I want to replace mrs tub's car cd player for christmas. Currently looking at pioneers DEHP7550 and 5550 models. Anyone got throughts on these?
she's already got a tuner type stacker in the car but she said she wants an in-dash single slot. The current system also has a whining noise esp when aircon is on, and sometimes only plays out the left speakers. No techie we've asked has been able to find any problem, which is why we want to replace the head unit.
tubby
Dec-19-2003 02:53
Essential1
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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Brampton
I can't say which deck is better because I don't know model numbers off the top of my head, but that "whining" noise is caused by a bad ground. the techies who looked at were probably training or something.
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Dec-19-2003 16:23
Pete K
Chasing the sun
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Music City
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Originally posted by tc-fan
get yourself a mp3 cd player....
Alpine is the way to go..... make sure u get one that can play MP3's straight off a disc
Dec-20-2003 01:16
BobbyV
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Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Los Angeles
DEFINITELY go with either Pioneer or Alpine. Avoid Aiwa and Kenwood. Sony is OK. Pioneer and Alpine have nice EQs and they generally make your speakers sound alot better and louder than other brands. Like others have mentioned previously, get one that has MP3 playback capability. It's VERY convenient. And if you're thinking about Sirius and XM radio, I would go with XM. Sirius is commerial free, but the sound quality and music selection on XM is alot better. So if you're gonna get XM, get a Pioneer head unit. Oh yeah, DO NOT LET BEST BUY INSTALL IT!!! The installation they did for me was a nightmare. I was at BB for 10 HOURS!!!! And on top of that, it was a half ass job. The kit that they used to make the CD player fit into the dash was loose. The fader/balance controls were flip flopped. And after they installed an upgraded Sirius antenna which cost me another 50 dollars created an annoying feedback noise from the alternator (a loud whistling noise that comes through the speakers when the engine is on) that they would only fix if I gave them another 50 dollars!! So, do not go to Best Buy for an installation job. Alot of people think that some of those cornershops are horrible, which some are. But there are some good ones out there. Just make sure they install a new harness, instead of cutting your stock harness and hooking it up that way. Al & Eds do great install jobs from what I hear. You might wanna check them out. I'm not sure if they have those in Florida though.
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Dec-20-2003 05:05
tc-fan
dancing galaxy
Registered: Oct 2000
Location: Cubaleah , FL USA
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Originally posted by BobbyV
DEFINITELY go with either Pioneer or Alpine. Avoid Aiwa and Kenwood.
who said kenwood sux...better than alpines....i got one and its the best....
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Dec-20-2003 05:30
BobbyV
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2002
Location: Los Angeles
quote:
Originally posted by tc-fan
who said kenwood sux...better than alpines....i got one and its the best....
Kenwood is a quality brand, but they're not AS good as Alpine and Pioneer.
