Pioneer 8600mp???

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

itll sound a whole lot better with an external amp and tuning.

oh yeah //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[drgthang 10+ year member]

How is the time between MP3's when you play a burned CD-R? Does it take a good 3-5 seconds between songs, or faster? Im liking what I read and hear about this deck, plus it looks stylish. Its hard to pass up Alpine 9833 with what I read as well, always gets good marks.

MC

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

when i first insert a cd full of mp3s, it takes a good 3-5seconds to load up. however, once its already playing tracks, changing tracks has

 

[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

scrolling through MP3s is a dream compared to the 9831 at least...

its so fast and easy to read... i cant wait to put a set of comps. and

another amp on it...

so is anyone running their 860 in NETWORK mode...

do you have to have 3 amps to do that???

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

scrolling through MP3s is a dream compared to the 9831 at least...
its so fast and easy to read... i cant wait to put a set of comps. and

another amp on it...

so is anyone running their 860 in NETWORK mode...

do you have to have 3 amps to do that???

i was wondering the same myself...

i have a single 2 channel amp for my comps then my sub amp. would i gain anything from running the network?

i don't know, so don't quote me. but i think that the network would be better for running, for instance, a DIY comp set w/ a 4 channel amp. but in my case since i have the passive crossover for the comps and only 2 channels to work with i don't think i'll gain anything. but i don't know......

 

[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

network mode is for biamping ur comps (going active).

regular is front, rear, sub

network is high, mid, low

 

[drgthang 10+ year member]

Just curious, the title of the Thread/Post was "Pioneer 8600mp???". Whats the major difference between 8600 and 860 Premier? I see volts are slightly higher on 860, why is this important? Most people on this post seem to have the 860 premier and like it, but I notice the two decks look similar and have gotten solid reviews. Is 860 worth the few extra $?

 

[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

if you buy the premier version from an authorized dealer it

carries a 2 year warranty rather than the pioneers 1 year

warranty... also, like you said the voltage is a little better

on the premier... i dont think the pioneer has the "network mode"

though...

its up to you whether its worth it...

 

[drgthang 10+ year member]

Im a novice, whats the importance of higher volts for preamp outs?

 

[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

to get a cleaner stronger signal to the amp.

so you dont have to turn the amps gain up as high, possibly reducing noise.

a higher number will be percieved as better to the general

public and help sell more expensive decks evn though

the general public probably wont notice a difference between

4 volts and 6.5 volts...

 

[drgthang 10+ year member]

Ah thank you for clarifying, so in all reality the 8600 is pretty decent, but you dont think it networks amps? If I'm just planning to have maybe 1 or 2 amps, how important is networking? Any drawbacks you have experienced with your 860 so far? -MC

 

[g30ffr3y 10+ year member]

im only using standard mode right now because i just

have the sub amp... i plan to do my comps this spring

so maybe ill get to play with it then...

i dont want to mislead you... i actually asked about

what exactly "network mode" was good for myself...

if the $$$ savings is significant enough im sure the 8600

is an awesome deck... otherwise why not get the snotty

"premier" version!?!?!?

outside of actually LEARNING how to use the features i

have not come across any issues with the deck... which

is pretty darn awesome since the ////Alpine deck i had

right before it, i hated pretty much as soon as i installed

it... [which is why i took it back and got the 860]

 

[drgthang 10+ year member]

Very good to know. I think I've narrowed it down to the Pioneer then. I was considering the Alpine CDA 9833, but Im seeing that Pioneer has a great product. I missed out on a steal, someone had the 860 on Ebay for $215, used. Soon tho, soon..thanks for your advice/info..MC

 

[1200mk 10+ year member]

9833 is not 300 bucks no more at crutchfield.

 

[drgthang 10+ year member]

That's right 1200mk, they dont even have them in stock anymore..Go with ebay for it now..But I think Im just about sold on these Pioneer's. Unless I can find a kick ass deal on in dash dvd w or w/o monitor..peace