SQ deck, opinions needed

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Alpine/701 processor>all

 

[Slaugh 10+ year member]

I got a sony mex-1hd and Have read nothing but great things about it also has a built in 10 gig hd so you dont need to worrie about skipping I believe it has 3 setts of rcas dont know about the pause button but from what I have read it is a great sq hu.I have not been able to use it yet to personaly tell you how great it is, but I have ran a ton of alpine elcipse pioneer kenwoods mostly and for sq I found panasonic to be great out of all of them. I had like a 9800 I think it was and loved it over the pioneer 860 and pretty much all of the alpines.

Panasonic?!?!

jebus, where on earth are we

 

[VOA_NIGHTMARE 10+ year member]

Panasonic?!?!
jebus, where on earth are we

REally I have ran 2 panasonic decks one of the old silver ones and then the newer 9800 or 9300 it was silver with the blue graffics and I loved it had amazing sq.

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

ok, so it was basically between the 8445 and the 7889 for me. i love everything bout the 8445 EXCEPT the whole pause buttong thing. and i kinda like the alpine, but am skeptical cause its old and has 4V preouts and 1-bit DAC IIRC (dont quote me on that). so anyways, after class today i head down to court in willowgrove, pa to file for collection from a lawsuit i had with Best Buy (dont ask!). on the way up to my GFs i see an audio shop, Good Vibrations, that i wanted to stop at cause theyre the only place i know of that carries Eclipse decks. and i wanted to play with a 8445. so im playing with it, and i love it. and NO, it does not pause on ANY cds whatsoever. so im like WTF do i do? then the guy there is like, "why dont you just power it off?"

HOLY SHIT!!! how the f uck didnt i ever think of that? it works EXACTLY like pauseing (except the cd isnt spinning, lol). then i think back to all my past Pioneers where you gotta hold the source button for 3-5 seconds to power off. then to power on, it sometimes takes some time to load (depending on deck). well, i gave it a try on the 8445...it went on and off in a second. its perfect!

SO anyways, i was gonna get a used 1 from john here on the forums for $375, but the guy at good vibrations said hed get me this deck for $420 Brand New with full 3 year warranty. so sorry, john, i took that offer. And now my dilema is settled. Thanx for the help you guys!

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

oh and i find this kinda funny...i emailed eclipse and asked them if the 8445 pauses on cds, and they said regular but not mp3...

 

[Fosgate Forever 10+ year member]

ok, so it was basically between the 8445 and the 7889 for me. i love everything bout the 8445 EXCEPT the whole pause buttong thing. and i kinda like the alpine, but am skeptical cause its old and has 4V preouts and 1-bit DAC IIRC (dont quote me on that). so anyways, after class today i head down to court in willowgrove, pa to file for collection from a lawsuit i had with Best Buy (dont ask!). on the way up to my GFs i see an audio shop, Good Vibrations, that i wanted to stop at cause theyre the only place i know of that carries Eclipse decks. and i wanted to play with a 8445. so im playing with it, and i love it. and NO, it does not pause on ANY cds whatsoever. so im like WTF do i do? then the guy there is like, "why dont you just power it off?"
HOLY SHIT!!! how the f uck didnt i ever think of that? it works EXACTLY like pauseing (except the cd isnt spinning, lol). then i think back to all my past Pioneers where you gotta hold the source button for 3-5 seconds to power off. then to power on, it sometimes takes some time to load (depending on deck). well, i gave it a try on the 8445...it went on and off in a second. its perfect!

SO anyways, i was gonna get a used 1 from john here on the forums for $375, but the guy at good vibrations said hed get me this deck for $420 Brand New with full 3 year warranty. so sorry, john, i took that offer. And now my dilema is settled. Thanx for the help you guys!

ok dude go with the 7998 i just got one **** you will not be disappointed it has everything you need i just got one and **** it sounds awsome and yes it pauses lol

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

ok dude go with the 7998 i just got one **** you will not be disappointed it has everything you need i just got one and **** it sounds awsome and yes it pauses lol

dude, didnt you read my post you quoted? i already got an 8445. lol

its sitting on the floor here by my bed. its so pretty.

 

[Fosgate Forever 10+ year member]

oh sorry well i hope you enjoy it

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

oh sorry well i hope you enjoy it

its cool. i really would have liked to try that alpine though. but im really excited about this deck. its my first eclipse. i wish i coulda put it in today //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[DiamondFanatic 10+ year member]

IMO, more moving stuff on that alpine = shorter life span anyway, I think you made the better decision Ryan, now vote in my poll people!

 

[Fosgate Forever 10+ year member]

ya i love this deck i was kinda skeptical about it because its older but **** now i know i made the right choice, and i think i would have an issue with the no pause thing on the eclipse

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

ya i love this deck i was kinda skeptical about it because its older but **** now i know i made the right choice, and i think i would have an issue with the no pause thing on the eclipse

powa button, my brotha, powa button

 

[fatryan 5,000+ posts]

IMO, more moving stuff on that alpine = shorter life span anyway, I think you made the better decision Ryan, now vote in my poll people!

true and Eclipse = 3 year warranty he he

 

[Fosgate Forever 10+ year member]

well i bought a 3 year warranty threw square trade on ebay

 

[DiamondFanatic 10+ year member]

The question is... Will an e-bay seller still be around 3 years from now? My guess is 99% of them won't.