Clarion Vs Panasonic, need caraudio help.....

TranceAddict Forums (www.tranceaddict.com/forums)
- Chill Out Room
-- Clarion Vs Panasonic, need caraudio help.....

Posted by TranceAllstar on Jun-28-2002 04:52:

Clarion Vs Panasonic, need caraudio help.....

Well im getting my car soon, and my b-day is today, so i was wondering what to get......I was looking into the clarion Dxz825 here

https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/car...t.asp?sku=12322

or the panasonic cq-df602u here

https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/car...t.asp?sku=12155

so i was wondering which is best, and if anyone has anymore suggestions for which to get lemme know......my price range is 200-300 tops

Posted by da_MynDLesS_one on Jun-28-2002 04:59:

mmm, dat panasonic is purdy

do the both of them have MP3 capabilities? If so, I'd go with the panasonic.

Posted by ExcelonGT on Jun-28-2002 05:06:

If these are the ONLY two head units you are considering, then I say go with the panasonic. It has a higher RMS wattage value.

I say you should go with a highend Kenwood mp3 headunit. I had a Blaupunkt as my first Headunit. I loved that thing. If you have any car audio questions, PM me.

Posted by TranceAllstar on Jun-28-2002 05:08:

these arent the only ones im considering, im up for suggestions but doubt i can go past 300$

Posted by TranceAllstar on Jun-28-2002 06:20:

or anyone know anything about the Nakamichi 45Z

Posted by Orbax on Jun-28-2002 07:15:

www.thezeb.com cheap and good.

Online car stereo is run by a bunch of arabs. I tried to return my shit, and they were assholes. Fuck that company.

The zeb knows their shit too, just ask them.

Posted by Drifter on Jun-28-2002 07:23:

i got a clarion deck in my car.......it depends on what u plan to do, clarion is one of the most reliable audio company in the world......if u plan to have/got subs in your car go with the panasonic as it level control but the clarion has lower frequency response than the panasonic.......but personally imo i would go for the clarion as the quality all round is much better than the panasonic

Posted by Orbax on Jun-28-2002 07:31:

I went for the Kenwood z919 MP3 player, Kenwood excelon 5 1/4s all the way around, a Rockford 500a4 powering those, and a RF 360a2 bridged to 600 by 1 powering an infinity perfect 10. I love it

Posted by fieroavian on Jun-28-2002 17:17:

what about MP3 capabilities?

the panasonic one seems louder, but clarion has deeper bass. considering you're just 2 feet from the speakers when you're inside the car, i'd pick clarion.

but i had other choices if i were you --
https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/car...t.asp?sku=12320

Clarion DB625MP. plays mp3s on CD-Rs or CD-RWs, CD frequency response 10-20,000 Hz, signal-to-noise ratio 100 dB, 18 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels. US$289.

or something that takes both CD and MD, like Clarion's DMX5555Z?
https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/car...t.asp?sku=10942

180 Watt (45 W x 4), TV tuner control, infrared remote control, MD title display, 8x oversampling digital filter. dropped from $960 to $349, prolly because no one except me uses MD?

Posted by EarnYourKeep on Jun-28-2002 18:22:

ALPINEEEEEEEE

Posted by TranceAllstar on Jun-28-2002 20:27:

whats the diff between the mp3 player and just playing regular CDRs? I can burn mp3s onto a cd and it plays them? Anyways yea i think im leaning more towards the panasonic, because its preety cheap free shipping but not sure yet

Posted by fieroavian on Jun-29-2002 04:58:

the difference is that an MP3-CDRW player actually takes data CDs with mp3 files inside. a CDRW player plays CDRWs only if it's in audio CD format, i.e. you can only record 80 minutes of music.

Posted by Technaut on Jun-29-2002 07:59:

Alpine or Pioneer

maybe find a website that for customising cars etc (Max Power etc) asnd then see what tips they have on stereos dOOd

greetz
Technaut