Dry HU...Any suggestions?
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Bronze Member Username: Press1Yuba City, CA USA Post Number: 99 Registered: Nov-04 | I would like to upgrade my HU. Is there any benefit going with a dry unit, and if so, what are some good units. My budget is $400. |
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Silver Member Username: Thed42Post Number: 112 Registered: Jun-06 | What the hell are you talking about DRY? Get an alpine, nothing beats it for the price. |
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Bronze Member Username: Press1Yuba City, CA USA Post Number: 100 Registered: Nov-04 | Well, what I'm refering to is a head unit that doesn't have a built in amplifier, pre-outs only no power (dry). Are you new to this??? |
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Gold Member Username: BlainewPost Number: 2586 Registered: Nov-05 | premier deh780 mp |
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Gold Member Username: LoudonPost Number: 1534 Registered: Jun-04 | the 9855 was the last Alpine that has gotten above average reviews ... after that alpine HUs were on the decrease ... glove i saw one the P-9 pioneer on one of these forums for 450 ... i think it might of been caraudio.com not sure .. |
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Gold Member Username: Trey4sportsPost Number: 1674 Registered: Sep-06 | idk why you would say nothing beats alpine decks for the price alpine has steadily been losing ground in the market for head units |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 2752 Registered: Mar-06 | Denon, http://cgi.ebay.com/DENON-CAR-CD-PLAYER-DCT-A100-AMPLESS-ALPHA-PROCESSING_W0QQit emZ250156553144QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3293QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Some Macintosh, and Alpine F-1 Also Nakamichi |
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Silver Member Username: Press1Yuba City, CA USA Post Number: 101 Registered: Nov-04 | That Denon unit looks like a din size Home Stereo!! I like it. Don't have the green for it though. I'll keep looking. Thanks! |
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Silver Member Username: Press1Yuba City, CA USA Post Number: 102 Registered: Nov-04 | premier deh780 mp why can't I find anything about this unit in English? When I google it, it only comes back in spanish??? |
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Silver Member Username: RideredderCornell, IL USA Post Number: 948 Registered: Sep-05 | http://www.abtelectronics.com/product/23492.html |
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Silver Member Username: RideredderCornell, IL USA Post Number: 949 Registered: Sep-05 | That link didn't work, maybe this one.. http://www.electronicexpress.com/product?prod_id=9296 |
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Gold Member Username: BlainewPost Number: 2598 Registered: Nov-05 | http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Pioneer+DEH-P780MP&ie=UTF-8& oe=UTF-8 |
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Silver Member Username: Press1Yuba City, CA USA Post Number: 103 Registered: Nov-04 | Features of Pioneer DEHP780 / DEHP780MP: * Built-in MOSFET50 amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels) * Slide-down, motorized face with customizable, full-color Organic EL display * CD, CD-R, and CD-RW compatible, including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC files (not compatible with songs downloaded from Apple iTunes Music Store) Features of Pioneer DEHP780 / DEHP780MP: * Built-in MOSFET50 amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels) * Slide-down, motorized face with customizable, full-color Organic EL display * CD, CD-R, and CD-RW compatible, including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC files (not compatible with songs downloaded from Apple iTunes Music Store) First line reveals this is a powered unit??? Not what I'm looking for. |
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Silver Member Username: Goodie_goopMid town, Texas U.S. Post Number: 736 Registered: Oct-06 | why dont you want an internal amplifier on the HU? |
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Gold Member Username: LoudonPost Number: 1553 Registered: Jun-04 | i would guess hes running active ... |
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Gold Member Username: BlainewPost Number: 2601 Registered: Nov-05 | oh i guess i didnt know what dry meant... my bad! |
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Bronze Member Username: EvoixmrPost Number: 78 Registered: Aug-07 | I would recomend the pioneer premier deh-880prs, it has a built-in MOSFET50 amp but this can be turned completely off. You can pick this H/U up for around $300. It also has a 3-way network mode (requires 3 dedicated amps, one for each subs fronts and rears) where the only audio signal leaving the H/U is sent through the RCA's only. I dont know what your goal is with a dry H/U, but this one has all the sh!t you need to finely tune any system. |
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Silver Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 413 Registered: Aug-06 | i was also looking for a "dry" headunit before i bought my pioneer deh590 but was unable to come accross any. my reason was to try to save some money because i have no need for the internal amp since i am running an external amp. but i nave never seen a hu without an amp |
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Silver Member Username: Press1Yuba City, CA USA Post Number: 104 Registered: Nov-04 | You know, I don't really know why specifically. I'll have to ask if it makes a difference anymore. See, the shows that we competed in a while ago included the deck power when they put you into your class. I'm using some old school comp ams, that are rated at stereo 4 ohms, but are stable to 1/2 ohm stereo or 1 ohm bridged. They are rated really low, so I can enter the 100-200w class. If I used a newer amp, I would be in the 800-1000w class...and if you include the deck power, that pushes you to the next class. I don't know if you have ever heard of that before, but that is why I wanted a dry deck. |
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Gold Member Username: BlainewPost Number: 2607 Registered: Nov-05 | so....they think ur amp is doing 200 watts when its really doing 900 watts? |
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Silver Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 414 Registered: Aug-06 | your deck adds no power besides the line voltage f you are using the RCA's. i dont know why they would include the wattage from the deck, the amp does not run if your not using it. |
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Silver Member Username: Press1Yuba City, CA USA Post Number: 105 Registered: Nov-04 | They were going by what is written on the amp. Something they could visually see. My amps say 50 and 100 on them as part of their logo. Some amps have max ratings printed on them which would change things entirely. I don't know where these judges got there rules, but it's a pain. As far as the deck adding power, they are only going off of printed ratings, so, when the deck says 25 x 4 they add that on. Even if you are not using deck power for any play. |
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Silver Member Username: Thed42Post Number: 113 Registered: Jun-06 | Alpine losing martket share ion HU? Could you back that up because I don't believe it. Opinions don't count. |
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Silver Member Username: Thed42Post Number: 116 Registered: Jun-06 | you got pwned Thug Butt Monkey AKA assGerbil |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3Post Number: 6684 Registered: Feb-06 | the cda-9855 is one of th ebest headunit alpine ever made..... period... if you want high end headunit go with the 9855... it was a outboard 3 way switch that front will use as the highs back as the mid and sub as the low for true to eart sound... also outboard dc/dc converter, 4 volts preout.... bmx bbeand bass engine and with a parametric eq thats i tihnk is one of the best functions of the headunit well u cant go wrong with that headunit.. i had it and i sold it and i got a 980bt and i made a bad choice i wish i had that 9855 back well i think im a get it back later when i get some cash... hahahhaha mark d u got pwned hardcore man |
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Silver Member Username: Thed42Post Number: 117 Registered: Jun-06 | and that relates to market share how? |
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Silver Member Username: DannyboyyPeterborough, NH USA Post Number: 417 Registered: Jun-06 | clarion drz9255 pick 1 up on ebay for 450-600 used. i got a refurb on ebay for 600 great head unit i like it better than my last head unit: McIntosh Mx5000. but the mx5000 sounded amazing! had to sell it so i could buy a new car  |
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