which brands of deck to choose from...
09-13-2004, 12:08 PM
#13
2000 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,417
One things I would say quality wise he alpine was sharper in sound, my only beef the pre-outs needing the deck at +15 always to get any bass out of it. I had the Premier 740mp and I had bass settings very low and it was pretty loud. That 9835 how is it for the sub out? does the setting need to be cranked? I didn't like the idea I had it +15 and the gain on the amp had to be cranked and still needed bass boost.
Actually now that I think of it, it might have just been the amp cause it was the same way on the kenwood deck....
I am interested in this 9835 as well, I was gonna go eclipse but I'm thinking maybe 750$ is abit to rich for what I would use it for...
Actually now that I think of it, it might have just been the amp cause it was the same way on the kenwood deck....
I am interested in this 9835 as well, I was gonna go eclipse but I'm thinking maybe 750$ is abit to rich for what I would use it for...
09-13-2004, 12:12 PM
#14
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Actually I just relized the other post about the price was in us lol.. didn't realize the guy was in the states, then in that case **** if I am gonna spend like 700+ might as well get the eclipse...
bah decision decisions....
bah decision decisions....
09-13-2004, 01:02 PM
#17
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 756
How's Kenwood? If I could go back in time, I'd not buy Kenwood.
Copies & pastes from another thread:
Decks. Head units. Nightmares...
I have a Kenwood Excelon KDCX-969. Top of the line in '03. Wicked deck, has all sorts of features, crossovers, eq's, all built in. The only thing I wish it had (just 'cause I know they're available now, not that I really need them) that it doesn't is time adjusting and 5.1. The top of the line for '04, the KDCX-979, has these. It does, however, have excellent sound quality, never skips over bumps or bad cd's, does mp3, line in, SRS, etc. etc.
I've owend it since it was a new unit, a year and a half ago, spring of '03. If I remember, it's serial number showed it was less than the 250th made.
Anyway, it's broken down on me FOUR times now. The first, it gave me a mech error a couple times. So I sent it to my dealer, and the cleaned it and got it working. A week later, it did it again. So they sent it to Kenwood for repair. They replaced the laser assembly and sent it back (a three week process). It lasted for a month this time, gave me the mech error, and refused to eject. I finally got it to eject, but it still thought there was a disk in there, and nothing I could do (including full resets and power drops) could make it work again. So off to Kenwood it went again. This time, they say they replaced the guide assembly, a four week process (each time my dealer, Tom at ARA Auto Accessories in Calgary, gives me a loaner. The loaner works fine, although it really dislikes scratches, but it has never broke down on me). Two months this time, and exact same thing. Mech error, then eject, then it thinks there's still a cd in there.
So off it went again, three weeks ago, Tom saying he'll demand a whole new unit. But Tom goofed, he had two boxes going out that day, my Kenwood to Kenwood, and something else to DEI. Three guess what happened, and the first two don't count...
Yep, my Kenwood HU went off to DEI, and the DEI stuff went to Kenwood. Talked to Tom on Thursday, he still hasn't seen it come back, but will track it. "Either that, or I'll have to buy you a new one".
Oy.... If he's gonna buy me a new one, I think I'm gonna tell him to switch me to a TOL Clarion...
Copies & pastes from another thread:
Decks. Head units. Nightmares...
I have a Kenwood Excelon KDCX-969. Top of the line in '03. Wicked deck, has all sorts of features, crossovers, eq's, all built in. The only thing I wish it had (just 'cause I know they're available now, not that I really need them) that it doesn't is time adjusting and 5.1. The top of the line for '04, the KDCX-979, has these. It does, however, have excellent sound quality, never skips over bumps or bad cd's, does mp3, line in, SRS, etc. etc.
I've owend it since it was a new unit, a year and a half ago, spring of '03. If I remember, it's serial number showed it was less than the 250th made.
Anyway, it's broken down on me FOUR times now. The first, it gave me a mech error a couple times. So I sent it to my dealer, and the cleaned it and got it working. A week later, it did it again. So they sent it to Kenwood for repair. They replaced the laser assembly and sent it back (a three week process). It lasted for a month this time, gave me the mech error, and refused to eject. I finally got it to eject, but it still thought there was a disk in there, and nothing I could do (including full resets and power drops) could make it work again. So off to Kenwood it went again. This time, they say they replaced the guide assembly, a four week process (each time my dealer, Tom at ARA Auto Accessories in Calgary, gives me a loaner. The loaner works fine, although it really dislikes scratches, but it has never broke down on me). Two months this time, and exact same thing. Mech error, then eject, then it thinks there's still a cd in there.
So off it went again, three weeks ago, Tom saying he'll demand a whole new unit. But Tom goofed, he had two boxes going out that day, my Kenwood to Kenwood, and something else to DEI. Three guess what happened, and the first two don't count...
Yep, my Kenwood HU went off to DEI, and the DEI stuff went to Kenwood. Talked to Tom on Thursday, he still hasn't seen it come back, but will track it. "Either that, or I'll have to buy you a new one".
Oy.... If he's gonna buy me a new one, I think I'm gonna tell him to switch me to a TOL Clarion...
09-13-2004, 02:45 PM
#20
2000 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,417
Every product out there at one time or another will produce a lemon, and it's not the "Brand Name" fault welcome to electronics a product that will never be truly a guarenteed but to a point there should be a cut off point where the "brand name" should just say screw it here's a brand new product wether it be the exact model or 1 up.
