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[Faultless]

 cdxm8800.jpg   35.77K   13 downloadsHi i was after a new head unit and altho it is an old model (SONY CDX-M8800) it still looks good and has plenty of gadgets to keep me happy. how ever for the money (around£135-£175) can i get somthing better than this as it is old about 2-3 years lol

Thanks Lee

[philster]

I wouldn't prop a door open with a sony anymore to be honest, i've had 5 of them and they all die the same death, display problems.

better to get a pioneer or alpine imo, bullet proof reliabilty and good build quality.

sumat like this would be pretty good value for money

http://www.caraudiod...roducts_id=4683

[murtle]

plus that particular model if i remember correctly is very stealable as i dnt think it has a face off bit i may b wrong tho

[Pac]

sonys are just wrong man good walkmans and home stuff but there car range is about the worst on the market i would rather have aiwa headunit than a sony and thats saying something as for the xplod range PAH!

[mini_basser]

This is gonna sound a bit strange, but I really don't rate Sony car audio kit at all. Yet I currently own a Sony HU

I only got mine because it was cheap (2nd hand on eBay), had an Aux In (for my iPod) and a wired and wireless remote (for SPL comps)

That Pioneer looks a good choice for your budget...or perhaps this one if you need Bluetooth

http://www.caraudiod...roducts_id=4821

Or this...very tasty screen plus USB input

http://www.caraudiod...roducts_id=5418

[murtle]

or you could get a very good second hand alpine one that is in the fs section!
http://www.theminifo...showtopic=32166

[Feeble]

Alpine is always the way to go!

[Pac]

alpine is the way forward there headunits are second to none, i have a Alpine CDA7876rb was a £600 unit back in the day, alpines are quite expensive but even the lower units have a great spec

[clarks.2006]

Get a alpine i also had a sony blackface. Very easy to steal as was said and mine also broke within a day of having it was very gutted! lol

[Faultless]

has anyone used one of these alpine or poineer headunits are they good sound and better than sony then.

Looks like alpine it is then any body got some good models they want to send my way lol and what bout my sony mp3 player can that still be plugged in the back via aux input.

Edited by Faultless, 17 September 2006 - 02:19 PM.

[Pac]

alpine take things a little further than a jack point for the mp3 player most alpines have loads of phonos one for subs one for front speakers one for rear speakers and some phonos marked aux for anything you want.

The ideal mp3 player you want with an alpine is the ipod as it links directly to the headunit and allows you full control over your ipod without having to touch it. You may be able to use this method with your sony but i aint sure.

[philster]

has anyone used one of these alpine or poineer headunits are they good sound and better than sony then.

Sony's tend to be good on features and my last sony headunit would easily rival my current pioneer (7700MP) om sound quality, it was just the realibilty that was at fault.

[Faultless]

cool thanks i will look into the pioneer and alpine for now tho i have been given a old poineer head unit till i get my own. The previous owner wired a headunit up but took it out the only thing is im not sure where he put the wires lol

[Matt]

hey Faultless... ive got the same head unit.. had no complains...

1 sub out and 2 preouts...

and one input.

had it running in my golf with a fold out screen and truely looked the part.. but as the other have said sony have a bit of a history for making manufactoring errors...