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11-05-2008, 07:26 AM
well my alpine IVA touchscreen has seen better days. it's old, interface looks old, and wants to play my dvd mp3 disc whenever it feels like it. Since my tax season is gonna start next week instead of january, i've been approved, by the wifey, a 500 bucks budget :twisted: so i've figured i'll spend 300 on the new HU and 200 to replace my front 6" speakers.
speakers i'm going with
JL Audio VR600-CXi
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/136/p136VR600CX-f.jpeg
60 w RMS
$190
HeadUnit choices
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2008/130/h130P6000UB-o_mt_fl.jpeg
Pioneer DEH-P6000
+CD/MP3
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+4V x 6channels
+$250
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/113/h113KDCX592-f_mt.jpeg
Kenwood KDC X592
+CD/MP3
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+4V x 6channels
+$199
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2008/099/h099CD3200-F_dg.jpeg
Eclipse CD3200
+CD/MP3
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+5V x 6channels
+$279
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/020/h020FB275BB-o_FL.jpeg
Clarion FB275BT
+Digital Media (no CD)
+SD card slot
+$149
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/500/h500iDAX100-o-wfr_mt.jpeg
Alpine iDa-X100
+Digital Media (no CD)
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+2V x 6channels
+299
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2008/500/h500iDAX200-f_dg.jpeg
Alpine iDa-X200
+Digital Media (no CD)
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+2V x 6channels
+199
why not a car pc? provably cus i already know i'm not going to take full advantage of it just like i did with my dvd flip out. i could provably put one together for 300 too. so i got 6 choices, 3 cd/mp3 and 3 digital media. I like the digital media players convenience of not having to burn cds but there are not alot of choices and they are fairly new. the clarion has the advantage of the SD card reader. now a days you can get a 2g SD card for 20 bucks or so. but on the negative side it only has 2 outputs unlike the 3 the alpine models have. i'm already splitting the sub out three ways. i wouldnt mind getting an eq for the clarion but then again the price would be the same as the high end alpine. what i don't like about the alpine HUs are the cables. they go through the back of the HU and usually routed to the glove box. my car does not have a glove box so i would need to either buy one or mold the usb/ipod plugs to the dash.
as far as the cd/mp3 HU goes, the only big differences are price and brand. all 3 have 6 channel outputs, read cdr and cd rw, usb/ipod connections, and sleek blue screens. i'm gonna hit the local circuit city, best buy and stereo shops to test out the HUs
speakers i'm going with
JL Audio VR600-CXi
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/136/p136VR600CX-f.jpeg
60 w RMS
$190
HeadUnit choices
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2008/130/h130P6000UB-o_mt_fl.jpeg
Pioneer DEH-P6000
+CD/MP3
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+4V x 6channels
+$250
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/113/h113KDCX592-f_mt.jpeg
Kenwood KDC X592
+CD/MP3
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+4V x 6channels
+$199
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2008/099/h099CD3200-F_dg.jpeg
Eclipse CD3200
+CD/MP3
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+5V x 6channels
+$279
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/020/h020FB275BB-o_FL.jpeg
Clarion FB275BT
+Digital Media (no CD)
+SD card slot
+$149
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2007/500/h500iDAX100-o-wfr_mt.jpeg
Alpine iDa-X100
+Digital Media (no CD)
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+2V x 6channels
+299
http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2008/500/h500iDAX200-f_dg.jpeg
Alpine iDa-X200
+Digital Media (no CD)
+USB connection for USB drives and iPod
+2V x 6channels
+199
why not a car pc? provably cus i already know i'm not going to take full advantage of it just like i did with my dvd flip out. i could provably put one together for 300 too. so i got 6 choices, 3 cd/mp3 and 3 digital media. I like the digital media players convenience of not having to burn cds but there are not alot of choices and they are fairly new. the clarion has the advantage of the SD card reader. now a days you can get a 2g SD card for 20 bucks or so. but on the negative side it only has 2 outputs unlike the 3 the alpine models have. i'm already splitting the sub out three ways. i wouldnt mind getting an eq for the clarion but then again the price would be the same as the high end alpine. what i don't like about the alpine HUs are the cables. they go through the back of the HU and usually routed to the glove box. my car does not have a glove box so i would need to either buy one or mold the usb/ipod plugs to the dash.
as far as the cd/mp3 HU goes, the only big differences are price and brand. all 3 have 6 channel outputs, read cdr and cd rw, usb/ipod connections, and sleek blue screens. i'm gonna hit the local circuit city, best buy and stereo shops to test out the HUs