Alpine every time. Pioneer units only look pretty.
I personaly use an Alpine 7998R with phantom face. Lots of money but worth every penny if you like using things like mobile hub, DAB radio and MP3 playback.
personally, for me the head unit is all about functionality. The amp makes all the sound so the head unit doesn't really matter. All you basically need is a head unit with 1 preout. I got a cheap kenwood deck kdc3025. good enough for me.
my buddy had pioneer and it was a POS. all i have ever had aftermarket was Sony. and they have been awesome. but of pioneer/alpine its Alpine all the way
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Pioneer or Alpine, you can't really go wrong with those two. I also like SONY stuff like speakers, subs even amps are pretty good. I have a JVC headunit not the greatest name brand but I had it for a while and works great.
Got that one cuz for 300 bucks it had the most features out there.
ive had a couple of pioneers and i dont like anything else. i never had a problem with my first one for over a year, then some jackhole broke into my car and stole it. then i got an old one from a friend and it worked good for over three years, it was about five years old, when it finally died.
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