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Old 08-21-2007, 01:25 PM
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alright...well my wal-mart headunit (lol...birthday present) has held up great for the 7 months ive had it but i think its time to move on to somthing that actually plays cds without skipping....It was the one that has the usb and the sd card port if anyone was wondering.....



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I'm wondering of a good head unit to buy without spending a lot of money....I've got amps going to all my speakers as well as subs, and i really want it to play MP3 cds as well as AUX in (aux in...not ipod in lol)

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Old 08-21-2007, 03:13 PM
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id go with one of these,pretty good for the price

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Pione...oductDetail.do


http://sonicelectronix.com/item_6615...CQ-C3403U.html



http://sonicelectronix.com/item_6586...+CDE-9842.html
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+ 1 for any decently priced Alpine. Although as a personal choice I would foot the bill for one with the BBE enhancement. I have jacked around with this newer high dollar alpine forver and still can't match the sound my older cheaper one with BBE offered.

It's worth the extra penny imo.
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Default RE: I want a new head unit...dont want to break the bank

i was actually looking at that pioneer....


well alright...ill consider saving up for a better one...my head unit sounds like crap usually..but again...what does really good sound like...thanks for the imput


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Old 08-22-2007, 05:15 AM
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If you play standard CD's a lot, don't assume that spending $200+ is going to get you a player that doesn't skip. A lot of them are really terrible. Unless you can find where someone has reviewed written up this important point, I suggest you don't buy anything without a test-play of one of your damaged CDs.
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If you play standard CD's a lot, don't assume that spending $200+ is going to get you a player that doesn't skip. A lot of them are really terrible. Unless you can find where someone has reviewed written up this important point, I suggest you don't buy anything without a test-play of one of your damaged CDs.
lol...yeah i know that a 200 hundred dollar player will skip scratched cds.......im talking about a player that doesnt skip brand new cds....

The one i have from wal-mart will just skip regardless....i usually burn a cd put it in and then about a week later it will be skipping in random spots....

Its a really ghetto player....

But i dont expect them to play my messed up cds...i just want it to be able to play cds in general
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Old 08-22-2007, 05:43 AM
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I have this one for sale. But it dont play MP3's. It has all kinds of RCA's. I have a sub amp and 4 channel amp hooked up to it.
You could always hook a mp3 player up to it.

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uh...that thing looks pretty cool...how much?
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Old 08-22-2007, 08:01 AM
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There used to be some that play damaged CD's really well. Also the ability to play a damaged CD means it will probably handle bumps in the road better.

I haven't found one lately. When they went to MP3 capability they apparently changed to CD-ROM chipsets instead of the highly developed audio CD chipsets. In a CD-ROM the ability to play audio CD's is an afterthought.

Any CD's you use in the car are going to get damaged. Just a matter of how long you can go before having to burn new ones.
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