Pioneer launches 2008 line of HU's

[ani 10+ year member]

http://www.pioneer-twn.com.tw/p1-product_list.asp?bid=0002&sid=0004#

This carries the Asian model #'s which would differ slightly in the USA.

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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

they look ugly...definitely a step fown from last year's stuff in terms of looks. I hope they fixed the RCA issues...

 

[ReDemoN 10+ year member]

I wish I could read the stuff.

 

[entropie 10+ year member]

i'm glad to see at least a few of them don't have stupid flip down doors for cd access. i can't stand that. i don't like having to lower the front panel to remove the cd. it's too gimmicky. i like straight forward access.

 

[canadapettit 10+ year member]

Pioneer make good cd players and stuff, but from a company standpiont, they are a pain in the *** to do business with and loyalty means nothing to them. Store i work for used to be a premier dealer until pioneer said they didn't want to do business with a small retailer anymore. We were one of the first premier dealers in the U.S. back in the 70's

 

[GSRswapandslow 10+ year member]

my buddy runs an independent radio shack here in town...and wanted to sell premier, and pioneer said they were too small...and too close to another dealer (45 min away!) i was wanting the pr880....and couldn't get it because of those douche bags.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

i'm glad to see at least a few of them don't have stupid flip down doors for cd access. i can't stand that. i don't like having to lower the front panel to remove the cd. it's too gimmicky. i like straight forward access.

exposed CD slot looks FUGLY.

 

[canadapettit 10+ year member]

my buddy runs an independent radio shack here in town...and wanted to sell premier, and pioneer said they were too small...and too close to another dealer (45 min away!) i was wanting the pr880....and couldn't get it because of those douche bags.

The one thing that pisses me off about pioneer, and i ripped my product specialist and sales rep, is that they claim that Premier is a line ment for "authorized" dealers only and that you couldn't get it online or from distributors, but they ***** the stuff out to everyone. I said to my rep, how do you expect us to sell this stuff when they can go to etronics and get it for my cost. He says that they don't buy directly form them and i said to him thats bullshit. Our last year we sold $50,000 worth of pioneer stuff and they said that wasn't good enough and cut us off.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

Don't hold your breath on the ground issue //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[morgans432 10+ year member]

nothing special at all.I still think the older pioneer products were the best like many other car audio things.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

I have a newer 7600mp that has the ground problem, and besides the ground problem when you turn it up you hear background noise when the track isnt even playing. A customer of mine called Pioneer the other day and asked about his 8600 (which has similar problems) and they actually outright told him to ground the outter sheath of the RCA's to the frame of the radio. AN ACTUAL DEALER CUSTOMER SUPPORT PERSON TOLD HIM THIS! Now he's just returning his head unit back to where he bought it from for a refund.

You know, I can take my 7600 out of my Jeep, and hook up a 1992 Pioneer Supertuner III tape deck to the same exact RCA outputs and have zero noise. Sad shit right there.

Yesterday I bought an Alpine 9833..... the 7600 is going in the trash //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

He's gonna return an 8600? 3 year old deck?

Wow what place is gonna take it back?

Many headunits have background hiss when the track is not paying at high volumes.

If you want to send me that 7600 to work on let me know.

I was gonna snag that 9833 before you got it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif I got screwed though, from paypal and an ebayer.

 

[canadapettit 10+ year member]

A customer of mine called Pioneer the other day and asked about his 8600 (which has similar problems) and they actually outright told him to ground the outter sheath of the RCA's to the frame of the radio. AN ACTUAL DEALER CUSTOMER SUPPORT PERSON TOLD HIM THIS! :

That is the only way to avoid the ground issue, by grounding the RCA's to the chassis of the radio. This also prevents a costly repair because the fuse on the board will blow and its a pain in the *** to fix. Fuse is about half the size of a grain of rice.

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

You can also avoid it or repair it on your own, not too difficult //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

I have a newer 7600mp that has the ground problem, and besides the ground problem when you turn it up you hear background noise when the track isnt even playing. A customer of mine called Pioneer the other day and asked about his 8600 (which has similar problems) and they actually outright told him to ground the outter sheath of the RCA's to the frame of the radio. AN ACTUAL DEALER CUSTOMER SUPPORT PERSON TOLD HIM THIS! Now he's just returning his head unit back to where he bought it from for a refund.
You know, I can take my 7600 out of my Jeep, and hook up a 1992 Pioneer Supertuner III tape deck to the same exact RCA outputs and have zero noise. Sad shit right there.

Yesterday I bought an Alpine 9833..... the 7600 is going in the trash //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

Meh, all companies have issues, it's as simple as re-grounding the headunit.. & boom. No noise.

Did it w/mine, I love my 7800.