head unit suggestions

i am looking for a head unit for my 90 integra and i was originally leaning towards an alpine 9847, but from what i hear the 9833 has better onboard amps, and more adjustablity with the eq. i am tight on cash but if it would be worth it in the long run i dont have a problem spending a hundred more. also right now i have 2 pairs of pioneer 3-way 6 1/2s that i got new for 30 a pair, but i plan to replace the fronts with components and add a single dd 2512 or 3512 this summer after i repaint.

Eclipse is where the smart person looks for a good cd player, consider the line. Buy it for how it affects your systems ability to recreate sound, not how it looks in the dash. It will not dissappoint you.Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.

The HU is the most important part of the system. Consider it the "brain" of your system. In order for everything else to sound good you wanna go with a clear head unit. Eclipse, nakamichi, and high end alpine units are what you want. 03 F150 on 24's

HU:Pioneer DVD5700

Frt:MC57

Subs:(12)S12L7

Amps:(3)KX2500.1's, MC-2004

to be a more clear i would like to keep it under 300 for the hu, and want to know what my options are.

The Eclipse 5425 would be perfect. It blows away the 9847 and 9833 in almost every catagorey, and it retails for around $220.

Ya, I wont hesitate to suggest that eclipse deck over any similar priced alpine deck any day of the week, but I will suggest many things before I suggest an alpine head unit, but thats because of personal opinion not due to breakdown rates and what not.double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer

thanks for the replies. hopefully i can find a eclipse dealer nearby (shouldnt be too hard in houston) and get a chance to listen to them in person. also is there much of a difference between the 5425 and the 5435 besides the remote being included with the 5435?

Actually the older Eclipse lines didn't have that attractive of an appeal. The new lines released this year are much more aesthetic, atleast to me. I don't like the lower end look(8425 for example looks like old crap to me) but the 35,45,55 all look very nice. I personally like the 35 for the user that won't want a lot of interaction with the adjustments of their music really, atleast not through the HU. But I'd personally go with the 45. Higher preout(Whoppity do at that point, but meh) and it just seems to have a little bit more versatility in the EQ which I like. I also have gotten to tampering with an external EQ yet either. :) Needless to say I have the 8454, and really, I found that the look of it really looked good in my car. I didn't like it outside of it, but inside, the basic BLACK/ aluminum scheme matched well.1998 Monte Carlo w/

Eclipse CD8454

2xRockford 5.25" Power 2-way T152C

2xRockford 6"x9" Punch 3-way FRC4369

1xMemphis 16-MCH1300 5-channel

2xKicker 12" L5 Solobaric-2 Ohm

The 5435 has the remote, plays WMA files, has a input for Ipods, Sirius, etc. and you can change the color of the illumination.