Pioneer vs JVC/Kenwood

[Toasted Meat 10+ year member]

I'm looking for a head unit to buy with a budget of $400. I'm just wondering if it's better off with going with Pioneer or JVC/Kenwood. The most important thing I'm looking at is performance

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I will be using my internal amplifier that comes with the car.

I'm looking at a head unit with:

• Bluetooth
  
• 3 Pairs of RCA Outputs (Sub, Front, Rear)
  
• 3.5mm Auxiliary Input (Front or Rear)
  
• EDIT: Double-DIN w/ Touchscreen
  

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Pioneer DEH-80PRS

 

[fatboytyler]

Can't go wrong with the 80PRS. I love touchscreen/double dins but I am strongly considering an 80PRS. It takes the crown as far as SQ goes (correct me if I'm wrong?)

I have a JVC right now and it does a good job. If you went the JVC route I would stick to their higher end stereos. As for Kenwood, I have seen many of them (mainly touchscreens) in action and have liked them all.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Under 400, the 80 prs is the best performance deck out there. Theres close rivals which are alpint 149bt and kenwood x998 but out of them all, 80 prs has more audiophile features.

 

[Toasted Meat 10+ year member]

Sorry guys, I also forgot to say that it needs to be a double-DIN with touch screen.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Sorry guys, I also forgot to say that it needs to be a double-DIN with touch screen.

Than you are not looking for preformance you are looking for toys

 

[Toasted Meat 10+ year member]

Than you are not looking for preformance you are looking for toys

So stereos with touchscreens are always laggy?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

So stereos with touchscreens are always laggy?

No but they dont have audiophile features. You can only fit so much in a case, they fit toys

 

[Toasted Meat 10+ year member]

Than you are not looking for preformance you are looking for toys

So stereos with touchscreens are always laggy?

When I say performance I mean smooth menu transitions.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

So stereos with touchscreens are always laggy? When I say performance I mean smooth menu transitions.

You are at a car audio enthusiast site, we emphasize on sound quality above all else, so when you specify performance, thats the first thing that pops to mind, everything else is just bells and whistle toy features that a lot of us dont give a crap about lol. You should have specified that in the beginning.

Most modern day head units are fast and smooth.

Pioneer NEX series is fine, get the highest model number that you can find for your budget and make room in the budget to add factory steering wheel integration add ons too.

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

All 3 of those brands are good. Are you going to buy locally or online?