need help choosing my first h/u

[armstrong 10+ year member]

well right now i have some crappy old jvc cd player that came with my car when i bought it and i really need to upgrade it. i dont really know what i should be looking for in a cd player except it should have good sq and 3 rca outputs lol. so basically i'm looking for the best deck in the $200 and under price range. i'm not looking to spend more than $200. maybe i'll go $10-15 over. i would love to get my hands on an 880prs, cda9835, or a cd5000, but those are all outta my price range. after doing a little bit of reading i've come across these 4 units. which one out of these is overall, the best? or is there something else out there that's even better? thanks guys.

kenwood excelon kdc-x890

http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD-EXCELON-KDC-X890-CD-MP3-WMA-RECEIVER-SIRIUS_W0QQitemZ170130743504QQihZ007QQcategoryZ39751QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

kenwood excelon kdc-x791

http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD-KDC-X791-EXCELON-CD-MP3-USB-CAR-RECEIVER-NEW-07_W0QQitemZ140136429642QQihZ004QQcategoryZ39751QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

pioneer deh-p690ub

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-07-PIONEER-DEH-P690UB-IPOD-USB-WMA-MP3-CD-RECEIVER_W0QQitemZ180139572985QQihZ008QQcategoryZ39752QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

alpine cda-9885

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALPINE-CDA-9885-AM-FM-CD-MP3-Car-Player-XM-ipod-Ready_W0QQitemZ120141999328QQihZ002QQcategoryZ39750QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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[toughone00 10+ year member]

i'd go clarion

 

[armstrong 10+ year member]

which clarion though? so you're saying a clarion is better than the above options?

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

meh, if your going to get a clarion, the only ones worth while, imo, are the high end ones. Out of your four choices, id go with either the pioneer or alpine (i dont have much experience with kenwood, but i know some of the guys here do)

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I would go with the KDC-X890 of those four - but admittedly I am a die-hard eXcelon fanboi so take that for what it's worth. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[mtlhead 10+ year member]

see, i told you there were some kenwood people here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

yeah, the 890 is no joke, but neither is the 791. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif Sounds great in my car.

 

[armstrong 10+ year member]

wow lots of love for the excelons... is everybody being biased or are the kenwoods really better than everything else in my price range?

 

[armstrong 10+ year member]

bump

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

It's just a preference.