InCar 2010 Awards (If Anyone Cares)

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InCar 2010 Awards

Winner
Highly Recommended


Head Unit under $500
JVC KW-XR716 $499
Clarion CZ500A $399
Pioneer DEH-7250SD $399

Head Unit over $500
Alpine CDA-117E $599
Blaupunkt Bremen MP78 $999
Pioneer DEH-P80RS $799

Multimedia Head Unit under $1000
Pioneer AVH-P3250BT $949
Clarion VX400A $799
Sony XAV-60 $999

Multimedia Head Unit over $1000
Kenwood DNX5360NAV $2299
Alpine IVA-D511EBT - $1899
Pioneer AVIC-F910BT $2499

AV Producst of the Year
HiTV TwinView Vivid $1999
NESA NSR-NAV35 $599
JVC KS-JA0502-3 $999

Amplifier under $1000
ARC Audio KS125.4Mini $999
Alpine PDX-F6 $999
Focal FPS 2160 $649

Amplifier over $1000
TRU Technology B-2110 $1495
Genesis Series 3 $1399
Boston GT 2300 $1299

Speaker under $1000
Alpine SPX-17PRO $999
Crescendo Opus 8.6 $699
HC Focal 165 V30 $529

Speakers over $1000
Dynaudio Esotar2 $4497
Focal KRX3 $1649
Seas Lotus Reference $1700

Subwoofer - SQ
Seas Lotus Reference SW250 $890
Alpine SWX-1243D $699
Dynaudio E1200 $1599

Subwoofer - SPL
Fusion PP-SW150 $499
Digial Designs 3512e $1109
Option Audio OA12XTMPACK $899

GPS - Portal
Garmin Nuvi 1450T $349
Navman MY55T $399
Uniden TRAX 5000 $349

Innovations
Alpine PXE-G660 $699
Directed Electronics VI Monitor $799
Pioneer NDBC20PA Camera $399

[HCVP]

Some interesting wins, especially from Fusion in the SPL category.

Nice to see Blaupunkt picking up a win. I was actually chasing the Bremen MP78 for a while, but was unable to get what i thought, was a decent price.

Does anyone else think that some of the wins may have been a little bit biased towards Alpine? I know some of the high end gear are great products, but still, for the money, i think i would be looking elsewhere. Thoughts?

[fkford]

very suprised with the SPL winner..

[StoneX]

It's a magazine, you can't trust the results as they get paid by the brands for advertising and get given free equipment. Also, a brand might only submit one model of head unit and no speakers or amps so you don't know what other products have been tested in each category.

Don't get me wrong, it's alright info but don't take it as gospel... Research the products in other places too

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It's a magazine, you can't trust the results as they get paid by the brands for advertising and get given free equipment. Also, a brand might only submit one model of head unit and no speakers or amps so you don't know what other products have been tested in each category.

Don't get me wrong, it's alright info but don't take it as gospel... Research the products in other places too

That is exacly correct.

I thought I'd post it because it kind of gives an idea of what is out there and what is new etc.
You have to research the products, read reviews by customers not shops/magazines.

Althought I'm sure Joe would recon those Crescendo 8.6 would be good quality!

I don't think those Alpines should have won speaker under $1000. Especially cause they sell for $999 in store! I couldn't justify paying that amount for those speakers. I listened to a Demo on a soundboard on Saturday with the new Alpine X Splits, but they weren't fantastic.

Edit: Although, I don't know how Fusion got Winner SPL Sub..... I couldn't even see them buying their win. They only produce cheap crap! So that's a bit weird. I would of thought the DD would have easily beaten it.

[HCVP]

But then again like Stone said , it's what get's entered. DD of course could have submitted a sub that would no doubt be capable of producing bigger numbers. If you can net similiar readings on a term lab for half the price then they deserve the win i guess...If there was ever an al outl db drag between fusion and DD then it's obvious who would win.

Most people assiciate Fusion with being of cheaper quality, rather than taking into account that it may be suitable for other things, such as SPL competitions, given a certain budget.

[Deutscher]

Some interesting wins, especially from Fusion in the SPL category.

Nice to see Blaupunkt picking up a win. I was actually chasing the Bremen MP78 for a while, but was unable to get what i thought, was a decent price.

Does anyone else think that some of the wins may have been a little bit biased towards Alpine? I know some of the high end gear are great products, but still, for the money, i think i would be looking elsewhere. Thought?

I do like Alpine decks, but I don't own/use Ipods (my bad thought the Alpine CDA-117E was one of those new ipod only decks). I'm happy with my 9887.
The Alpine Type X Splits aren't anything special imo, for $999 you could buy better. Alpine PDX amps are highly regarded because it's Digital and produces good clean power. But they are rather expensive imo. With the Fusion.... weird... couldn't even see Fusion buying their way in.

[HCVP]

GO FUSION !!! oh , wait, what

[fkford]

lol fusion is like US audio... speaks for itself really.

unless someone can correct me?

I just bought a Vibe Slick 12" woofer and a Vibe mono amp.. anyone heard what there like?

[HCVP]

Vibe are good. Slick is their entry level gear i beleive. Competetive for the money, so as long as your not expecting ground shaking bass, then you should be happy.

I disagree that fusion is like US audio, Fusion make some quite decent gear (for the price) at the upper end of the range, US audio don't.

Why did you buy the Vibe if you have never heard of them?

[Deutscher]

Vibe are good. Slick is their entry level gear i beleive. Competetive for the money, so as long as your not expecting ground shaking bass, then you should be happy.

I disagree that fusion is like US audio, Fusion make some quite decent geat at the upper end of the range, US audio don't.

Why did you buy the Vibe if you have never heard of them?

He probably brought it from Joe? I buy stuff all the time I haven't heard. Just because it usually isn't available near me (Perth). I brought lots of things without hearing it.

Yamaha S215V Club Series Cabinets, JBL MRX518 Sub, Crown XTi2000, CrownXTi1000 (All from America) (Pro Audio Gear)
Hifonic 2412 Sub, Hifonic Brutus 2608 Amp (From America)
Alpine 9887 and Pioneer Deck (GF's) (From America)
2x MB Quart DSC480 Amp (GF's) (from America)
SoundStream SST-05's Tweeters, SoundStream TRC6N Splits, SoundStream TRX2.820 Amp (Australia)

I didn't demo any of that gear.

[fkford]

eh.. close enough. I am over ground shaking bass.

i used to have 2x12" comp kickers which were ground shaking as you can imagine but i am/was looking for nice clear bass hence why i got Vibe.