nightowl

a tad!!???

mine is the kenwood kdc-mp8017 and that was 400 bucks alone! yours is atleast $800 cdn

pro5girlie

Stupid question, but does anyone find that silver head units clash with the bezel we have? I know it's kinda gold-ish (think champagne). I couldn't really tell from the pic that Tomac posted. Just a bit fussy, I guess. Thanks!

Shawn

hehe, $800 is expensive. I paid $950 cdn for mine and it is $1300 MSRP. Really expensive is the Pioneer DEX-P9, $2400 cdn MSRP. Yikes!!

1phtwagn

Anyone would have to be stupid to spend $2500 on anything Pioneer makes. They make a decent head unit, yes, but if I'm spending that kinda money, it better be for a company that has one interest....radios. They can't be making tv's, home theaters, car stereos. Clarion, Alpine, Eclipse....

As for one that matches the illumination....A Clarion DZ-715 will change Amber/Green. The 9675 did as well and looked really good in my dash. But I plan on adding indiglo gauges, so since looks weren't important I went with an Eclipse 8051.

ToMaC

The only time mine clashes is at night. But during the day it blends nicely with the dash/carbon fiber. I get a comment from everyone that rides in my car I can get a better, hi-res picture if you want pro5girlie. As far as price as some of you are saying.. sure it's expensive when you look at the MSRP. Ebay people.. I paid almost $200 below MSRP for it, brand new and in original box.. I paid $517 for it, not sure what that comes out to be in cdn.

Mac Daddy

Who makes the pocket used?


As far as Pioneer is concerned, I personally do not use it, but you do understand that most radio manufacturers including Alpine and Eclipse do not make the cd transports and D/A converters. Most of those are made by Sanyo, Panasonic and Phillips. Just food for thought.

ToMaC

Not sure who makes it, The store just installed it for me. I would think its just a generic DIN pocket?

hihoslva

Gotta agree about the Kenwood stuff - good prices and real great sound. I think that Kenwood does a nice job of equalizing the output from all of their components - you seem to get a great balance of highs, mids, and lows - particularly the mids - Kenwoods seem to image midrange really well, in my experience. It only gets better if you add K'woody speakers. Plus, they also seem to have good user-equalizing capabilities - the frequencies of adjustment are very real-world and logical - the adjustments seem to match the output frequencies of average size speakers - not too low and not too high.

OK...I think Kenwood might owe me some advertising money now.......

BenP5

I think I'll go with the sony CDX-MP450X,not too $$$$

Had a Sony on my previous car and had no problem with it.

I'm not a music freak, the only thing I want is to remove that ugly desk and get a MP3 player.

I think the red will look good at night...

naki831

well put. Kenwood is way overrated. They overcharge because their units look "cool". When it comes down to performance/sq, they're not even in the same class as Clarion, Eclipse, Nakamichi HUs.

hihoslva

Maybe Kenwood's prices can be a bit steep for their "high-end" components with too many whistles and bells, but I've found that their mid-level equipment is excellent. I've had several Kenwood components, including decks, amps, CD Changers, and speakers, and have never had complaint about any of them. No, I didn't go for the more expensive model because it looked cool - I stayed with more reasonably priced equipment that had the features I needed.

I always felt like I got my money's worth out of Kenwood equipment, and I never spent that much. I have also found their reliability to be very good - which is more than I can say for some other manufacturers.

We could argue this all damn day - Fact is, we all like what we like, and if it works for you, stick with it. There are as many opinions about equipment as there are about music in general.

What really matters is that we all love our common ground - the Proteges that these sytems are in!

nightowl

ya i had a choise between the sony and the kenwood MP3/cd deck, both were the same price, but i chose the kenwood cause it had more options


Kenwood KDC-MP8017 AM/FM CD Car Deck

WebID: 10006321
Mfr. Part Number KDC-MP8017
# Of Pre-Out In Pairs 2
# Of Tuner Presets 24
Alarm/Security Code/Detach
ATT/Mute Yes
Built-In Crossover No
CD Mute Circuit No
CD Text Capable (Deck &/or Chgr) Yes
Changer Control Yes
Clock Yes
D/A Converter Type Quad 1-Bit
Direct Access On CD Remote Only
Display Type Dot Matrix
EQ/DSP Control No
EQ/DSP/Crossover System Q
Face Style D-Mask
Intro Scan On CD Yes
Loudness/BBE/D-Bass Yes
Motorized Face No
One Touch Memory on Tuner Yes
Plays CD-Rs Yes
Plays CD-RWs Yes
Plays MP3 CDs Yes
Power/Max 47W X 4
Pre-Out Voltage 1.8V
Random On CD Yes
Remote Control Optional
Repeat On CD Yes
Rotary Controls No
Size DIN
Sub Volume Control No
Switchable Illumination Yes
TV Tuner Control No



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With 47 X 4 watts of maximum power and separate bass, midrange, and treble control you'll easily be able to get the sound you're after in your car.


Sony CDXMP450X AM/FM CD Car Deck

Mfr. Part Number CDXMP450X
# Of Pre-Out In Pairs 2
# Of Tuner Presets Info Not Available
Alarm/Security No
ATT/Mute No
Built-In Crossover No
CD Mute Circuit No
CD Text Capable (Deck &/or Chgr) Yes
Changer Control No
Clock Yes
D/A Converter Type 1 Bit
Direct Access On CD Yes
Display Type 2 Colour LCD
EQ/DSP Control No
EQ/DSP/Crossover No
Face Style Detach/Flip
Intro Scan On CD Info Not Available
Loudness/BBE/D-Bass D-Bass
Motorized Face No
One Touch Memory on Tuner 6
Plays CD-Rs Yes
Plays CD-RWs Yes
Plays MP3 CDs Yes
Power/Max 50W X 4
Pre-Out Voltage 2V
Random On CD Info Not Available
Remote Control Yes
Repeat On CD Info Not Available
Rotary Controls Yes
Size DIN
Sub Volume Control No
Switchable Illumination No
TV Tuner Control No

ToMaC

Pre-Amp output is a bit low on those. I would recommend at least 4v.

Shawn

I agree. 1.8V and 2V are a little low for preouts. Also, those decks only have 2 pair of preouts each. Probably for front speakers and rear speakers, but what about the subs? One of the most important factors in my choice of HU was that it had 3 pair of preouts(front, rear and subs) at a good voltage level. Of course, the HU's with 3 preouts are a little more expensive though.