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hey now, i've got a sony xplod h/u. of course it was like 400 bux, but that's ok. i bought mine from www.sonicelectronix.com and it works fine.

my sony head unit is great dont rag on sony

no one is raggin on sony, we are just giving our opinions. i used to sell them and I am not a fan of their products. i also have bad things to share on pioneer as well.

For a good quality inexpensive head unit Kenwood is a good choice.

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ORIGINAL: Blazin_Jason

For a good quality inexpensive head unit Kenwood is a good choice.

Kenwoods are nice...ive owned a couple and never had a problem with them

kenwood has a problem with being ugly Pioneer for reliability, function, and sexy looks

My pioneer has all sorts of sound control settings including subwoofer level, loudness, and style.... you can also choose how you have your sub mounted in the truck, like regualr or that inverted way ehre the magnet sticks out and the speaker faces in the box.... i dunno what its called, but there is a buttload of sub adjustments.... mine was $220 tho.... and I installed it myself...

ok, here's the thing. i paid about $120 for my Sony HU, and it came with a sub control. MP3, WMA capable. Aux. Input in the face. ID3. Remote. Detach Face, and was 200 watts! Who else can match that? plus i never had a disc jam, or any other problems. Kenwood and Pioneer are good brands but who wants to spend extra for the options? and unlike ya'll i don't care for a graphic display that shows a damn dolphin or a race car! so, now that we've simplified that, who can find any competition for Sony? som'n near that price rangee, ALL the same options, and a dependable brand? lemme know

Straight up

SONY IS NOT A DEPENDABLE BRAND.

I think its kinda funny you think it is and that it really puts 200 watts out. No thats hilarious.

I'm not trying to be an ass or anything dude but seriously. Why do you thinkeveryone laughs at sony? Cause tehre build quality sucks, There business ethics suck, There customer service sucks, and the product itself sucks.

i hate to say it, but yeah, i agree w/ jon. i have a sony headunit, but it wasn't a wally world special. it was almost 500 bucks online. and their wattage is way over-rated. i know mine doesn't put out 225 watts. that's just crazy. if you want a good h/u that you want alot of watts out of, get an alpine or a pioneer.

ok, maybe i'm not getting a full 200 watts, but i'm still using my factory speakers, and they can't handle ****. So do i even miss those watts? i'm using my amp for the watts i need to push my subs. and as far as that goes, i have more power than the subs can handle. but i'm open to tryin to som'n new. I need a HU with a sub control, MP3 and WMA playback. plus a remote. need a price under $130

I could have gotten you a Pioneer, with sub control, detach face, mp3 and wma playback, three sets of pre-outs, front, rear and sub, without they gay display for about a hundred bucks, brand new in a box.

Any anyway, those 200 watt and claims like that are peak, 99 percent of all cd players only put out 16-22 watts RMS. the rest is peak.

i myself am i big fan of alpine h.u's, most of the higher lines have the sub control..i've got the 9857 which does have it...best buy also has it for 199.00 plus free installation, since you seem to like best buy....peace


EDIT: sorry i lied, they have the 9856 for 199...the 9857 is 349.00 sorry bout that bro, but the 9856 HAS sub control also if you interested in checkin them out...

I once asked a stereo dealer wha the thought about sony's xplod head units and subs.... he replied... "sony.... xplod head units and subs.... I think they should do just that......" I laughed my ass off that the guy who sold the sony stuff told me the company should just destroy them before they leave the factory and save everyone a headache...... he recommended pioneer, alpine, and kenwood..... so I got the pioneer.. most options for the cheapest price.....

Sony makes some nice video cameras, they have a few good televisions and for the price their bookshelf stereo systems are above average, the PlayStations seem to be pretty solid too. Just about everything else they sell is mediocre at best. For the price you can get something else with better quality and more features. That isn't to say that Sony makes crap, but for the price you pay you could get something better. for under $150 I can't say there is going to be much difference between Sony, Pioneer and Kenwood.

