Which head unit should I buy?

**seanbrown** · 07-06-2005, 09:15 PM

Here is my setup:
car-pc with RCA outputs
Four speakers (front and rear) all MB Quart 6 1/2" with tweeters and crossovers
1 Phoenix Gold 12" 4 ohm dual subwoofer in enclosure
Soundstream 700w mono amplifier

Here is what I want to be included in my deck/head unit:
Sub control in deck
Sub out (rca)
Auxiliary Input (rca) which will support my car-pc
Decent looking removable faceplate
At least 50w x 4 power to front/rear speakers
I like the sound of Pioneer, so that brand if possible

If anyone knows what deck I should be buying let me know. I am lost. Thanks for all your help

**seanbrown** · 07-06-2005, 11:23 PM

I think I may have decided on a Pioneer DEH-P6600... What do you think about that unit? Or should I try to stick with Alpine or Clarion like I've seen people say on the forums?

**kirbycope** · 07-06-2005, 11:44 PM

Head units are for cheaters.

**Vchat20** · 07-07-2005, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by kirbycope

Head units are for cheaters.

yup

**seanbrown** · 07-07-2005, 03:00 AM

Thanks, you both were a lot of help. I dont know what I would have done without your input

**Stealth97** · 07-07-2005, 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by seanbrown

Thanks, you both were a lot of help. I dont know what I would have done without your input

wouldent have saved a couple o' hundred $$ on a piece of unnessesary equipment.

**accentsound** · 07-07-2005, 01:59 PM

You will never go wrong with a quality pioneer head unit. Plus to those nay sayers out there. He will at least still be able to play his tunes, should any one component that a PC needs to operate should fail. And there is alot to fail on a PC.

**sdashiki** · 07-07-2005, 02:04 PM

Everyone says they keep the HU for "backup" purposes and the like..

but when yer CD player broke in the past, you had no tunes while you fixed/bought a new one....

so if/when your comp breaks, OH NO, same problem. But not listening to music and getting in car internet for a day or two is never worth the $400 minimum for a decent head unit...and again that $400 could buy a large portion of a carputer setup...

**jizzajam** · 07-07-2005, 02:05 PM

I'm a big pioneer fan too. I'm the ultimate cheater, I've got an AVIC-D1.....

**Fraychild** · 07-07-2005, 02:17 PM

Heh... It's all matter of opinion.
I was strongly suggested to go with just an AMP. It was a good idea, and I never turned it down, but I was able to afford a cheap $75 Blaupunkt unit which I moved into my Glove Box... My PC had countless "down" times... and if it wasn't for that HU, I would've drove myself crazy lookin' at a blank monitor up front...
Maybe I'll go with just an amp someday... but that's after I'm 110% statisfied with the PC and how it's running... then again... has anyone ever been 110% satisfied???
Pioneer decks are the shiznit... as long as it has AUX inpuit and some other good features, go for it man...