sony xplode or pioneer?

[Ghetto_CB7]

Well to start off, the H/U is very fragile its not good quality. Second the H/U acts funny all the time, like when i turn on my car the display doesn't show
the music plays and you could use the menu but no display, then it comes and goes on/off, i hate it, sometime it wont play mp3's it just sucks and i cant wait to change it.

That is very strange... Where did you buy the unit. I have done tons of Panasonic installs and have never had a single one with problems. In fact i have had more problems with Alpine then i have with Panasonic.

[accord junkie]

id go with the more reliable pioneer.

[naphta91]

Alpine all the way. never had probs with em in all my rides. then again other brands are good too, newer pioneer or JVC decks..

[GREENCB3]

Stick with Alpine or pioneer.Sony sucks

[GreenMadness]

I have had experiance with both companys. Sony makes power, but the H/U's dont last and the eye's have alot of trouble, making even the smallest scratches noticable and after half a year of use you can find it being very tempermental as to which "brand" cd's it will play.

I have sony speakers cause for the price they pull the best overall sound and power in my opinion.

I dont like pioneer speakers at all, like many stated they dont hold up under loud music and just sound like a pile of crap.

Pioneer H/U... best investment, even with the stiff susepension and motor mounts filled i can be beasting through rough country roads... and the comment i get after how stiff my car is... tends to be "damn, that cd player just dosn't skip"

[GREENCB3]

I have had experiance with both companys. Sony makes power, but the H/U's dont last and the eye's have alot of trouble, making even the smallest scratches noticable and after half a year of use you can find it being very tempermental as to which "brand" cd's it will play.

I have sony speakers cause for the price they pull the best overall sound and power in my opinion.

I dont like pioneer speakers at all, like many stated they dont hold up under loud music and just sound like a pile of crap.

Pioneer H/U... best investment, even with the stiff susepension and motor mounts filled i can be beasting through rough country roads... and the comment i get after how stiff my car is... tends to be "damn, that cd player just dosn't skip"

x2 on everything he said

[jas_r34]

i hate alpine h/u....mine skips so much even for the smallest stratches....my JVC was better

[ghettogeddy]

i loved my p5 10" had 3 of them and about 2700 watts 1 1800 watt fosgate 1 500 watt fosgate and a audiobahn a4004t for the highs

[TEH_L33T_CB7]

I would say Pioneer because I have had some and they have lasted and still sound great and sony speakers are kinda cheap, so that's why Im going with pioneer.

[TurboZach]

For what it's worth, I've had the same system in my cb since '93, running Pioneer speakers from a Pioneer head through two sony amps. Worked for over fifteen years, but now one of the sony's died. I'd prolly do the same again. The dude above me's got the right Idea; just mix n' match whatever you like. At least that way you have something custom.

[cb7FoME]

im running...pioneer,alpine,sony....im happy

[loud92CB7]

ok i understand some of us are more into audio and some are more motor and some more looks. but for cdplayers do urself a fav get one with 2-3 sets of rca outputs. use actual amps. now for a brand preference i would start with pioneer panasonic eclipse then alpine. there are a few others i might put in my car. rightnow i have an older alpine9827 that is feeding a memphis 50.2 and a eclipse xa1000. sounds wonderful just need more power for my subs.

[ghettogeddy]

i loved my last setup and that was a panasonic cq-c7301u deck and a audiobahn a800t 800 watt mono block running to one alpine type r 10 but when my car got stolin they took my sub and my faceplate lol
had my car for 4 hr and only took 2 things lol

[ex_style90]

Yeap, i say pioneer too. Xplode is good too but mostly just for looks if you ask me. Haha, I have roadmaster speakers in the back from walmart. Only 20 bucks too. lol. They put out about 400 watts. Way better than my stock speakers. Just needed to replace them though.

[AllWhiteCoupe]

iv had everything listed and awhole lot more. Dont ever buy sony, just save yourself the time and throw your money in the trash. Alpine is awsome, but way to technical. ivwe got the exact same set up right now in my car as pictured above. Ive got the aubiobahn a8000 running 1 type r 12", and an alpine h/u. Yes, i think it sucks. It has very good SOUND QUALITY, but it overheats constantly. Its about 50/50 which is gonna give out first on every ride:either the h/u or the amp. Just turn your shit down and all these prob. go away! I dont ever turn mine down, i just blast it for the 15 min. a day that it works right. I could try and make it work better, but id rather go faster now. Im kinda over the whole "i cant go fast, but you can hear me around the block" thing. But