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I am looking for a new HU to replace the stock one. And i willing to spend up to 450 for a new HU and was wondering what a good one to get.

 
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I like this one for the price also there is alpine for best sound.

 
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you can get a bunch of nice head units for that price. I would go for last year's Alpine 9835, or if you want the newer one the 9855.

 
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what is the rest of your system like? if it is all stock otherwise, maybe get a lower model alpine hu like a cda-9831 and get a decent pair of front speakers so you can better use the slightly improved output that you will get with your head unit

 
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Eclipse HU all the way, they make awesome stuff

 
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I agree with 05reverb, the Pioneer DEH-P80MP is great. I have it now and I couldn't be happier.

 
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You sir are another one guilty of not reading the Guidlines to posting and/or using common sense.

You have a forum full of people who would love to weigh in here and help you with advice. However, how could anyone suggest anything to you without knowing the details surrounding your needs. The reason why there are 42 million different types of HUs to choose from is because everyone has different want's/needs. Let us know as much info about your system, preferences, experience etc. And we'll be glad to help

Take a minute and read the guidlines to posting at the top of the forum.

 
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If it were me, pioneer or panasonic. Those have beautiful displays. Here's a pic of my pioneer 940mp in text mode. But yea alpine and eclipse are the best known for sound quality. Don't expect it to look great. There is one alpine model with a nice display. Look for that maybe.

 
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thats the deck I have, yes it is an excellent deck. Reads mp3s faster and has a cool list feature that makes finding mp3s easy

 
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Yea go with Alpine CDA-9855, awesome headunit and works with Ipod. It has the glidetouch control panel, and the sound quality is awesome.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...778526151&rd=1

 
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^yea thats the one I was thinking of with the cool display.

 
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of the whole it works with i-pod or sat ready thing is like saying a tv is cable ready. you will still need another 75-150 dollar part per add on plus the i-pod or subscription.
but yeah the 9855 is bad ***. their new in dash is sweet too you can set ur eq by just runnin ur finger across the screen. its hard to explain but its sweet.

 
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i have a panasonic c8100u headunit im trying to get rid of. it was in my crv till i sold it. im looking for 200 bucks but i'll do 200 shipped. i migth still have the honda harness so all you need is a kit which i can get through my installers

 
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Anything from Eclipse. Eclipse makes probably the best sounding most reliable decks out there. Granted no detachable face, but honestly how many time do you take the damn face off?

 
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and most thieves know they're not worth anything without the cd key.

 
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I think you're giving car stereo thieves' intelligence too much credit. I've got a friend who had Eclipse's top deck from last year (8454 maybe?). Notice how I said "had". The deck might not work, but the bottom line is he's still out a window, most of his dash, and a radio. Nothing's foolproof, you could just as easily steal a deck with no face.

That said Eclipse decks sound great, and they fit your budget, so go for that or a Nakamichi CD400!

 
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Eclipse are good decks. The company sux to deal with though. Hence a vast majority of Eclipse dealers dropped the line last year. But to say they make the best sounding decks out there? I have to beleive you haven't heard an Alpine or a Nakamichi head unit in your life. Both of which would, well, eclipse Eclipse in SQ. That being said, they are more reliable than some decks, but not as reliable as Alpine, Nak or even Pioneer. The Eclipse security system = the most annoying thing ever made. I read once there was a mini union of shops forming that brought their case to Eclipse by the masses saying they would no longer sell Eclipse Hus unless they changed security systems. Just ask Tweeter Etc, and Sound in Motion why they don't carry Eclipse anymore

 
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BTW, there are ways thieves can get around the ESN - the same the factory resets the unit after 10 wrong cds are played, and also there is a way through the Serial numbers that you can code out of the deck with a buttom combination.

 
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I'm probably going to get the pioneer premier deh-p8mp. It's even better than the regular pioneer deh-p80mp.

 
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the deck(dehp8mp) is cool, but the one *** system kinda sux. because if you screw up a setting you need to back out like 5 steps to get back to where you want to be.
dehp960mp is sweet if you can afford it.

 
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well everybody thanks for all the inputs. I finally gotten the Alpine CDA-9855. Nice. Very nice unit. But i gotten a couple of concerns about the glide control. Some are saying that can easily break. So i was wondering if that is true or not and if i should get a replacement plan for the unit. Next thing that i am upgrading is the speakers since i am running on stock speakers. I want the speakers to play techno and vocal songs. And my friend recommended me Alpine speakers. So i was wondering which is the higher end speaker- the R-series or the S-series. And i know that the X-series are the best but i can't afford those since i am currently also upgrading the I/H/E and wheels for the civic. I looking at the 6 1/2" two way speaker since those are the only ones that gives better bass than the 3-way and the 4-way.

 
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please help me someone

 
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i don't know the brand but there is one that has a built on 3.5" tv no flip screen it's built on the face should be just under that cost

 
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Man i finally finish putting in the car. It a hard as hell to do it for the rear speakers. I settle on the r-type speakers all around and now everything sound so GOOD. I have a question when i up the volume more than half way the sound starts breaking. Does that mean i still have to tweak the sound or does mean it doesn't have enough power???