In light of getting myself a car in the new year, I've got to put a music deck into it that will satisfy my vast music media needs....

and so I know there are these out there, and I seek suggestions on an in-dash unit that will play... CD, MP3, usb keys, SD cards.

.. custom EQ, removable face and auxiliary input would also be a plus.

Boss has one of these, and I like it, but there must be others out there.

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i'd suggest anything from alpine or pioneer

depending on your budget you can probably get an above par deck from alpine! spend alittle more and I'm sure you'll find the wow factor in their decks...superb sound as well

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common... all these techies and nobody has a fancy deck in their car????

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what's your budget like?

i would look at Pioneer AVIC-N3 or even better Eclipse AVN7000. the Eclipse has a 30+ gig hardrive, dvd player, motorized screen, and all kinds of sh!t.

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after some homework, i've found that I just want the face to be detachable, not motorized, and i really don't need dvd or video capability... just music.... from CDs, mp3s, usb keys, and sd cards

budget is max $200 CDN .... hoping for something like a $120 thing.

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in this case i'd use the 'you pay for what you get' rule but it's not entirely true. i guess to some standards a budget is more important that quality of sound if you're given the functionality you want.

part of a recommendation is to know what budget you're working with, what functionality you require, and the research should be simple from that point on.

Now I live in manhattan so I don't have a car, nor have i read up on any since i returned my lease. I just remember Alpine putting out some killer decks which you might be able to find now for cheap.

I'm not sure about this whole hard drive/USB thing as when I did read up on this type of stuff, none of that was in existent, if so it'd be strictly for those DVD-Type decks which went upwards to the 600 in price.

If you was going the cheap route, i would suggest to save that budget for maybe another month or so and go the extra mile for a $300 deck versus a $120 one, it could mean a world of difference in the long run.

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thnx for the help so far.


I was hoping for some particular models

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alpine straight up

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...8&forumid=16&s=

w00ter!

listen to kid nyce. hes TOTALLY right. dont go for the $120 deck. you will regret it. you cant turn the shit up cause it sounds like ass. get something in the range of ~$300. also as previously stated get pioneer or alpine.

i currently have a Pioneer DEH-P680MP and i love it. i wish that seeking was faster in mp3 and cd mode but its faster than my old one so im happy.

edit// btw id suggest this one for pioneer and this one for alpine. they both have very good feature sets and have USB connectivity for your usb drives

Last edited by gehzumteufel on Feb-02-2007 at 00:37

ICE = In Car Entertainment

The best in car entertainment manufacturer is meant to be Nakamichi. There units look like there 30 years old and don’t have a lot of features but the sound quality is meant to be totally unbeatable.

OMG check this unit out its the best one they have at the moment, it only does radio and CD's and it retails at well over $1000 USD !!
The thing doesn't even play MP3's ahahahahahaha


Nakamichi CD-700II (Suggested retail price = $1,899.00 USD)

I would recommend alpine, clarion or kenwood.

I currently have the alpine CDA-9855R and love it, well the touch sensitive strip at the bottom can get annoying but the blue buttons on the left can be changed between 512 different colours to accurately match your dash illumination



Alpine CDA-9855R (RRP = £399 GBP ($782.66 USD))

I would definitely consider some of the units that alpine have to offer. I'm really particular about the sound QUALITY, ask my GF or any of my mates and I have found alpines to be really good.

This unit CDA-9885 looks good but is $419.00 CDN (RRP)

Most importantly

In my opinion the most important thing is the number of preouts the unit has or just make sure that it has at least one pair of them (most amps nowadays allow for interlinking). Trust me, when you fit your head unit a play it loud, after a few days you want it louder and the only way to do that is to invest in an amplifier and some decent speakers (subs and components)

Preouts are basically auxiliary out channels that allowing the connection of additional audio equipment. The alpine unit above has three pairs of preouts.

I'm not a big fan of JVC, Pioneer or Sony, I've owned several units and not been impressed with the sound quality or build quality.
Sorry I can't recommend any particular models. If I see any I will edit this post later

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oddly old post, but I just bought myself a cheap lil sony deck and it kicks ass...for my needs at least. I had one back when I had a nice system and it worked perfect, dual rca outs n all.


Sony CDX-GT410U


try to find that. It plays mp3s and all them audio files, has usb + 1/8" input on the front, also comes with ipod cord coming out of the back. Also has dual rca outs, detachable face...



for some reason i have always liked sony decks, even more than the pioneers ive had.