Car CD head unit under $200?

Emanji · 10-29-2009, 09:34 PM

What's the best sounding car CD head unit under $200? I just got a 03 Honda s2000 that's gonna be my toy project, it doesn't have any cd player atm and I need to bump my Celin Dion.

jk about te Celine Dion thing bTW.

Niber · 10-29-2009, 09:40 PM

Alpine makes the best headunits, period. As far as which is best, a lot of it is aesthetic. I'd go for the Alpine CDA-105 at under $200.

Anaii · 10-29-2009, 11:44 PM

Alpine is really good, but if you want to go a bit cheaper, you can get a kickass Pioneer deck for around 100. I personally have this one. High wattage, interface is simple, and its got Ipod connectivity/remote/USB/MP3 CD compatability/randomthingyoudonteverneed..

I did notice a small drop in bass over my standard deck, even with bass boost on, but that's why I bought myself a RF Subwoofer. Its got outputs for F/R/Sub too, in case you ever want to "Expand" your system.

Also, if you want better sound, I would definitely replace your speakers, a new deck will overpower your stock ones, and youll start to hear buzzing and rattling in the heavy bass notes. Speaker wise, Pioneer is cheaper, but if you feel like splurging, Rockford Fosgate makes kickass speakers. Those would be my 2 suggestions.

And, DONT BUY RETAIL. Car Audio Stereo - Car Subwoofers - Car Amplifiers and Speakers... Between my roomate and I, we've spent about 2 grand there, and haven't been dissapointed. At all. It's like the newegg of car audio.

Morara · 10-30-2009, 12:46 AM

C...D???? Is that what they used before Zunes?

Fatchops · 10-30-2009, 01:24 AM

I've always had really good luck with Pioneer decks. Although now I mostly just listen to XM in the car haha.

Kampfer · 10-30-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Anaii

Alpine is really good, but if you want to go a bit cheaper, you can get a kickass Pioneer deck for around 100. I personally have this one. High wattage, interface is simple, and its got Ipod connectivity/remote/USB/MP3 CD compatability/randomthingyoudonteverneed..

I did notice a small drop in bass over my standard deck, even with bass boost on, but that's why I bought myself a RF Subwoofer. Its got outputs for F/R/Sub too, in case you ever want to "Expand" your system.

Also, if you want better sound, I would definitely replace your speakers, a new deck will overpower your stock ones, and youll start to hear buzzing and rattling in the heavy bass notes. Speaker wise, Pioneer is cheaper, but if you feel like splurging, Rockford Fosgate makes kickass speakers. Those would be my 2 suggestions.

And, DONT BUY RETAIL. Car Audio Stereo - Car Subwoofers - Car Amplifiers and Speakers... Between my roomate and I, we've spent about 2 grand there, and haven't been dissapointed. At all. It's like the newegg of car audio.

Does it have any other inputs other than the ipod stuff? I'm looking for something that will accept mini-jack input. I have pandora on my blackberry and I can listen to just about anything I want but it would be nice to pipe it into the car speakers instead of using headphones.

Morara · 10-30-2009, 02:25 PM

The pic of that pioneer shows a 3.5mm jack on the right side.