Head Unit???

[joe_prince 4]

So I've been looking around for a while and am looking for a new head unit. I was looking for one with:

- USB connection to charge and control I Pod through head unit.

- Play's CD's well.

- AM/FM radio with presets.

- 4v RCA pre-outs

My price limit is $300.

And what I've been looking at are:

- Pioneer DEH-P7200HD

- Alpine CDA-9886

- Eclipse CD7200 mkII

Have you used any of these head units, & which one do you think I should get?

Thank you,

And I'm up for any other suggestions.

[Kanaworm$ 292]

I own the Eclipse CD-7200 MKII and love it!

[joe_prince 4]

I own the Eclipse CD-7200 MKII and love it!

It looks like a great head unit but how well does it work with an i pod & cd's?

[mccleery3 166]

I got my Kenwood KDC-X794 for less than $200 and it's a pretty nice HU for the money IMO

[Kanaworm$ 292]

I own the Eclipse CD-7200 MKII and love it!

It looks like a great head unit but how well does it work with an i pod & cd's?

CD sound is great! I hate to say it but I am not much for compressed music, so I never use the IPOD feature.

[mustangsub 1]

get a kenwood H.U you can get the usb one for 140$ and it has 6 presets and fm1and 2 so 12 presets and plays cd's very well and i believe it has the 4v rca outlets. ill look for a link

Edited June 30, 2010 by mustangsub

[mustangsub 1]

heres the link and its 129.99

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kenwood+-+50W+x+4+MOSFET+Apple%26%23174%3B+iPod%26%23174%3B-Ready+In-Dash+CD+Deck/9760624.p?id=1218168618626&skuId=9760624

[Julian 641]

Generally, i've found that Alpine headunits handle iPod features quite well, I even most if not all of them charge the iPhone 3gs also, which most don't.

[joe_prince 4]

So I think it's between the Alpine & Eclipse. I don't really like the look of the Kenwood one. It's about 50/50 between the Alpine and the Eclipse. Any more opinions. I also saw that the Eclipse had 8 volt preouts!!

[wutang512 3]

If you didnt know 6th ave electronics is selling the Alpine 9887 for about $230

[mccleery3 166]

Once you make a decision on which HU, al-eds.com is a good resource. They do internet price matching and free shipping along with being authorized retailers for everything they sale I bought my Pioneer AVH-P4200DVD from them for $425 shipped I would've purchased my Kenwood KDC-X794 from them as well but a local shop price matched them

[KU40 173]

I have an Alpine that I like. I've never used any input features, though. Eclipse has always been a strong head unit company.

I tend to stay away from Kenwood head units unless it's in their excelon line, or whatever their top model line is nowadays. I bought an average Kenwood for like $120 a couple years ago and it noticeably colored the sound in a bad way. When I bought my Alpine to replace it, I immediately noticed a fuller, richer sound.