

werd, sonicelectronix has it for 200 shipped with ipod adapter, thinking about getting it, anyone want my 780mp?

i'll take it if your giving it away....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

i'll take it if your giving it away....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

i aint dat crazy

 

[boom24 10+ year member]

ya thats were i was gunna get it from sonicelectronics,i think its def worth the money but in the past alls ive used is alpine and pioneer and 1 jvc wich was the biggest pos none to man well i just ordered it ill post some reviwes of it after i have it for a lil bit and let u guys know how it is

 

[boom24 10+ year member]

ya thats were i was gunna get it from sonicelectronics,i think its def worth the money but in the past alls ive used is alpine and pioneer and 1 jvc wich was the biggest pos none to man well i just ordered it ill post some reviwes of it after i have it for a lil bit and let u guys know how it is

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

sweet, yeah let me know, want to see if its worth it over my 780MP in terms of power and features

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

bump, so is this worth it over the 780MP?

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

if you want a new deck it would be worth it...if you like what you have ....just keep what you have.....you already have a nice deck...

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

yeah i know, but this has the ipod adapater, and i am sure it will charge the ipod while i play it. my 780mp, i have the cb adapter, and it does not charge it which sucks. and my settings are pretty simple, 80hz on the compsm 80hz on the sub, nothing up or down. also it has time alignment, which i pretty much wont use.

shit this sucks //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[MoldySpore]

Weird. I have been looking for a current review on this deck for a long time now. This post is only a day old and it was already on page 2 of google searches for "KD-AR8500".

I ordered a KD-AR8500 from Sonic last week. Got it yesterday. I'm waiting to put it in, though, so I get the wiring right (wiring for my '97 Camry XLE is a bit screwed up because I was running my 6x9's through the stock amp that comes with the XLE sound system so the stock plugs were cut off many years ago...multimeter and wire tracing here I come!!!).

I chose this deck to replace a deck that was destroyed during my car getting broken into about 6 months ago. They ripped my whole system out of my trunk (Subs, amp, cables snapped off and shorted out, etc). This must have toasted the preamps for the subs on my old deck (an old MP3 JVC deck I had since 2003).

As for the quality of JVC HU's, while it seems many on forums around the net have a poor opinion of JVC, my previous JVC deck out lasted all of my friends decks. The only thing that killed it required someone breaking into my car and shorting the deck out. 5 (almost 6) years for any HU is really good, especially since it was on all the time from day 1.

I chose the KD-AR8500 because it seemed to be a logical step up from my last HU. It has SD capability, SIRIUS ready, has iPod controls (although I will never use an iPod) and has a really nice built-in EQ and 5V preamps. Also, the 39W x 4 (RMS) amp built in is more powerful than the amp that came with my XLE's original sound system for powering my door 5-1/4" speakers as well as my 6"x9"'s (all aftermarket 130/230w max pioneers).

When I get it installed (next week sometime when I'm not so busy) I will make sure to post some install pics as well as a small review.

Looking around a bit, the MSRP on this deck was like $500 or $600 when it first came out in late 2005/early 2006. Although the screen isn't as flashy, the only thing that is missing from this deck seems to be DVD-R/RW support and a video out ($300 decks on SonicElectronix have DVD but that is too much $$$ for me).

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

thanks for the review, yeah on the reviews i heard its an awesome deck, puts out more power than most units. **** it, i am going to get it, time to put the 780mp on sale lol

 

[na_rsx 10+ year member]

found jvc website product specs, this sealed the deal, time to get it lol

http://support.jvc.com/consumer/product.jsp?modelId=MODL027433&pathId=130&page=2&archive=true