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Old May 8, 2003
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Opinions on head unit

Well I just sold back all of my books and I am thinking its finally time to upgrade the old stock head unit. I am looking for something around $200 that will play mp3's. Just wanting to see what you all think is the best buy for around that price.
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funny u should say that so am i. I had the jensen MP3310 great little player for only 160 bucks but as time wore on and buttons broke ???how i dont know i find that its time to get a new one and once u go mp3 u never go back so with that in mind i went window shopping today online and found my new head unit provided i have funding for it

now the kicker is which model, i really wanted wma support but hell my pc can convert it
the

Kenwood KDC-MP522 here

or

Kenwood KDC-MPV6022 here

i like slick stuff with lots of eye candy i like eq's and junk like that colors help too

im lookin on ebay for em cheep if anybody else had any ideas were to get em cheeper hit me up

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never mind search over im gettin the Aiwa CDC-MA01

hahahahhaha but the kenwoods looked better i dont know i got no money now so i'll think about it
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Check out Ikesound for good prices on car audio stuff. I've bought things from them and they are very good and have great service. http://www.ikesound.com or http://www.onlinecarstereo.com is good too. I would go with a pioneer over aiwa any day. If you're looking around $200 then maybe try the Clarion DXZ735MP. Its supposed to be a VERY good sounding unit and it has mp3/wma support. Ikesound has it cheap for $189 vs. Crutchfield's $299. Find it here on ike: http://www.ikesound.com/Prod_Details.asp?Prod_Id=1232
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I think I really like that Clarion for $189. Thanks for all the help.
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glad I could be of service...
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I wouldnt waste my money on an Aiwa if I were you, they are absolute pieces of garbage.
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I agree with bzrollin, i had a awia that i put in my older civic and u know what it stayed in that car. With my experience with awia HU i wouldnt get one. Other peeps might say different!
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You gotta love the aiwa volume control. Those things go up to a max of 80 but you dont actually hear anything till about 50.



Way to go Aiwa!!
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ory=18798&rd=1

I bought this on EBAY for 180.....haven't installed it yet but it comes with 3 5v preouts..which is what I wanted......plus it plays WMA, MP3's and what not
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3024987809

if your actually interested in that unit, he's selling another one for $180.00

check it out...he's got an high seller rating and has over 20 pages of items, good price if you ask me, considering that this unit is retailing as high as $279.99 on crutchfield....
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