Which head unit

[Seymour]

Right ladies and gents im after a head unit to replace the standard on ive got at the mo. i have a budget of bout £250 what would u suggest??

 

[McBunny]

pioneer mp77 looks good mates is here monday so i will fit it then

 

[Bryan]

pioneer dehp77mp

 

[Seymour]

do u have any pics of it?

 

[McBunny]

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/images/products/caraudio/pioneer/1048518662072deh_p77mp_detailpage.jpg

 

[McBunny]

WMA/MP3/CD RDS Tuner









If design is your mantra, you ’ll find yourself taking a second look at this elegant headunit. The ideal combination of function and form, this aluminium-plated CD tuner with a striking bright white dot matrix LED display features an ergonomic user interface designed for uncomplicated sound virtuosity. The DEH-P77MP has everything it takes to make a top in-car audio performer. Elements especially selected by Pioneer engineers for your listening pleasure include the legendary MOSFET 50 amplifier and D/A converters from the renowned Burr Brown company. High fidelity and high technology go hand in hand with Pioneer ’s new D4Q tuner and WMA/MP3 compatibility as well as a specially designed equaliser system. Clearly, this headunit is the ultimate sonic image-maker.





Key features
DEH-P77MP


Dot Matrix LED display





Ergonomic user interface





MOSFET 50 amplifier





Burr Brown D/A convertors





MP3/WMA Playback





3 Hi-Volt (6V) Pre-Outs





Automatic Sound Leveliser





Real aluminium front panel




Features - General
DEH-P77MP

javascript showHelpWindow3844">U color=#0000ff Multi-CD Control/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow588">U color=#0000ff CD Text/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow610">U color=#0000ff DAB Tuner Control/U
Yes




Source DVD Control
EXT




javascript showHelpWindow609">U color=#0000ff External unit control via IP-Bus/U
2




javascript showHelpWindow608">U color=#0000ff AUX-In with optional CD-RB20/U
Yes




Remote control
hard-wired & optional infrared RC




javascript showHelpWindow3846">U color=#0000ff ISO Connector/U
Yes




Display illumination
White LED




Rotary volume
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow602">U color=#0000ff Front Panel/U
Flap type (mechanical)




javascript showHelpWindow601">U color=#0000ff Removable Front Panel/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow616">U color=#0000ff Cellular telephone auto muting/U
Yes




Flexible angle installation
0-60°




Features - Tuner
DEH-P77MP

javascript showHelpWindow3849">U color=#0000ff Adaptive RDS PI, PS, AF, TP/TA /U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow3848">U color=#0000ff PTY Search and Alarm/U
Yes




News interrupt feature
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow585">U color=#0000ff Radio Text/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow3850">U color=#0000ff ARC FM/U
D4Q (ARC 5)




javascript showHelpWindow614">U color=#0000ff BSA Best TP Station Auto Search/U
Yes




High speed PLL Synthesiser tuner
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow3853">U color=#0000ff PNS Pulse Noise Suppressor/U
Yes




No. of Presets
24




javascript showHelpWindow613">U color=#0000ff BSM Best Stations Memory/U
Yes




Features - CD player
DEH-P77MP

Oversampling digital filter
8 x




javascript showHelpWindow3851">U color=#0000ff D/A Converter/U
1 bit Bit




Fast forward/reverse
Yes/Yes




Track Search/Scan/Repeat
Yes/Yes/Yes




Random Play
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow3852">U color=#0000ff Last position memory/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow588">U color=#0000ff CD Text/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow589">U color=#0000ff CD-R Playback/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow1187">U color=#0000ff MP3/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow1188">U color=#0000ff Windows Media™ Audio /U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow589">U color=#0000ff CD-RW Playback/U
Yes




Features - Audio / Amplifier
DEH-P77MP

Max. output power (watts)
MOSFET 4 x 50 Watt




DIN output power (DIN45324, +B=14.4 V)
4 x 27 Watt




javascript showHelpWindow3860">U color=#0000ff HPF/U
Yes




LPF
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow593">U color=#0000ff EEQ Plus/U
Yes




Source Equalisation Memory
Yes




Selectable Loudness
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow597">U color=#0000ff ASL Automatic Sound Leveliser/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow598">U color=#0000ff Direct Sub Drive/U
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow600">U color=#0000ff Source level adjuster/U
Yes




Fader
Yes




javascript showHelpWindow612">U color=#0000ff RCA Preout /U
3 (F + R + S/W or Non Fad)




javascript showHelpWindow615">U color=#0000ff High Voltage Output /U
Yes

 

[Tom]

its made of metal, not plastic btw

 

[McBunny]

it reminds me of my £500+ rf unit

 

[David]

i have a sony m850mp and its amazing!!!

 

[viceroy]

I have the Pioneer DEH-P740MP and i highly recommend it.

I think the new version is the DEH-P750MP

 

[Seymour]

cheers lads how much is the pioneer one going for. ive seen it b4 and really liked it.

 

[cliosportcraig]

What about an ALPINE ??? CDA 9812 RB !! Looks good and sounds good ! ITs got 4x60w MORE powerful than other HUs !!! Or if u can find it cheap go for the CDA 9813 R this is my HU and it rocks (the chassis mainly) !!

 

[McBunny]

the pioneer is 230

 

[Tom]

and it has burr brown bits in it

 

[16vneil]

For the money u wont find a better sounding unit

neil