Pio 4300 or single possible SQ deck???

[n8te81 10+ year member]

Ok so about 2 months ago my 880prs crapped out on me...(still sitting in my room) and i wanted to maybe look at a good possible double for my car. After reading alot of ppl having reviews i saw that the 4300 was a pretty good top choice. I got the HU in and had some problems go on and ended up getting my money back for it. I was about to pull the trigger again and get another one but now im having second thoughts if i should get it again or try and find something that was close to my 880 cause i loved that thing lol. Any suggestions would be great thx.

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[duro78 10+ year member]

I was trying to decide the same thing either a used 880, cd7100, cda9887 or the avh4300.Theres a few 880 used for about $220 in the classifieds. I had an avid d3 before so right off the bat its hard going from a double back to a single. After looking at those older units they're missing a lot of minor things that newer ones have. One thing I wish the 4300 had was time alignment and bt streaming (wt good sq). I always buy used gear but idk the one thing in car audio that your actually up close with is the head unit and most of them will be scratched and faded so I decided on new. Yes the 4300 doesn't have all the sq features of a more sound focused deck but it has so many other features. Not sure if it actually works but Ive read it does if you order that $20 mic for the auto eq. Ive ordered my 4300 this morning opposed to buying a used sq deck. Was also looking at the kenwood 995 and the jvc avx840. Its frustrating because one unit will have something the other doesn't and vice versa. Overall the avh had the best reviews so decided to go with that one

 

[n8te81 10+ year member]

ttt

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

The 880 and the 4300 arent even in the same category. The 880 has time alignment, is active capable, can change slopes. The 4300 cant do any of that.

Id look at the Eclipse CD7000, CD7100, or CD7200 (deadhead), for another 880 or 800, Alpine CDA9887, Eclipse 84xx series.