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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8718801" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>I really prefer a physical volume dial on these myself. Most will come with that and/or some buttons along the edges.</p><p></p><p>Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer are the top names in head units. All are reliable and should perform as advertised. Honorable mention to JVC (which is pretty much kenwood with a different logo) and I've been really digging the Sony lineup for several years now and running them in all my vehicles, it has been nearly a decade since I've owned a head unit with a CD drive. I've had good luck with Jensen in the past as well though I'm not sure how their quality is holding up.</p><p></p><p>I'll warn you that with all these "this deck integrates with your technology" there's always a risk that whichever unit you pick won't quite shake hands well with your device and there may or may not be known workarounds. I'd suggest shopping Crutchfield. They have a wide selection, they throw in any dash kits and wiring kits you need with purchase, and they have the absolute best customer support if you need any help getting everything to work or even just selecting the right unit with exactly the features you want.</p><p></p><p>That said, if you can find any in person in a brick and mortar store you may want to just go kick the tires on a few in person. Once you're in the good brands in similar tier of product the main difference is just going to be look/feel and user interface and you won't know which feels better or more intuitive for you until you actually put your hands on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8718801, member: 614752"] I really prefer a physical volume dial on these myself. Most will come with that and/or some buttons along the edges. Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer are the top names in head units. All are reliable and should perform as advertised. Honorable mention to JVC (which is pretty much kenwood with a different logo) and I've been really digging the Sony lineup for several years now and running them in all my vehicles, it has been nearly a decade since I've owned a head unit with a CD drive. I've had good luck with Jensen in the past as well though I'm not sure how their quality is holding up. I'll warn you that with all these "this deck integrates with your technology" there's always a risk that whichever unit you pick won't quite shake hands well with your device and there may or may not be known workarounds. I'd suggest shopping Crutchfield. They have a wide selection, they throw in any dash kits and wiring kits you need with purchase, and they have the absolute best customer support if you need any help getting everything to work or even just selecting the right unit with exactly the features you want. That said, if you can find any in person in a brick and mortar store you may want to just go kick the tires on a few in person. Once you're in the good brands in similar tier of product the main difference is just going to be look/feel and user interface and you won't know which feels better or more intuitive for you until you actually put your hands on it. [/QUOTE]
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