JVC any good?

[emh9009 199]

so im shopping around for a new headunit and i came across this, which has all the options i want, but i havent used jvc before. it has good customer ratings, but has anyone on here used them before? should i just leave it be and stick with alpine and the good stuff or what? i would rather save the hundred dollars, but if its garbage ill leave it alone.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_105KDS100/JVC-KD-S100.html?tp=5684&tab=features_and_specs

if anyone has used the bongovi (sp) sound thing, if so how does it REALLY sound?

[XxedgarxX 2]

remember that it has 5v output but only for L and R the subwoofer is 2v

[emh9009 199]

front and rear is 5, sub is two? damn thats one of the things i like about it... isnt higher sub volt (no more than 6) better for sub amps? that was one of the few i found higher than two with the other options i want...

[bigrank916 72]

I have a DX585USB or something like that in my Geo and it works very well. I never seen the HU you are looking but Im happy with mine.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

What are your needs and budget and we can find a HU.

[rushnrun 14]

I have that exact headunit... sitting in it's box after one day of use. JVC is a good brand. the CD player is OK.

The good of that deck:

Sounds good

simple to use

the preset eq sounds decent--better than the flat setting

SD card slot and USB slot are super nice (I like to leave the SD in and I'll put new music on the flash drive)

CD player didn't skip even at 150+db, it still played just fine when I was burping 20hz at 146ish range.. this deck should be skip free.

the bad:

NO play or Pause button--only (i needed this feature to use it for SPL comps) you can only pause an ipod... nothing else

No EQ adjustments, you either use the preset EQ or it's flat

a good deck for the normal user... not for someone who competes.

I wish I could give you more input... I didn't have it in long enough to really use it.

[emh9009 199]

well i dont know much about the different features that HU can do, never really got too in depth about it all. just some general features i want are the aux. input in rear (not i pod) have something that can put out good sound, i dont need a ton of settings, simple is better for me. sub preamps (given haha) has to play cds, and a high volt reading if possible. dont konw what else to ask for. but my price range is ~150 but i would be willing to go up to 200

[emh9009 199]

NO play or Pause button--only (i needed this feature to use it for SPL comps) you can only pause an ipod... nothing else

i dont use the pause button on the one i have now, so thats fine with me

CD player didn't skip even at 150+db, it still played just fine when I was burping 20hz at 146ish range.. this deck should be skip free.

never been metered, but i dont think im anywhere near that, so i should be fine