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Old 01-08-2003, 09:34 PM   #21
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don't mind at all...forgot to mention that one because they don't sell it here in Holland
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Old 01-08-2003, 10:30 PM   #22
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im going to stick with kenwood h/u im getting a new 1 next week it plays mp3's an does everything but wash the car for me but unfortanatly i cant seen to get it any cheaper then a grand an i run all pioneer speakers in my car they r awsume speakers
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Old 01-08-2003, 11:53 PM   #23
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how much is that in euro's/usdollars?

my nakamichi HU costs about 2grand in euro's here and the alpine F#1 status costs 4000 grand euro's here
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Old 02-08-2003, 02:59 PM   #24
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They are about the same here.

The F#1 7990 Alpine retail price is $A3990.
is an incredible deck, a mate has one, but so it should be for that price.....

Personally I think the Naks look awful, but that's just me.....
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Old 02-08-2003, 04:43 PM   #25
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how much is that in euro's/usdollars?
Found this site useful. www.xe.com

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Old 03-08-2003, 03:07 AM   #26
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They are about the same here.

The F#1 7990 Alpine retail price is $A3990.
is an incredible deck, a mate has one, but so it should be for that price.....

Personally I think the Naks look awful, but that's just me.....
i checked the exchange rate...1 A$ is approx 0.6 euro...so that would make a holland-sold F#1 about 7000 A$ and an aussie sold F#1 a bit more than 2000 euro's...you guys are lucky over there since the caraudio is about half the price from here in holland



indeed nakamichi looks awful buts sounds better than everything else on the market except for the alpine F#1status. so for rookies on caraudio, it looks awful so it's not interesting for thieves either
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Old 03-08-2003, 05:41 PM   #27
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I currently have a Blaupunkt headunit, its pretty good aye, nice, fine German engineering, but a little pricey.

When it comes to headuit's remember you will only get what you pay for.
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Old 03-08-2003, 05:49 PM   #28
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I second that, my whole system's Blaupunkt

Alpine, Eclipse aew both other great brands.
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Old 03-08-2003, 06:13 PM   #29
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Hey all
I have always had pioneer and they have been trouble free. Currently got the DEH-6450 with pioneer disc changer never skips even with modified suspension. It has load of graphics in blue with the surrounding being lit up in green which is close to the same colour as the dash. Recommend pioneer speakers although my amp and sub are different brands for no other reason than price.
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Old 04-08-2003, 05:25 PM   #30
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"When it comes to headuit's remember you will only get what you pay for."

True, but its all relative. Not everyone wants to have 5.1 surround or 10 speakers with 4 subs in their car. If you are only planning on buying a couple of pairs of splits/ components and a sub just so u can listen to music at a decent quality rather than tinny crap or SQL/ Db winning quality, then you dont go and spend $5000 on a deck. Stating the obvious, but a $400 HU will play CDs fine, hook up to a stacker, a couple of subs, amps ,whatever - and shock, it plays music. Personally if i spend $2000 on speakers, sub and amp, i wouldnt be able to tell the diff between a mid range pioneer deck and another 4 times the price. [/quote]
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"When it comes to headuit's remember you will only get what you pay for."

True, but its all relative. Not everyone wants to have 5.1 surround or 10 speakers with 4 subs in their car. If you are only planning on buying a couple of pairs of splits/ components and a sub just so u can listen to music at a decent quality rather than tinny crap or SQL/ Db winning quality, then you dont go and spend $5000 on a deck. Stating the obvious, but a $400 HU will play CDs fine, hook up to a stacker, a couple of subs, amps ,whatever - and shock, it plays music. Personally if i spend $2000 on speakers, sub and amp, i wouldnt be able to tell the diff between a mid range pioneer deck and another 4 times the price.
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hey bradinho!wassup?
we had this discussion before LOL :P but i think it depends on personal hearing...i for instance DO notice the difference between my old clarion DRX-9575(which was not a bad HU) and my new nakamichi MB100
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Old 05-08-2003, 11:58 AM   #32
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It's all personal preference.

i've got a JVC chameleon in the astina, and it's great. logical to use, and sounds alright

and i've got a Pioneer detachable face in the Bug, and i hate it. dodgy bloody rotary control thats ****e to use, and annoying menu system. And it's not a cheap one, either...
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Old 06-08-2003, 04:24 PM   #33
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NO, you're wrong Cooldragon..... you can't hear the difference.... just joking :lol:

What i was getting at is tha yes it is all personal preference. If you can't tell the diff between a $400 and $4000 HU like me, then why spend $4000. I just like quality bass and a good alround sound. Anything more and it doesnt fuss me that much.

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Old 06-08-2003, 07:40 PM   #34
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fair enuf.
I too dont have a hi-end HU but i am very keen on hi-end car audio.
The closest my system would come to hi-end would be the Audison amp.

I think that the speakers and amp components in a system have the biggest impact on sound quality / volume. I would spend 2k on a set of splits before i upgraded my HU any further.

... hmmmm .... and i just might :wink:

BUT i havnt really enough of hi-end HUs to be able to really know.
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Old 07-08-2003, 07:59 PM   #35
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i got my new h/u today its a kenwood mask unit plays mp3's as well looking forward to the week end so i can install it
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