Sony Or Pioneer.

[wrx884]

Yeah, and once the BLOWN RCA fuse is fixed, there's no noise.

LOL +2 4 that :thumbsup:

Id go pioneer HU they r much better and easier 2 work ur way around the menus and settings.

 

[HSV126]

Yeah, and once the BLOWN RCA fuse is fixed, there's no noise.

wasnt that simple.

 

[StoneX]

wasnt that simple.

Why wasn't it that simple?

I repair car audio for a living and the only noise issue with Pioneer's is when the RCA ground fuse is blown by the installer.

 

[swiftymcfeat]

Anyone that knows anything about car audio knows sony is DIRT DIRT DIRTY. NEVER! i repeat NEVER use sony in your car lol.... Why do you think none of the top car audio specialists stock it? Only crap places like strathfield and JB HIFI use it because its complete crap.

hope i helped haha...

My car has a full clarion system and i love it

 

[Fun_Bucket]

Anyone that knows anything about car audio knows sony is DIRT DIRT DIRTY. NEVER! i repeat NEVER use sony in your car lol.... Why do you think none of the top car audio specialists stock it? Only crap places like strathfield and JB HIFI use it because its complete crap.

hope i helped haha...

My car has a full clarion system and i love it

Agreed, sony sucks big time!! has the OP brought any thing yet??haha i reckon if you don't know a lot and are not quite sure of what your buying, then steer clear of a a brand like sony. They sell speakers for 20 bucks..Yes they sell good ones too, but that's not the point. Brands like focal, MB Quart, Hertz, don't sell 20 dollar speakers for a reason, and probably never will. OP, if your gonna buy from a brand like Sony, then be prepared to filter through a lot of **** to sort the garbage, from the decent, and then find the good:thumbsup: And more on that sub you reccomended, Autobahn is selling them with an amp package for under 200 bucks now, so you know it will be **** house. I've had a few sub's , i started off with a cheap 12, then moved to 2 of them, a 15 for a while, but my latest, 2 x Blaupunkt Velocitiy (genuine Velocities-)10 inch subs, are music to my ears!! These day's i wouldn't reccomend even trying to fit a sub and amp into your budget when first begining a set up- your only gonna get less that what you want, and skimp on the all the other components, just for the sake of a bit more bass- And in the long run you'll fork out more upgrading different components in the future because your un happy with them. Take your $1500 budget, and get the best front , rears, H/U and 4 channel amp you can get with it!!! Get a sub or subs, later on, and get them for the proper reason, to produce the sound frequencies that your other speakers are not capable of producing. Not just to rattle your number plate, and vibrate your mirrors!! Your car audio should be designed for you to listen to whilst in the car, not to hear the bass from your boot from accross the road!! SQ beats SPL hands down!!!

 

[HSV126]

i put it to you that MY sony install in the vn will go louder and clearer than your clarion system ive had clarion and Im no sound engineer all i know is what sounds good. Besides the argument is sony v. Pioneer.
i agree the both crap if all u spend is spare change but dont asume all there equimpent is trash. Like i said i had a mate with a full JL system and mine **** on it.
I remember when everyone was talking up fusion-until repco got a hold of it
Ill spend the cash on a sony setup for my caprice too. The only thing i cant complain about is soundstream, they make some good gear

 

[StoneX]

I'll stick with my Pioneer, Audison, Boston, and Image Dynamics gear And the Pioneer does not let the other gear down in one bit.

 

[commsirac]

I had a top of the line Sony unit with the 4v preouts etc from 10+ years ago. It performed faultlessly for the entire time and there was nothing to complain about apart from the screen not being bright enough in bright sunlight

None of the Sony stuff inspires me atm, especially in the looks and features department. sound quality: dont be fooled, even $50 CD players basically do a perfect job of reproducing the sound and given most of us dont have $20000 studio monitors in our cars or golden ears, the difference between top and bottom of the line wont be noticeable. Also most of us will now be using ipods and mp3,4 tracks, which to me are near indistinguishable from CD in a car environment


Look at the operating features, use of use, outputs etc, steering wheel controls, ipod control and info displayed on screen.Also if you are looking at playing mp3s from usb look specifically at how quickly it will load tracks and display info, or actually display info, most of them dont do a good job in this regard.
My last purchase was decided solely on the quality of the display, whether it was bright enough to be able to be seen in direct sunlight and that the display was suitably dim for night driving. Most of the current offerings have too many coloured backlights that cant be muted, and were quickly struck from my list which unfortunately didnt leave much on offer
I eventually ended up with a clarion dxz586usb which has proven to be good so far, the most annoying feature which I compromised on was the lack of a rotary vol control, up/down buttons are the pits and of course like every other aftermarket unit dumped onto the australian market the vol contol is on the wrong side(left) of the unit.

If youve got $1500 to spend, $200 on the hu and spend the rest on the stuff that will make a difference to the sound, speakers and amps.
If you only spend $200 on the speakers, then you really only have something that sounds like $200 worth even with a $500 hu.....but then again, you dont have to spend the earth to find good speakers.

Are the pioneers any good? Dont know, one of them did make my shortlist on being suitable, but got a better price on the clarion

Unfortunately shopping for these units and testing out all the operating features is a nightmare. Most of the sales assistants dont know how to access all the features of a unit and when you ask will it do x, they claim it will and just tell you it will be all in the operating manual. Unfortunately they dont have the operating manual there for you to see how its done, so you either have to believe them or move on.
It may be an unreasonable ask to have some sales buffoon learn how to work every unit they are selling, but if that is too hard, at least put out the manuals(tie them down if they have to) so the customer can work it out if the salesman cant be bothered.

 

[LthlThrt]

if u havent alreddy get a pioneer deh 6050 ub
3 rca preouts direct sub control, sound retriever, loudness cont., bass, list scrolling for big usbs, mp3's, usb port, aux port, come wit ipod jack 550$ but its prob cheaper now, u can always haggle

 

[mavro]

look for the HU you like ( alpine ) and buy it.
then look for the amp's and speaker you want, see how much they will cost and then look on E-Bay (u.s.a ) and get it sent over it will save at least 50%