Whats point of having good hu?

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

The most important reason to buy a good HU is for a better preamp to drive your amps with less noise.

Exactly. There is much more to a deck than processing. Build quality will determine how long it will last. Reliability will determine how well it will perform. As noted by Rich B, the quality of the preamp signal sent out to you ZAPCO processing is only going to be as good as the signal sent from your head unit. Why would you choose a sub par head unit that sends out a clipped and/or shitty signal to HIGH PRICED gear?? Makes NO sense. That would be like buying a $40 Goldstar DVD/CD player for your house and feeding that signal to a McInstosh preamp and amp. Get what we're saying.?

The SOURCE unit is the MOST important part of a system. Because if the signal is bad to begin with then it doesn't matter how GREAT the rest of your system is.

 

[MBrock4u 10+ year member]

Bingo!

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

whats the point of having a good hu if i am going to use external sound processing eq time correction dsp ect. why would i need s good hu then if i am buying all zapco processing? i mean wouldnt a hu like jensen or dual be just as good since most ppl say when using external sound processing leave your eq settings at flat and tune from the processor do i make a good point or am i just not seeing somthing? i mean whats the point of having jensen vs eclipse if i am using external sound proccessing?

A system is only as good as it's source. PERIOD! It doesn't have to have processing on it(ie Macintosh, Nak, denonford,etc) But it needs to produce a good clean signal and have a good transport. So ya, go for the Jensen or Dual.

Why would you sink all that money into high end gear yet fail to execute on something as important as a head unit is beyond my comprehension.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

hu are expensive . . . .

Processing isn't ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

Well i said this post cause i ran out of money.

and i am trying to get a root canal now which is 2k my teeth hurt and it needs more attention right now.

Processing isn't ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[Hebrew Hammer 10+ year member]

GIGO. Garbage In, Garbage Out. If you feed your external processing a crappy signal, all you're doing is wasting resources covering it up. It's not going to fix it, it's just going to help cover it up.
Now, feed that same processing rig a clean signal, and you can devote more of your resources to getting a flatter curve, running a higher output voltage, etc...

Anyone who runs all Zapco processing does not get to use the phrase "hu are expensive".//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif

bingo!!!!!!....it's bad enough that you use processing to correct, acoustics, seating position etc...now you are wanting to add in another variable....

 

[envengineer 10+ year member]

Well i said this post cause i ran out of money.and i am trying to get a root canal now which is 2k my teeth hurt and it needs more attention right now.

Jesus, get some insurance before you spend your money on high end car audio equipment.

You need to get your priorities straight, and apparently not just with regard to car audio.

Here is a brief list to help you get started:

1. Health

2. Housing

3. Career

4. Financial security

and somewhere down the list are things like car audio.

It sounds like right now you have a nice system without a decent source, and also a lot of money invested in car audio but you have ****ed up teeth you can barely afford to fix.

 

[konechiwa 10+ year member]

dentures FTW

 

[johnson 10+ year member]

So reading the first page, almost everyone said to get a nice HU but they cant give any other reason then dont be a cheap ***...

 

[envengineer 10+ year member]

So reading the first page, almost everyone said to get a nice HU but they cant give any other reason then dont be a cheap ***...

Read the second page.

 

[trunks9_us 10+ year member]

LOl I am a full time college student and i do have health insurance but i used it all caus ei had to get my wisdom teeth out in february bastards took all my insurance money I am a fresman in college and i do have my priorities straight why do u think i am getting my root canal first. the tooth doesnt hurt but its decaying.

Jesus, get some insurance before you spend your money on high end car audio equipment.
You need to get your priorities straight, and apparently not just with regard to car audio.

Here is a brief list to help you get started:

1. Health

2. Housing

3. Career

4. Financial security

and somewhere down the list are things like car audio.

It sounds like right now you have a nice system without a decent source, and also a lot of money invested in car audio but you have ****ed up teeth you can barely afford to fix.

 

[o2 SENTRA 10+ year member]

or a rampage cd player, those rock

That was the first cd player in my 02 sentra.It was ok for the stock speakers.My cousin that owns a nice car lot in NORCO,CALIF. put one of those in my car.NEW--$68.50 with12-rms--wow!!!I have had the Alpine 9847 in since 2005.-NO PROBLEMS-3 pre-outs,mrd-1005,type-R comp's,type -R co/ax alpine mrp-f-450,and 2 JL 12w3-3-4 wired to 2-ohms in a vented enclosure,in an 02-SENTRA-it booms,it slams,and it will even twinkle and sparkle through the tweets!!02 SENTRA out.......................