LF: HU or EQ with enough presets and bands.

[Stel 10+ year member]

I'm looking for a head unit or equalizer, that has at least 5 custom presets with either a 15+ band graphic EQ or 5+ band parametric EQ without much center frequency restriction. I was looking at older Alpine HU's but I've read that the center frequency of each of the 5 bands in their parametric EQs can only be adjusted by a narrow degree (review here). Pioneer has a stand alone 15 band EQ but it only has 3 custom presets. Does anyone know of any model that has what I want without breaking the bank (pref. less than $300 new or used)?

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[champaned_out 10+ year member]

I'm looking for a head unit or equalizer, that has at least 5 custom presets with either a 15+ band graphic EQ or 5+ band parametric EQ without much center frequency restriction. I was looking at older Alpine HU's but I've read that the center frequency of each of the 5 bands in their parametric EQs can only be adjusted by a narrow degree (review here). Pioneer has a stand alone 15 band EQ but it only has 3 custom presets. Does anyone know of any model that has what I want without breaking the bank (pref. less than $300 new or used)?

Premier DEH-P880PRS

# DSP w/ Dual (L/R) 16-Band GEQ

# Auto-EQ and Time Alignment

# Burr-Brown DAC

# Hi-Volt 5V RCAx3

http://cgi.ebay.com/PIONEER-Premier-DEH-P880PRS-CD-MP3-WMA-Player-NEW_W0QQitemZ250091387175QQcategoryZ39752QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250091387175

just about $300shipped

i have one and its nothing short of amazing and im only running it in standard mode... its much much more options in 3-way active mode

 

[Stel 10+ year member]

Nice HU, but it really only has 2 custom presets (one for each source and one common). I don't know why most manufacturers are so stingy with the number of custom presets, they use next to no memory.

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

I'm looking for a head unit or equalizer, that has at least 5 custom presets with either a 15+ band graphic EQ or 5+ band parametric EQ without much center frequency restriction. I was looking at older Alpine HU's but I've read that the center frequency of each of the 5 bands in their parametric EQs can only be adjusted by a narrow degree (review here). Pioneer has a stand alone 15 band EQ but it only has 3 custom presets. Does anyone know of any model that has what I want without breaking the bank (pref. less than $300 new or used)?

This looks like what you might be looking for, and its in your price range.

AUDIOCONTROL DQT

Equalizer

Digital Car Audio Equalizer

Stereo Design

Thirty Graphic Equalization Controls per Channel

Two Fully Adjustable Parametric Equalization Controls per Channel

24 bit Digital Audio Processing

8 User-Programmable Memory Settings

Input for Optional DDC (Digital Dash Control)

Buy It Now price: US $279.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDIOCONTROL-DQT-EQ-DIGITAL-CAR-EQUALIZER-2-CHANNEL-NEW_W0QQitemZ250083999248QQcategoryZ79841QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Stel 10+ year member]

Close, it's a bit on the expensive side with the remote attachment at $150. I have to keep it in mind though, thanks.

Does anyone know if the higher end Alpines have less restrictive parametric EQs? The manuals for all the 5 band models lead you to believe that any of the band's center frequency can be adjusted from 20Hz-20KHz. Unfortunately this isn't the case according to the review in the first post.