Im looking to replace my stock deck. Any suggestions on brand, price and functions?



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If I were to get a new head unit... I would look for something with integrated bluetooth capabilites (assuming you have a bluetooth enabled phone). It's kind of nice, you can turn your car stereo into a big phone. Kind of nice...

Look around at Crutchfield... they have pretty decent prices, and if you can wait it out, they usally have pretty decent sales every once in a while. Shipping on most stuff is free, and you get the stuff you need to install it for free, which would cost about an extra 20 bucks if you had to buy it on your own. I've purchased a ton of stuff from them in the past and haven't had any problems.

Good luck, let us know what you end up deciding on.

Cartman

 

go for function ,not name.

wallyworld sells a radio(off brand) that reads wma, mp3s, sd cards, and flash drives. the audio controls are a bit limited but what it lacks in features it surely makes up for in price.90 bucks out the door

 

best deal out there rightnow...
http://www.cardiscountstereos.com/ca...t+%23=VM9312TS


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CNORRIS,
thats a sweet deck....is that what u have?

anyone else have any pic's of their stereo deck???

 

that jensen is the best deal out there at 289$ with a dvd player and screen included. Can't beat that. No I just have the stock in my trucks. I have a friend who owns a stereo shop and he said these are the best ones out there for cheap $$.

I don't have anything other than stock becauseI have to pull my faceplate out of my other car, pull my radar detectors out, and take my ipod inside when I get home otherwise my cars will get broken into. Two cars have been stolen in my neighborhood in SLO in the last month. Last week one on my street. And my roommate got his pos alpine deck stolen out of his truck last week. You can't park in CA with a deck like that and expect to come back to a whole window. I can leave my saddle in the truck though and no one bothers jacking that!

 

I'd stick with a name brand like Alpine or Eclipse. I have an older JVC Aresonal I like quite a bit too. I wouldn't go with an offbrand one fromom Wal-mart and if I wanted a flip out screen I personally would spend the extra on a quality Alpine or similar.

 

I went with this Pioneer from Curcuit City (though I first saw it at Best Buy, but it was more there). It didn't cost very much in relation to some other systems they had, but it was at least satelite ready and could play MP3's, two things I was looking for. I also picked this model because it almost perfectly matches my Sirius radio, both with the silver/black color theme and the blue lights. It is not the fold away face type that seems really popular right now, but it is detach face.

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Alpine is the best. Dont go with a offbrand cause youll just be replacing it in a month or a year. I see it all the time at Best Buy,I work in Car audio. Pioneer Kenwood are also great radios. Pioneer has the highest rms watts@22 watts compared to Alpine @18watts, but alpine has a higher voltage for preoutsfor an amp. If your gonna amp it go with Alpine. If you just wanna replace the deck andspeakers go with Pioneer. Always get the service plan for speakers! lol

 

I need new speakers. jstnumber73, what would you recommend for speakers (since you see what deck I have). I'm not running any amp, and plan to leave it that way.