What would you recommend i replace my stocker headunit with?
i want something that must be able to play mp3 wma and cdrw discs,
have good enuf quality to drive a couple of subs down the track but needs to be powerful enuf to drive some 6x9's and maybe a set of splits without an amp for the time being.
oh it should look the shit too, and not worried wether single or double din - double din is preferred..

Thanks
GuRu

Dunno if many units will play wma and stuff like that, but you'll probably find the cheapest MP3 unit you'll find is one in the JVC line for about $300... As for power, forget about it... HU's will only produce about 25W RMS... Far too little to go loud..

I was looking for something similar.. Settled on an Alpine 7893R... at about $900 though, it doesn't look like something I'm going to be buying any time soon...

mwa.. ive seen a HU with that file readability but cant remember where :doubt:

but a nice lil MP3 unit that has plenty of power to add splits, amps and a smaller sub would be the SONY CDXMP30 >> RRP$699.00

http://www.sony.com.au/objects/200x133/CDXMP30_2.jpg

Power / Pre-Amp
Power Output 50w x 4

Pre-outs Dual Pre-Out

Pre-Out voltage approx 2V

Auxillary Input No


Signal Processing
Equalizer No

Bass Boost D-Bass

Image Enhancement My Best Position 2

Crossover No


CD
CD Playback options Repeat / Shuffle play

CD Oversampling Eight times

CD D/A Converter 1 bit D/A converter

CD MP3 Playback Yes

CD-R / CD-RW capable CD-R / CD-RW


Changer Control
MD / CD Changer Control Yes

Changer Playback Options Repeat / Shuffle play

Changer Custom File Yes

Changer CD Text Yes


Tuner
Tuner type SSIR-EXA Digital Tuner

Tuner Presets 18FM, 6MW, 6LW

Tuner BTM Yes, Best Tuning Memory

Tuner RDS / EON Not used in Australia


General
Wireless Remote Supplied, RMX-115 Card Style

Rotary Commander Optional Wired, RMX4S

Detachable Face Yes

Flip Down Faceplate No

Display Colours Two Colours

Key Illumination Red

Install Angle Up to 60 Degrees


hope this helps :?

Here is another: chaper too ;)

Panasonic CQ-RDP472 >> CD/MP3 >> RPP$499 :D
http://www.panasonic.com.au/catalogue/details.cfm?pcode=CQ%2DRDP472&pdiv=CDT&cat=12_2
http://www.panasonic.com.au/product_images_large/CQ-RPD472.JPG

personally i would go the pioneer 5450 it looks awesome and has everything. got one for my mum cost $450 marlows stocks them heaps cheap. wma, mp3, cdr, cdrw, 2 preouts 2v, high pass and low pass filters, crossovers, and u can set the wideness of the eq bands too 1wide 2 wide 1 narrow 2 narrow and shit..... really good deck for the price

personally i would go the pioneer 5450 it looks awesome and has everything. got one for my mum cost $450 marlows stocks them heaps cheap. wma, mp3, cdr, cdrw, 2 preouts 2v, high pass and low pass filters, crossovers, and u can set the wideness of the eq bands too 1wide 2 wide 1 narrow 2 narrow and shit..... really good deck for the price

The aussie version is the DEH-5550.

I have one and about 4 other aussiemagna members.

yea i have one of those... its still sitting in my room because of assignments :x

MSRP is $600... but do look around... i got mine from JB Hi Fi in Parramatta for $479... it was on sale then.... i guess things will get pretty cheap soon as it is the end of financial yr ;)

The JVC decks look good and the new Alpine ones play WMA and MP3.

My friend has a Panasonic MP3 deck and it can't play a lot of mp3 cd's that work in my car (Alpine 7894RB)

The Alpine is really good in terms of playing MP3's, it has a feature called Media Xpander(MX) that makes MP3's sound almost like cd :)

Pioneer all the way...

Sorry i am a little biased but i think they are great.