if you're lookin for a h/u under 130 bucks, you don't need to be installing anything in your car. do what most normal people do, save your money and buy a good one. oh, and you're not worried about your h/u not putting out the whole 200 watts? psht. buddy, do you have your door speakers and your dash speakers hooked up to an amp? no, i don't think so. i doubt you've got that high-tech yet. oh, and this one was for jon

spare me the insults, i'm as well versed in car audio as the next guy. but honestly, i drive a Blazer, nothing special. i'm not lookin to enter a competition, just to turn a few heads. if this had been my 02 Monte Carlo SS or my 83 Caprice Classic Brougham, i would take it serious, but it's not. I'm not gonna ever get a comment from a chick about how nice my blazer looks or sounds, so i really don't try that hard. i know all HU's aren't created equal, we all know that Kenwood are the best alongside Pioneer and Alpine, but with that in my car, it's sure to be stolen within a month or two, so it's pointless to put that much money into it. i'm being frugal because honestly, a blazer isn't the car of my dreams. i just wanted an opinion about what would sound good, have those options, and wouldn't require me to SAVE UP....if there's any hope of me gettin a new Camaro or Challenger, then i'll do the saving. But seriously people, how many of you have chicks that would do you because of your hot Blazer?!?!? lol i'm gonna do the rims, crank my system up, run the vinyl on it, and maybe switch the headlights, just for kicks. you can count on me not entering mine into competition of any kind, its just a blazer. anybody know anything about Power Acoustik stuff? they have a 1200 watt amp for 200, which sounds like an unbelieveable price. what about the subs? are they good?

Lol actually I've had girls like me for the blazer. dont know if they wanted to do me though

but power acoustic tends to over rate there products. i had a A1800DB rated at 1400@1 ohm but it really puts out around 1100 if that.

seriously... if your relying on your "RIDE" to get you "CHICKS" that is sad...... if you can only get a girl due to the looks of your car, she probably isn't a good one...lol and I have had girls comment on my blazer....lol of course where i'm from a nice lookin 4x4 is more valued than a lowrider... (no offense xblazer...lol) so..... normally girls who get with guys for their cars...lol they have probably been driven around the block a few times. . (the girls...lol) and remeber, if you go "swimming" with them... PLEASE double up on your "RAINCOAT"!!!! hahahahaha always remeber that we do not live in the movie the fast and the furious and there isnt a large group of groupie b*tches just wanting to jump ur bones because of ur PIMP RIDE..... yo....

Ok, what the heck does getting chicks with your ride have to do with the original question? Back on topic please.

We are relitively on topic as i stated with the power acoustik thing answering his question about them and i answered

And yea wow. That was mean with the low rider thing aaron


lol jp

ok, everybody missed the point of that statement about the girl thing. point is, i live in Atlanta, 4x4's dont get any love amongst my type, lowriders either, neither do tuners. Big wheels, loud pipes. loud systems, glossy paint, chrome, vert tops, TV's, and leather guts win here. So on that note, i can only attain the big wheels, loud system, and TV's. anything more would look "Mexican", no offense Latin people, but ya'll do tend to go overboard, lol. and as far as the Power Acoustiks, i was thinkin of gettin a 1200 watt amp for $200, and gettin some subs from them too. they might not be great, but they have to sound better that my Insignia(best buy brand), not that they aren't sounding great. just wanna upgrade. i'm just used to JL's and subs like those, so i'm kinda green when it comes to flea market types. sorry

JL Sucks.

If your spending 200 bucks on an amp lemme link ya to this.
http://www.realmofexcursion.com/store/product_info.php/cPath/66_67/products_id/197


It's alittle more BUT it will actually put that 1200 out unlike the power acoustik


With power acoustik they tend to over rate there stuff hardcore but that amp will make u more than happy

And once again. JL Sucks

i've got a good power acoustik i'll put in ya ride. comes with a 3.0 farad digi cap too. oh yeah, and he's right. jl does SUCK.

news....a friend happened to havea HU that was acting a little weird (yeah, it was a Sony)that he wanted to get rid of. He owed me, so he gave it free. its a CDXM800 CD player. it had everything i wanted in a CD player, problem is, the inside display (it has two displays) doesn't work, and the controls act a little weird. But it still was better than the factory HU i had. Already had a harness, so i put it in. And what else??? I put in my TV in, DVD player, CD HU, and my Ipod, which runs to the back of my HU and i control, and i connected it all myself. Its just temporary, unless i can get the HU repaired. Its way louder now, and i can control my subs, plus it has som'n to compensate for my door speakers being so low in the car, which helps. On top of it all, i can watch a movie and listen, or just listen to my music....play my ipod instead of CD's and either use my DVD player for music or the HU. i love options! Gotta get the ipod car charger and the mount, then i'm good. I'm happy with the bootleg setup, i'll post pics soon, after i get the ipod mounted properly!!!