Kenwood vs Pioneer...

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

i would personally go for the pioneer 8600. same exact features as the 9600 just different display, but the 8600 is cheaper. i have had kenwood decks and changers and none of them lasted. my changer nroke twice in less than a year. i also had a kdc 419 or something like that it quit working with my disc inside it so i busted it apart got my cd out and threw it away. never had a problem with pioneer.

Yea, I don't really like the look of the 8600's though. I just think the fold out look of the 960 and 8400 is just sick but that is me. So the 8600 is pretty comparible to the 960? Might have to look into them... Thanks man...

I say spnd the exra $100 on the 960MP...Those 8400 where no all that popular for some reason

Any reason why the 8400 were not popular?? Defects or they just weren't liked. Long as there is no problem I could care less if ppl like it or not... Cause it looks good to me....

Any love for the P8MP?????????

Thanks again all

Jon

 

[DJ Eric P. 10+ year member]

I just got a 8400 for $200 and I love it. I use to buy nothing but Kenwood but something would always break on them and would be lucky to get 2 years out of it.

 

[Depression 10+ year member]

Oh..don't get me wrong..I will take a Pioneer 8400 any day..I was just mentioning this in case someone knew something I didn't..I just always had the impression that you either go with the 7500 or 9400 not the 8400. I have no idea where that idea came from but someone said it?? I love all of pioneers stuff..so you cannot go wrong my friend

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Any reason why the 8400 were not popular?? Defects or they just weren't liked. Long as there is no problem I could care less if ppl like it or not... Cause it looks good to me....

I bought a P840MP (Premier version of the 8400) the week they were released 3 or so years ago, and to this day it is still going strong. Never had one problem with it. Not nearly the features that the 860/960 offer, but a great deck none-the-less.

Any love for the P8MP?????????

The price you are paying is all for the looks. The features aren't that impressive. Spend a little bit extra and get a ton more functionality IMO.

 

[optionintegra 10+ year member]

pioneer all the way baby

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

Ok still looking, like the look of this, CLARION DXZ945MP. Anyone have any experience with one?????? I really like the looks and some of the fetures (touchscreen)....

Jon

 

[SirSyko 10+ year member]

Ive had a few Sony decks, few Pioneers, and 3 Alpine Decks. And now own my first Kenwood KDC-X969. All the decks were either top or second to the top models. Sony just plain sucked, it had terrible sound and terrible options. Alpine was good, stable, but didnt really like it that much. The Pioneers were great but a little spendy. My kenwood deck is by far the best one Ive owned, for 2 years now.

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

Bumpage......

 

[LURCH 10+ year member]

Pioneer for sure..Great Decks. I had a Pioneer 750MP and it was the best Deck I ever owned (out of Clarion, Alpine and Kenwood(old Kenwood though)

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

So I take it no one has used the CLARION DXZ945MP. Looks like a good deck to me but HU are not my area of expertice.....

Jon

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

if you are looking for a good headunit with all the same features as that pioneer 8600, i got a nice headunit for sale. http://www.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=67624

 

[BASS OUTLAW 10+ year member]

am a pioneer fan , especially when it comes to decks, i love the dottted matrix lcd, and the EQ , and other features, i got DEH-P7650MP made in june 2004 , didnt install it yet

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

Well, for what its worth.....here is my opinion.

Premier DEH-P8mp - Nice looks, 6 volt pre out, only a 16 bit d/a converter though.

Pioneer DEH-P8400 - Only 4 volt pre out voltage, double face has had problems, and only one color display.

Premier DEH-P960 - 6 volt pre outs, 24bit converter, nice looks, but again....double face has had problems.

Premier DEH-P860 (what I chose to go with) good looks, 24bit converter, 6 volt pre outs, and multi-color display.

If I had to choose between the P8mp and the 8400 I would choose the p8mp hands down. Better display, better and more reliable face style, and higher pre out voltage. Sadly, neither of these decks have 24bit converters but the P8 is nice deck none the less. Plus, the P8 has a customizeable display. Oh and also the p8 comes with a 2 year warranty as opposed to the 8400's 1 year warranty.

 

[kickerlivinloud 10+ year member]

Hey Adam thanks....

Still looking fer opinions on the clarion...

Jon

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

i feel that premieer has better quality