Looking For New Head Unit

[CarlenCyphers 0]

I am looking for a new head unit for my friend who doesn't have much experience with audio. He has an 01 Dodge Ram Regular Cab...bone stock audio system. He has a budget of about $250. He is planning on eventually putting new speakers as well as maybe a 10 ported if he can fit it. Anyways...I was looking at the Pioneer DEH-P9400BH as it has 4V RCA Preouts and all the goodies like HD Radio Tuner, Bluetooth, Pandora etc...but anyways I thought I would get some advice from other more experienced people...any suggestions?

[DjCrush 0]

Pioneer does have nice units but the rca outs are notorious for having bad grounds.

Are you just looking at single dins?

[Brian10962001 0]

Pioneer does have nice units but the rca outs are notorious for having bad grounds.

Are you just looking at single dins?

Still? I thought they had fixed this ages ago. It's not a "bad ground" so to speak, they have/had a pico fuse that blows if you plug them into an amp that's powered on. JVC has some nice decks, as does Kenwood. Be sure to shop, you can usually find a model with a good internal crossover good usb support, etc. for a great price.