What HU

[Adams_16v]

out of these:

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/default.php?cPath=3&osCsid=37d7024b00c654c70119ca265b2bfd4fhttp://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/default.php?cPath=3&osCsid=37d7024b00c654c70119ca265b2bfd4f

someone has offered to buy me one as a gift (v lucky eh?), and seen as i just blew mine up may as well get a decent one!

anyway, up to about £350, http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2192 Alpine CDA-9815RB or the Pioneer. I love the graphics on the Pioneers, but dunno, fancy the Alpine!

 

[BRUN]

go with the Alpine

 

[cliosportcraig]

ALPINE my good man !

 

[Tom]

9815 is the best hu on the market

 

[MaLicE]

go for the new clarion, has better features than the alpine, and i prefer the sound of it to the alpine.

though the alpine is good, the displays can be hard to see in the day time.

 

[MaLicE]

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2047&osCsid=37d7024b00c654c70119ca265b2bfd4fhttp://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2047&osCsid=37d7024b00c654c70119ca265b2bfd4f



this 1, has loads of good features, the display has some grafics on it also, and has like 700 diff colour combinations on it, u have aux in, 3 rca outs all 4v, mp3 with i must say a better and easier to use files system than the alpine, also wma playback. if i had the money i would go for that.

 

[BRUN]

well Malice is right, durin the day, and in a Clio, the Alpine displays are VERY poor

but ive got used to mine, i mean the quality and power make up for it, i dont sit lookin at the HU, i DO sit listenin to the music

 

[S15VE_M]

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/images/b_cdxm800.jpg

my m8s got this one its the nuts i think

 

[Pete-W]

out of the 2 you said, alpine every time

 

[viceroy]

Quote: Originally posted by MCsteveie on 04 August 2003




my m8s got this one its the nuts i think





what is that? link to specs please

 

[rocko]

Quote: Originally posted by MCsteveie on 04 August 2003


http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/images/b_cdxm800.jpg

my m8s got this one its the nuts i think

Yep Ive got that one, and it is the nuts nuts

 

[viceroy]

Quote: Originally posted by rocko on 05 August 2003

Quote: Originally posted by MCsteveie on 04 August 2003




my m8s got this one its the nuts i think

Yep Ive got that one, and it is the nuts nuts





So what the hell is it???

 

[Tom]

its a sony and the alpine is better

 

[Swervin_Mervin]

Put £100 towards it yourself and get this

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2392&osCsid=37d7024b00c654c70119ca265b2bfd4fhttp://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2392&osCsid=37d7024b00c654c70119ca265b2bfd4f

It WILL p1ss all over the others. By quite some margin as well.

It might not have loads of flashy ligts and useless functions but you wont give a toss once you hear it.

 

[cliosportcraig]

Good if your going in for spl comps and such, but not for everyday use ! TOO expensive. This bloke clearly wants to show it off to his mates and impress the ladies (LOL) Go for the alpine, very good sound looks and not a bad price ! all around winner !

 

[Adams_16v]

bet it sounds fukin quality....but it looks like a goodmans out of Argos for £69.99

 

[connor]

LOL!

Adam mate, out of them two, alpine all the way, that 9815 is a bargin for 339!!!! its like 500 in the shops, its an aweseome head unit! get it! u wont be dissapointed!!!

But I would go nakamichi all the way!!!! Thats what I want! seeing as ive had an alpine 9812, might upgrade! but the only prob is that they dont do motorised tft screen head units do they ? And thats what I want really... & clarion are doing a very good deal on a Sat Nav Package ;-) And is it me or that nakamichi u posted up doesnt have any rca outs for amps??!

What about becker...? lol ;-)

 

[Adams_16v]

i hear the Alba ones are also good.

 

[connor]

oh very good, but u cant beat ur first choice of goodmans

 

[Swervin_Mervin]

The Nak will have RCA outputs. Ive got a 2 1/2 yr old CD-35z which was the base unit and that has RCA outputs.

Personally I dont care that it doesnt look flashy. Its sound quality that counts in a stereo non? And for that reason alone it cannot be touched by similarly priced main brand units.

Do you all own home hi-fis? I take it from the above that they are also full of flashy lights, graphics, changeable colours etc? You know the ones. Theyre aimed at the 14yr old brigade.

Everyone thats heard mine (still with the standard speakers) is amazed at the reproduction, and some have even changed their minds and gone for one themselves.

As the guy in Dimma said, where I got it from: "You really wont hear anything better mate. Weve all got them. They make everything else sound sh1t."

 

[connor]

yep, true Nak Hifis are the best Ive got home hifi... but a seperate system obviously for the best SQ! would never get a midi system unless I didnt have the space & had to resort to it! the Nak MP3 Player lands in december!!! Wooohoo!!!

 

[Zmaster2k]

i was just going to post a mesg about that very alpine unit!

What we all think?

 

[cliosportcraig]

The cda 9815RB ??? TIZ QUALITY NUFF SAID....... no really is a quality piece of kit maybe not as good as the naka but lets be honest that looks like a steamin dog crap. worth every penny... NUFF SAID

 

[connor]

yep, 9815 is amazing, but there aint much differences between that and the 9812... so if u wanna save a hundred coz u wont be making use of the other features then u might wanna consider it!!

 

[Zmaster2k]

whats the got 9815 that the 9812 hassnt?

 

[connor]

well the more important features are 3 way crossover (which I need for my 3 way components) a more updated better I-personalise, bass engine pro, Subwoofer Level Control with Phase Selector, MM Driver (Hard Disc Drive) Ready, mobileHub Ready
And thats about it!

 

[Adams_16v]

yeah i thought about that but im not keen on the display type, the txt, the 9815 looks better.

 

[connor]

Heh, I didnt actually think there was mch difference, but looking below ur right! I dont know tho!!!! nakamichi or alpine 9815!!! dont know whats better for me needs as I aint familiar with Naks!!

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1060386965__9815.jpg

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1060387050__9812.jpg

 

[johnnyho]

If u just want sound quality, go for the Nak, but if u want a bit of looks then go for the alpine. just got one recently - theyre brilliant!! Couldnt fault it

 

[johnnyho]

The extra £100 for the 9815 over the 9812 is worth it, even just for the screen. It just looks soooo much better. i-personalise is better on the 9815, u can load it via cd-r/rw whereas the 9812 needs u to print out the settings and manually put them in the HU. Ive been told the bass engine version is also better - 9815 got bass engine pro and 9812 bass engine plus, although i dont really know the difference, think theres more channels and stuff in the settings.

 

[klmillard]

I got the http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=2192Alpine CDA-9815RB and can honestly say it is superb. My Missus has the Pioneer 6900R (i think that is the model) and it is good but nothing compaired to the Alpine. I owned Pioneers in the past and non match the Alpine.

Alpine everytime!!!

 

[connor]

hehe, yo johnny ho, display aint much of a problem.... Its whether the nak can do what I want it to do!!! Are they suitable for big installs with more than 3 amps etc etc? & also if ive got 3 way components, will they have 3 way crossovers in them? coz thats what the 9815 has got! & i think i might need the 3 way crossover if ive got 3 way components wont i ?

 

[Swervin_Mervin]

A nak would probably be better for big installs cos of the purity of the sound. Not sure on the crossover front though. You might be better off asking http://www.caraudiodirect.comwww.caraudiodirect.com for some advice there. THeyre pretty good for advice though, and theyve got a forum over there.