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View Poll Results: What Company makes the best quality headunits?
Alpine
47
44.76%
Pioneer
32
30.48%
Blaupunkt
0
0%
Jvc
3
2.86%
Sony
3
2.86%
kendwood
7
6.67%
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13
12.38%
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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"It's My Personal Opinion"
ahhh ...what happened to just IMO or IMHO.......no need to get "personal" - I shoulda had that one though....probably would've if i wasn't
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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i like ALPINE. hands down
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Old Apr 15, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by fredmr39
ahhh ...what happened to just IMO or IMHO.......no need to get "personal" - I shoulda had that one though....probably would've if i wasn't
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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I have a Kenwood Excelon X990, sweet *** deck. (oh it's for sale too!!)

heres a link to it

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-QWClS84...0&i=113KDCX990
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Yeah i like that one alot skilrider. I just ordered an amp but if i do get a new headunit its gonna have to have an lcd screen like yours. cause my jvclh910 does now, and every other display looks like crap after watching those little video clips.

I ordered the amp a week and a half ago and they said it was on backorder , but they said it would ship today. but fedex hasnt show its shipped yet, i wonder how long it takes the info to upload.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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Eclipse
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 03:50 AM
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I had to have the double din I had a flip out and hated how it blocked the ac vents. I love this radio and the user interface only bad thing is it don't come with amber backlighting.
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Old Apr 25, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny
I had to have the double din I had a flip out and hated how it blocked the ac vents. I love this radio and the user interface only bad thing is it don't come with amber backlighting.
Very nice job, who did the bezel/trim?
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:36 AM
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I did it personally. i run a car stereo shop. nice thing about it when ya wanna just puta toy in your car you can. i put that in there just to see how it would look and i like it so far.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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wtf is with this thread, that it ttt's itself all the time even when there are no new posts?
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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The forum software bumps the thread to the top when anyone votes in the poll even if they don't add a post to the thread.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteBird00
The forum software bumps the thread to the top when anyone votes in the poll even if they don't add a post to the thread.
wow that makes sense,thanks-- I had no idea...I recall now though that used to happen on that thread I had before the poll closed (I thought I set it open for good..)
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Yeah this is getting to be along thread. my amp is suppose to come tommrow, just need to run a few more wires.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Eclipse. Ive had JVC, Alpine, Jensen, Sony. Nothing comes close to eclipse besides alpine. Just look at the specs on eclipse HUs.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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specs or no specs we used to sell eclipse. one of the happiest moments of my life is when we dropped the line and quit haven't to put up with all the defective units and warranty hassles. then again it has been a few years now maybe they have turned their company around. nothing like the warranty guy telling you to hook the illumination wire up to switched before sending the radio back as defective. for those that don't understand the illumination wire is only there to dim the radio when you turn the headlights on if you hook it to switched the radio will be permenatly dimmed even in sunlight.
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Finally received the proper dash kit today. The wiring harness is conected. Alpine CDA-9885 will be installed tonight.
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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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I have never had any issues at all with my Eclipse CD8445. Best damn Hu on the market for SQ. 7 band parametric equalizer, not just a graphic equalizer, gives you the ultimate control of your cabin space and sound quality.

And to be honest I dont care what a store goes through to send a unit back. The store would have replaced my unit in a heartbeat if it was defective. What goes on behind the scenes does not matter to me as long as my satisfaction isn't compromised.

I paid less than $355 shipped from a credible ebay car electronics vendor and my HU blows away anything in it's price range.

Sticking with my Phoenix Gold Xenon 200.4 as well.

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