Pioneer HU + Pioneer Speakers + Kicker Amps = Bloody Winner!

ok that pioneer was sorta the one i was looking at but that sony one that GBM said was 699 is bloody sexy fromt hat photo..
hmm
how important is the rca output voltage for when i hook up subs?
is there anything else i should know or look out for when buying a HU?
the audio side of this is still really new to me.
Ta,
GuRu

[quote:8c1560df3d="berrjona"]personally i would go the pioneer 5450 it looks awesome and has everything. got one for my mum cost $450 marlows stocks them heaps cheap. wma, mp3, cdr, cdrw, 2 preouts 2v, high pass and low pass filters, crossovers, and u can set the wideness of the eq bands too 1wide 2 wide 1 narrow 2 narrow and shit..... really good deck for the price

The aussie version is the DEH-5550.

I have one and about 4 other aussiemagna members.[/quote:8c1560df3d]

are yep my mistake the 5450 was the older model without the mp3 and wma.. and the new one is 5550.....
=]
really nice deck..... i'd reccomend it over anything else in that price range on the market

Pioneer all the way...

Sorry i am a little biased but i think they are great.

Pioneer HU + Pioneer Speakers + Kicker Amps = Bloody Winner!

nah u dont want japanese speakers..... they make good electricall stuff ie head units and that but thats about it....
go the eclispe, hertz, a/d/s, cdt, focal gear for speakers =]

SONY CDXMP30 >> RRP$699.00 - can get it for $670.


Let me know if ya keen. Probly get it cheaper soon...

I'm going to get shot for this but.... sony........ ewwww!!!!

Sorry.. =P

One of my friends had that Pansonic unit... Seems like my friends like panasonic actually.. another one has the model below it.. When I think about it though, he had a rotary knob, not a push-button-crap sort... oh well..

There is a JVC model that you should be able to get for $300... (not sure if that was RRP or not though)

nah u dont want japanese speakers..... they make good electricall stuff ie head units and that but thats about it....
go the eclispe, hertz, a/d/s, cdt, focal gear for speakers =]

Can you justify this? Are you talking from personal experience? A mate told you?

Wheres the facts for this?

Pretty broad generalisation there!?

[quote:11233aa2e3="berrjona"]
nah u dont want japanese speakers..... they make good electricall stuff ie head units and that but thats about it....
go the eclispe, hertz, a/d/s, cdt, focal gear for speakers =]

Can you justify this? Are you talking from personal experience? A mate told you?

Wheres the facts for this?

Pretty broad generalisation there!?[/quote:11233aa2e3]

In my experience and HO i believe the yanks make better speakers - I have bostons all through and they are insane - but again MHO!!

Manual

[quote:8e69d320f9="berrjona"]
nah u dont want japanese speakers..... they make good electricall stuff ie head units and that but thats about it....
go the eclispe, hertz, a/d/s, cdt, focal gear for speakers =]

Can you justify this? Are you talking from personal experience? A mate told you?

Wheres the facts for this?

Pretty broad generalisation there!?[/quote:8e69d320f9]

well u look at all the sound quality cars...the ones that have the best sq readings... noone uses japanesse made speakers..... sure they use nakamichi headunits but thats it. u only got to listen to the german/american brands and u can hear the difference.
compare $400-500 pioneer,sony, kenwood splits... sure they sound ok for dance and that.. but play a song with vocals like SQ vocals and then compare the sound difference to a pair of MB quartz or any of the good american brands for the same price and u'd be putting the japaneese speakers in the rear parcel shelf as fill
they are just so much more accurate, hand made precise engineering, unline the japaneese ones which are prob made in taiwan or somethign they sell them in marlows..... thats how good they are

i no with mine. u can actually hear the singer taking a breath be4 singing the next line... and the reviews on cdt splits u can actually hear the airconditionng in the studio on soem recordings but u getting like 18db/octave minimum crossovers

I'm going to get shot for this but.... sony........ ewwww!!!!

Sorry.. =P
astalavista, ba-by


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BANG!!

:badgrin: :badgrin:

Ahaha, i figured you'd be the one to do the dirty deed... =P

Most people I've talked to seem to like american gear... Don't know why, but I just don't...

Really, sound quality is always going to be a personal thing...and it isn't based purly on the speakers...

Different H/U, amps, crossovers and wiring can all make the same set of speakers sound completly different!