what's the NAD of car audio?

 

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Username: Edster922

Abubala, Ababala The Occupation

Post Number: 2015
Registered: Mar-05
NAD for home audio is famous for their near-audiophile performance at very reasonable mid-fi prices, and their no-BS approach to design: instead of bling-bling (all flashing lights, 1000 useless DSP modes, and all that teenage crap) they give you very very simple faceplates, with just a few simple knobs and switches...your $$$ goes inside, to the electrical components, where it damn well should be, not on all these stupid gimmicks.

Is there anything like NAD in car audio? Especially for head units?
 

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Nakamichi has nice plain designs, haven't heard their sound though.
 

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Username: Illuminator

USA

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Registered: Apr-05
Personally, the DRZ9255 by Clarion seems like the best in that respect...
 

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Username: Audioguy22

Post Number: 169
Registered: Jul-05
I dont believe there is a NAD in car audio. Nad's big thing was well designed amps made in Taiwan. At that time there were three choices in home audio, Hi-End(US made) Mid-fi(Japan made) and low-end(china made) NAD made Mid-Fi stuff at a low-end cost.

I know of no car audio companys that do this.
 

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Username: Glasswolf

Wisteria, Lane USA

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clarion, some lower model pioneers perhaps, nakamichi..
otherwise if you want audiophile quality and simplicity, look at alpine F1status, but you're going to pay for it like buying a Krell or Pass Labs amplifier.

nelson pass must be rich by now. heh
 

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Username: Edster922

Abubala, Ababala The Occupation

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I'll look into Clarion then. I'd like to keep the HU under $250 if possible.

Strange, for some reason I always thought of Clarion as some cheap Walmart brand but on these car audio forums I see it being recommended a fair bit.
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