New head unit...

New head unit...

Yo, i need a new head unit so that i can get my system hooked up. I've looked around a little, but can't really find anything that i like. You guys give me some suggestions. I'm hoping to spend under $300, and i want something that looks good.

Check out www.ikesound.com you may like something.

Okay...i like this one, but i dont know enough about it to make a decision. Maybe one of you guys can help me out...
It's a bit out of my price range, but i'll get what i pay for, right?

What's the product number and how much are you paying for it? I might be able to get one to you cheaper

It's running for $322 at ikesound, and i'm not sure where to find the parts number, unless this is it (which i dont think it is DEH-P8500MP

thats the model number

check out www.etronics.com too they have good prices

Is that price at IkeSound shipped?

Harmony has that headunit for 328 shipped. Not too much different, but every penny counts

http://www.shopharmony.com/product.asp?file=PRICEGRABBER&i=PIODEHP8500MP

go to ur local swap shop or flea market and get it for cheap with factory warranties

that pioneer is pretty nice.. what about the Alpine 9813 though.. less expensive and better in my opinion.. also check out this jvc, my last headunit was a jvc similar to this.. http://www.jvc.com/product.jsp?modelId=MODL027017&page=2
its not real pretty but you can find them on ebay for abou 250, they are very good sounding and the eq is pretty easy to use. . Or you could get the alpine 9815 like i did for about 350 after shipping.. the 9813 is the same thing though pretty much only with green illumination and only has a 1 line lcd instead of 2, and you can download some equalizing info off a cd (i've never done that yet). The alpines have built in crossovers and equalizers, as well as time correction to make up for the length differences between the user and the speakers.. all this makes for a bit complicated setup with amps and everything.. so prepare to spend a lot of time messing with settings before you get it sounding good.. i had to do a lot of tweaking..

woofy: thanks for the helpful info. I took a quick glance at that JVC, but its late, so i'll have to look a little better after class tomorrow.

Psy: Thanks. If i do decide to go with this one, that will most likely be the place that i get it. I would do the flea market thing, but i dunno...something just doesn't seem right to me about all that.

I used price match and employee discount and got pioneer head unit that was 265$ for 120$. I would go to epinions.com find a head unit from a same state competitor of a main store and print it and take it in to a major store to see if you can get a good price match.