same headunit different badge!

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

ok so me and my friend have the exact same hu the pioneer 5900ib.

well the problem is (not really a problem more like a situation) ok he bought his from his buddy which he got at electronic express then a week later i ordered mine off ebay. but whats weird is it is the exact same hu same settings same buttons same everything except the little badge on the face on his says premier but mine says pioneer wtf! is there a reason for this or something im jw i thought it was weird!

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[patrick1202 10+ year member]

bump!!

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

probably different years, did you check the manu. date?

 

[danz24 10+ year member]

ya same here. My 880prs says Premier, but I saw it somewhere else and it said Pioneer. I think the difference is warranty...

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

both are newer head units from this year!!

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

maybe the warrantie thing but i have a warranty and so does he!

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

i thought premier was a total different line that from just normal pioneer! kinda like kenwood and excelon!

 

[kidwolf909 10+ year member]

They are different. Premier is Pioneer's "flagship" series. What you have is a Pioneer 5900ib. What your friend has is a Premier 590ib (Notice the lack of one zero). They are essentially the exact same product with the Premier's main benefit being a 2 year warranty instead of a 1 year with the Pioneer. Speculation has said that Premier components are a bit more "hand-picked" as well, but that's if you choose to believe that, which I don't.

On the newest units (ie. Pioneer 6000UB vs. Premier 600UB) the face plate colors change. Where the 6000UB has silver, the 600UB has all black. Apart from that, the warranty is the only difference. Don't fret, you have the same unit.

 

[gamebucketman 10+ year member]

the one that says premier is probably a 590ib and the one that says pioneer is 5900ib

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/Source/CD-Players/DEH-P590IB

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/Source/CD-Players/DEH-P5900IB

 

[nismos14 5,000+ posts]

ya same here. My 880prs says Premier, but I saw it somewhere else and it said Pioneer. I think the difference is warranty...

both are newer head units from this year!!

i thought premier was a total different line that from just normal pioneer! kinda like kenwood and excelon!

They are different. Premier is Pioneer's "flagship" series. What you have is a Pioneer 5900ib. What your friend has is a Premier 590ib (Notice the lack of one zero). They are essentially the exact same product with the Premier's main benefit being a 2 year warranty instead of a 1 year with the Pioneer. Speculation has said that Premier components are a bit more "hand-picked" as well, but that's if you choose to believe that, which I don't.
On the newest units (ie. Pioneer 6000UB vs. Premier 600UB) the face plate colors change. Where the 6000UB has silver, the 600UB has all black. Apart from that, the warranty is the only difference. Don't fret, you have the same unit.

Premier is the upper tier of pioneer, they USED to offer different pre-out voltages from the pioneer line in the higher end IE: 8600mp had 5volt and 860mp had 6.5 v.

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

ah thanks i am not freting just curious if or what was the difference no problem!

that explains when i went to electronic express and asked for the ipod cord for the 5900ib the guy said you mean the 590ib i was like uhm sure i did not argue.

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

so the only difference is 1 year of warranty cause i see on those links that the premier is $240 and the pioneer is $220

 

[DejaWiz 5,000+ posts]

Yep, same HU, just different warranties*

*when purchased and installed from an authorized dealer.

 

[chase297 10+ year member]

according to the website the premier also allows you to tuen off the internal amp on the 600UB model