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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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DEH-P800PRS= Fix or replace?

I've had my deck installed for at least a year, perhaps as much as two. I'm pretty sure if its not out of warranty now, it will be very shortly. Here are the issues I am having, I could use some advice on whether to fix or not to fix.

1. Front RCA pre-out internal ground gone. Was able to temporarily fix by grounding the pre-out to the deck's copper chassis with a bit of wire. Not a great solution but it works for now.

2. AM radio reception. I'm not sure its fair to every other AM radio to even call it reception. Its mostly a high pitched wail accented by brief moments of actual AM reception. How is a guy supposed to listen to the Leafs game??

3. Sirius module + tuner. Recently this has begun to simply cut out. I am not sure if its the radio itself or the module and tuner. To fix it I have to turn off the radio and turn it back on again.

4. Bluetooth module. Worked fine with my blackberry. My iPhone, however, is problematic. It connects fine. I can stream music fine. Then about a minute or two in it cuts out. The only way to restore it is to actually power the car off and on again as the bluetooth module seems to be wired directly into the car's electrical. I would have thought it would be powered by the Pioneer bus system.

So, those are my current issues. I am kind of leaning towards just replacing the deck. The rest of the system is Focal. Speakers, subs and amps, Focal Focal Focal. Its a SQ system obviously.

If I have to replace the deck maybe you guys could recommend a replacement. I would require:

1. White Illumination.
2. Built in Bluetooth. (no more modules)
3. Sirius capability (ok one module)
4. 24-bit DAC pref. Burr Brown if possible.

From what I have found online, I can only find a couple that meet my needs. Seems like everyone wants my radio to be bright blue or red. Why not just write steal-me on the car?

-Kenwood Excelon KDC-X993
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Thanks guys

Last edited by bigshooter1974; Feb 27, 2010 at 04:49 PM.
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