trying to match my stereo together

[accordluvr93]

so i am looking for a new head unit and i want to know where i should start to choose my new head unit. i have 5.25 in infinity ref speakers in the front 6X9 in pioneer in the rear but i am planning on changing those to infinity ref. i also have a sony xplod 12 in sub with i 600 watt dual amp. i dont know all the things i should look for in a head unit to run all those speakers at a decent sound level.

one more question has any one ran the two door speakers and 2 rear speakers off of a small amp after the sound came out of the head unit???

[agol]

i mean all stereos do the same thing for you, some just do it better. i personally love alpine, others have their preferences. i have run pioneer before and it was decent. I like my sony xplod head unit i have now though, i like the fact it displays the name of the song. and im sure many people have run speakers to an amp. my speakers are technically running off an amp to power my subs because i dont have rca's in my headunit.

[sonikaccord]

My speakers are amped, but I don't have a choice. My HU puts out 0x4W
Pioneer would be a good choice. Try to get a mid-level model.

[AeyJayCB7]

It all depends what kind of head unit. Some have USB/Aux and some have HD Radio. I sticked to keenwood because they lasted me so long. My Friend did that on his car with the speakers on the side. That's because he replaced them with kicker speakers on the sides. Required bit more wattage

[onelivinlarge]

something with 4v preouts and 3 set of preouts so u can upgrade later

[alan lx]

I would recommend a Alpine, Pioneer, Kenwood in that order. It really gets down to how much money you have budgeted.Look at Crutchfeild. they have some good info. Good luck.

[Sarthos]

I would recommend Pioneer over Alpine over Kenwood... But I don't intend on using any of those brands anytime soon. Like sonikaccord, I have an Eclipse headunit that puts out 0 x 4 watts

[drunken monster]

I would go to your local audio shops, even Walmart, and look and touch all the headunits. Then find which one suits you best.

[Sarthos]

I would go to Wal Mart, laugh, walk out, and flip them the bird on the way out lol. There is nothing in the car audio section of a wal mart that is what we call "good". Some of them have some random pioneer headunits, but not really anything good.

[accordluvr93]

thanks for the input everyone

[Hondas-R-us]

if you want some good afforable audio equipment, i would go to onlinecarstereo.com i order from there all the time and there a pretty trust worthy website. and the prices are cheap. at the most for a good head unit from there will be about 150. but thats the most. well at least for a simple single din radio.

[Sarthos]

I'd go to caraudio.com, diyma.com, or caraudioclassifieds.org, and hit up their classifieds section. Find a used headunit, you can get really good stuff for decently cheap.

[-zixxer-]

Newbie here on cb7, But I work at a local audio shop in MO. Anyway, I can tell you my favorite head units untill about 3 years ago was kenwood excellon. For a very well priced unit, simple, clean, and great sq for the buck check out the jvc line.

[Lullabye]

Pioneer

I would have liked to swap my Pioneer for my Apline in my CB. Pioneer is more user friendly... especially for an Iphone or Ipod.

[kickeraccord90]

try clarion they are pretty good my bro has the 6volt 3 rca preout, but then he has everything amplified.