Who Makes The Best Head Unit

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

In your opinion who do you think makes the best head unit today?

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[CMattox23 10+ year member]

Kenwood

 

[bborey 10+ year member]

depends on what you're lookin for. for a basic single din prob kenwood and alpine. for double dins and flip outs, alpine, pioneer, kenwood, jvc.. clarion makes a decent double din/flip out also.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

Dual is worthy of a spot in the poll but Clarion and McIntosh aren't? Hmm.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Dual is worthy of a spot in the poll but Clarion and McIntosh aren't? Hmm.

That is my bad, I completely forgot about them. They are certainly better than Dual.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif most top level HUs from any brand nowadays are great. Alpine F1 status decks are still absolutely sick.

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

How does one define "best?" I've had several Naks that offered very good sound quality and very nice cosmetics, yet their reliability was poor. I had a 880 that didn't sound as clear and resolving as the Naks, but was dead-reliable with excellent tuning features. At the same time, its ergonomics and susceptibility to noise left some to be desired. A 9887 isn't as feature-laden as the Pioneer, doesn't sound as good as the Naks, but offers an excellent interphase with the driver and noise-free performance. So, which is best? Depends on what you're looking for.

 

[dave_damage 10+ year member]

Morel

 

[Wasatch 10+ year member]

Just bought a new Pioneer Premier, but I still would rather have an Alpine for the same amount of money.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Best all depends on the POV of best. I have had a tendency to lean towards Eclipse.

 

[cleansoundzz 10+ year member]

Just bought a new Pioneer Premier, but I still would rather have an Alpine for the same amount of money.

I hear you on that one. Most of my life I have only ran with Alpine. Other brands have caught up with them and are leaving them in the dust. My Pioneer Premier PRS800DEH would eat up an Alpine CDA 9886 and 9887 for breakfast lunch and dinner. Hopefully, Alpine will come back and reclaim its place next year otherwise I am keeping my Piioneer head units.

 

[allout13 10+ year member]

I have loved every eclipse I have gotten my hands on.

pioneer...not so much.

Kenwood would be my second choice

never played with anything else