Help me pick a headunit...
Jun 9, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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Help me pick a headunit...
I am looking for a headunit for my Tahoe and need some help from you mobile audio gurus. 
When I bought the 'Hoe I stole the Alpine out of my truck but now that it is running again, I need to put it back. I spend about three hours on Crutchfield's site the other night looking and comparing but came up empty handed. Seems I can't find a single deck that has all the features I want.
-1 or 1.5 DIN
-DVD playback (doesn't have to have built in screen or flip-out)
-Rotary volume control
-XM satellite radio control
-F/R/S high volt pre-outs (4+V)
-Simple sleek looks (nothing funky looking)
-<$600
I would like to have DVD playback so that I can expand the system with external monitors in the future but don't necessarily have to have a flipout or built in screen in the headunit. The ability to add navigation in the future would also be a plus but not a necessity. I really like some of the double din units out but do not want to buy the dash bezel, radio bucket, center console and glove box from an 03+ to do the swap. I would rather put a single din unit in the radio location and modify my center console to add a 7" monitor where the external tape deck is. I am not brand loyal but I have had good luck with the Alpine in my truck. I was really big into car audio when I was a teenager and in my early twenty's but have been out of the scene for nearly 10 years. There are just way too many choices out there now.
When I bought the 'Hoe I stole the Alpine out of my truck but now that it is running again, I need to put it back. I spend about three hours on Crutchfield's site the other night looking and comparing but came up empty handed. Seems I can't find a single deck that has all the features I want. -1 or 1.5 DIN
-DVD playback (doesn't have to have built in screen or flip-out)
-Rotary volume control
-XM satellite radio control
-F/R/S high volt pre-outs (4+V)
-Simple sleek looks (nothing funky looking)
-<$600
I would like to have DVD playback so that I can expand the system with external monitors in the future but don't necessarily have to have a flipout or built in screen in the headunit. The ability to add navigation in the future would also be a plus but not a necessity. I really like some of the double din units out but do not want to buy the dash bezel, radio bucket, center console and glove box from an 03+ to do the swap. I would rather put a single din unit in the radio location and modify my center console to add a 7" monitor where the external tape deck is. I am not brand loyal but I have had good luck with the Alpine in my truck. I was really big into car audio when I was a teenager and in my early twenty's but have been out of the scene for nearly 10 years. There are just way too many choices out there now.
Jun 9, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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here are a couple suggestions i found.....
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=19560
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=19542
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=17873
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=2409
As far as alpine goes, for the features you are wanting you are looking at $800+ unless you can find one used. Hope this will give you some options to look into.
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=19560
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=19542
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=17873
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...roduct_ID=2409
As far as alpine goes, for the features you are wanting you are looking at $800+ unless you can find one used. Hope this will give you some options to look into.
Jun 11, 2008 | 03:16 PM
#4
I am looking for a headunit for my Tahoe and need some help from you mobile audio gurus. When I bought the 'Hoe I stole the Alpine out of my truck but now that it is running again, I need to put it back. I spend about three hours on Crutchfield's site the other night looking and comparing but came up empty handed. Seems I can't find a single deck that has all the features I want.
-1 or 1.5 DIN
-DVD playback (doesn't have to have built in screen or flip-out)
-Rotary volume control
-XM satellite radio control
-F/R/S high volt pre-outs (4+V)
-Simple sleek looks (nothing funky looking)
-<$600
I would like to have DVD playback so that I can expand the system with external monitors in the future but don't necessarily have to have a flipout or built in screen in the headunit. The ability to add navigation in the future would also be a plus but not a necessity. I really like some of the double din units out but do not want to buy the dash bezel, radio bucket, center console and glove box from an 03+ to do the swap. I would rather put a single din unit in the radio location and modify my center console to add a 7" monitor where the external tape deck is. I am not brand loyal but I have had good luck with the Alpine in my truck. I was really big into car audio when I was a teenager and in my early twenty's but have been out of the scene for nearly 10 years. There are just way too many choices out there now.
When I bought the 'Hoe I stole the Alpine out of my truck but now that it is running again, I need to put it back. I spend about three hours on Crutchfield's site the other night looking and comparing but came up empty handed. Seems I can't find a single deck that has all the features I want. -1 or 1.5 DIN
-DVD playback (doesn't have to have built in screen or flip-out)
-Rotary volume control
-XM satellite radio control
-F/R/S high volt pre-outs (4+V)
-Simple sleek looks (nothing funky looking)
-<$600
I would like to have DVD playback so that I can expand the system with external monitors in the future but don't necessarily have to have a flipout or built in screen in the headunit. The ability to add navigation in the future would also be a plus but not a necessity. I really like some of the double din units out but do not want to buy the dash bezel, radio bucket, center console and glove box from an 03+ to do the swap. I would rather put a single din unit in the radio location and modify my center console to add a 7" monitor where the external tape deck is. I am not brand loyal but I have had good luck with the Alpine in my truck. I was really big into car audio when I was a teenager and in my early twenty's but have been out of the scene for nearly 10 years. There are just way too many choices out there now.
man go back with alpine there top of the line and cant beet em
i love my head unit have not had any trouble out of it what so ever
Jun 12, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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I have pretty much narrowed it down to two. One with DVD one without. DVD - JVC KD-AVX33, CD - Alpine CDA-9886. I played with the Alpine at BestBuy yesterday and it is very simple although I didn't have an MP3 disk with me to navigate the file menu. Some of the sound shaping that is advertised that it does is only accessable with the add-on imprint module so that kind of aggrivated me. Nobody local has an AVX33 I can play with to help make my decision. I really want to play with one since I have read reviews of a complex file menu and slow file access