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  • Sly
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    • Sep 2004
    • 31377

    #1

    I need a new deck for my car...

    Any suggestions? I know nothing about this stuff. And honestly, I really don't want to spend all that much money. I would say $200 max.
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  • Sly
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    • Sep 2004
    • 31377

    #2
    Oh, it needs to have an input for MP3 players. Just a regular headphone jack.
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    • Fucksakes
      Shit... Fuck! What the Hell?
      • Dec 2003
      • 7567

      #3
      want to buy mine

      I got a big deck, thinking about putting it into my girlfriends new car.. but if you want my deck ill give it to you.

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      • TheDoc
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        • Jul 2001
        • 13827

        #4
        Crutchfield is a good source to use, good prices and they ship. I like Pioneer and
        Clarion but I haven't ever purchased a $200 head unit before so I can't tell you what is good or not.

        http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...24151+-+%24250
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        • d-null
          . . .
          • Apr 2007
          • 13724

          #5
          you need at least 4 good speakers, and a subwoofer is a good idea too (but you won't be able to do all that for 200)

          decks are cheap nowadays, although I don't know about your "regular headphone jack" idea, I think that is a bit odd

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          • Sly
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            • Sep 2004
            • 31377

            #6
            http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...IP&c=3&tp=5684

            This looks pretty perfect. What I really need is the iPod connection port... though I'm wondering, will that work with other MP3 players as well? I would need something to work for both an iPod and a Zune, if possible.
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            • Fucksakes
              Shit... Fuck! What the Hell?
              • Dec 2003
              • 7567

              #7
              paid 400 for my deck, 450 for door speakers and 600 for sub and amp and I drive a 2000$ car haha

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              • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
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                • Mar 2003
                • 30307

                #8
                I didnt know car's had decks.

                I reccomend using real wood however there are some other good stuff as well called Trex and thats long lasting.

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                • d-null
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                  • Apr 2007
                  • 13724

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Sly
                  .... What I really need is the iPod connection port... though I'm wondering, will that work with other MP3 players as well? I would need something to work for both an iPod and a Zune, if possible.
                  ok, forget about the ipod and zune concept, the best way to do it is to buy yourself a usb flash drive (they are under $15 for 2gig usually), stick it in your computer and you can fill that up so full of all of your mp3's, you plug that in and the deck accesses it all.... it plugs in to the same slot that an ipod would.... any half ass deck nowadays has a jack to plug the usb into

                  amazon. com usb flash drive

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                  • Sly
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                    • Sep 2004
                    • 31377

                    #10
                    Originally posted by jetjet
                    ok, forget about the ipod and zune concept, the best way to do it is to buy yourself a usb flash drive (they are under $15 for 2gig usually), stick it in your computer and you can fill that up so full of all of your mp3's, you plug that in and the deck accesses it all.... it plugs in to the same slot that an ipod would.... any half ass deck nowadays has a jack to plug the usb into

                    amazon. com usb flash drive
                    That isn't going to work because I use a subscription music service that uses a wrapper of sorts, like DRM.
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                    • farkedup
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                      • Nov 2007
                      • 2490

                      #11
                      "regular headphone jack" its not anything like that on the deck ;) you want to use the headphone jack on the ipod so you play and control everything on that and simply use the deck for a speaker amp and nothing else.

                      My civic has one of those STOCK so there
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                      • Sly
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                        • Sep 2004
                        • 31377

                        #12
                        Originally posted by farkedup
                        "regular headphone jack" its not anything like that on the deck ;) you want to use the headphone jack on the ipod so you play and control everything on that and simply use the deck for a speaker amp and nothing else.

                        My civic has one of those STOCK so there
                        Okay, then that's what I want... does my link do that?
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                        • farkedup
                          Confirmed User
                          • Nov 2007
                          • 2490

                          #13
                          All these are $150 or less
                          Dual XDMA690
                          JVC KD-PDR40
                          Sony CDX-GT420IP
                          Alpine CDE-9874
                          Clarion DXZ385USB
                          JVC KD-PDR50

                          took what like 5 minutes to find a bunch of options that fit under the budget? if you're using the ipod or zune for all your controls don't bother spending much on an amp. If you plan on getting a subwoofer then you can still even splice into the rear speakers for your sub output easily if the rear speakers are in the back window. (works well but spend extra on a good amp to dial frequencies in better)
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                          • farkedup
                            Confirmed User
                            • Nov 2007
                            • 2490

                            #14
                            the clarion seems to be the only one with sub output in that pricerange... has a little thing to open and has a USB port AND the mini stereo jack input you want.
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                            • farkedup
                              Confirmed User
                              • Nov 2007
                              • 2490

                              #15
                              jump up to $170 though and you'll find: Kenwood Excelon KDC-X492 that would honestly be my top choice if I were in the $200 or less market. Obviously some of those $100 or less ones will get the job done, pretty much just pick the layout you think you'd like most but when I refined my search to having the sub pre-out and the aux input under $200 the kenwood is the only one with a lot of "reviews" on crutchfield so that tells you it is very popular and everybody buying it loves it since it has top ratings...

                              Kenwood does make pretty good decks.
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                              • d-null
                                . . .
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 13724

                                #16
                                my last deck was a kenwood, and it did sound good and worked ok, but I honestly didn't like the control layout and software, it isn't very intuitive and required a fair bit of manual reading to get the most out of it, I think I would buy a different brand next time


                                ....and I wasn't that impressed by the sound or 'equalizer' settings that much... adding a subwoofer made a huge difference with that deck
                                Last edited by d-null; 05-16-2008, 05:38 PM.

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                                • abyss_al
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                                  • Oct 2003
                                  • 15605

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Fucksakes
                                  want to buy mine

                                  I got a big deck, thinking about putting it into my girlfriends new car.. but if you want my deck ill give it to you.

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                                  • Fucksakes
                                    Shit... Fuck! What the Hell?
                                    • Dec 2003
                                    • 7567

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by abyss_al
                                    finally, someone catches on

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