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Old Dec 15, 2005
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Good Choice?

My step-dad gave me a budget of 350-400 to buy a new deck for me for christmas (or "the Holidays" if your PC). I looked around a lot and for a really good deal on a Clarion dxz855mp, for 350 brand new. I ended up getting that, good choice?


http://www.clarion.com/usa/products/.../DXZ855Mp.html

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Yea, it will do a ton of stuff but it is uglier than ***
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Yea, it will do a ton of stuff but it is uglier than ***
i dont think it's ugly, i'm converting my interior lights over to hyper-white and it'll blend in perfectly, as for that cvisual, dont like it too much, but it has a blue car driving that looks badass....

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I would have just went with an alpine....
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i had an alpine, i actually like this one better, i've always been told clarion's higher-end models are better than alpine n e way
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Is that touchscreen?
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of course, it's so badass
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Clarion

I have last years Clarion 845. Clarions are great decks with a lot a useful features. All the features you will use not like the other decks where it has a lot a features but not useful. Everybody puts Clarion down but they are one of the best. I love my Clarion and you will love it too.
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I've always been told clarion was the best, so i saw that deal and couldn't pass it up, and i love it, nothing i dont like about it yet....
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i used clarion for years when i was younger and i never had a problem with one. that is a very clean looking deck in my opinion. i think it was a good choice. good luck...
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have they made a deck that u can download new visuals to? is mine one? i havnt played with it much yet....
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whoa, this thing is really customizable, i was playing more with it during my lunch, loving it more and more
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wow, this thread died quick, i thought this was a really really good deck and a few of you would be impressed (no i dont mean to try and sound big-headed, but you know what i mean) isn't this like one of the best? of course i was coming from a cda-9827 to....
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^^^ lol ^^^

Yeah I do like all the great features it has but the swiggly lines doesn't do it any justice. Well if it makes u feel any better it kicks my deck's ***.
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it looks nice, but i'm not really into flashy displays
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i've always been told clarion's higher-end models are better than alpine n e way
whoever "ALWAYS" tells you that...slap him

Not a bad deck though
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It all depends on what your definition of the best is. Coolness features, adjustability features, sound quality. Its a neat looking deck, but too flashy for me. I still like my old Alpine 7969. Optical output baby. For the money it seems like a nice deck though
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i think that we're all in agreement its better than my 9827 tho
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i think that we're all in agreement its better than my 9827 tho
It's a good deck,you got a good price,you got 4 volts,you got LP & HP crossovers.Can't go wrong really.It's just not an ALPINE

Does it have the MusicCatcher?
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i think its sweet lookin id definatly put it in my car specially if its touch screen, go for it!
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Originally Posted by 04hemiboy
It's a good deck,you got a good price,you got 4 volts,you got LP & HP crossovers.Can't go wrong really.It's just not an ALPINE

Does it have the MusicCatcher?
thank god its not an ALPINE!! i would never buy a played out POS like alpine.
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thank god its not an ALPINE!! i would never buy a played out POS like alpine
and that's why people buy APC
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and that's why people buy APC
i don't understand? do you shop at pep boys or something?
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you can't go wrong with clarion!
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I say its a good choice.
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Originally Posted by HondaSales
i don't understand? do you shop at pep boys or something?
PEP BOYS have Alpine?

Some people buy Sony, Some people buy Sanyo.. I buy Alpine some buy Pioneer..
I buy K&N some buy Ebay. Understand?
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so you're saying alpine is to k&n like clarion is to apc???
i guarantee my pioneer would spank any alpine you throw at it
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Originally Posted by HondaSales
so you're saying alpine is to k&n like clarion is to apc???
i guarantee my pioneer would spank any alpine you throw at it
I'm not trying to start a war or anything, but when went and listened to pioneer deck, my clarion had much more clear sound, and read cd's a lot faster...except when i unpause it
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so you're saying alpine is to k&n like clarion is to apc???
i guarantee my pioneer would spank any alpine you throw at it
Obviously your Pioneer is an exception.I had the Premier P860mp in my truck,and i got the alpine 9855 in the civic and the SQ and feel of the deck is alot better than the cheap plastic pioneer.But i'm sure the alpine F1 will give that stuff you got a run for the money.
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I'm not trying to start a war or anything, but when went and listened to pioneer deck, my clarion had much more clear sound, and read cd's a lot faster...except when i unpause it
Booba your Clarion is better than the pioneer.Hondasales has some wicked stuff that not the majority would ever think of buying.
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