your opinion on dual product head units
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: April 28, 2024 at 5:28 AM
Topic: your opinion on dual product head units
Posted By: waveshredder
Subject: your opinion on dual product head units
Date Posted: April 02, 2008 at 7:08 AM
I see them advertised a lot. What is your/anybody's opinion on this brand and who makes them? Thanks in advance for your responses. ------------- "To defy the laws of tradition, is a crusade only of the brave" Primus
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Posted By: klctexas
Date Posted: April 02, 2008 at 8:35 AM
They are decent, for a cheap brand. My first HU was a dual MP3 player. Got years of performance from that thing, then it was stolen.
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Soldier: This is the worst part. The calm before the battle.
Fry: And then the battle is not so bad?
Soldier: Oh, right. I forgot about the battle.
Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: April 02, 2008 at 4:26 PM
Dual sucks...crappy quality.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 02, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Dual is part of a Korean company called Namsung (who bought the old well-respected Dual name when the original company went belly-up) and their products are made in China. Low-end, low-quality, bad sounding. I cannot recommend them. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: knockn4life
Date Posted: April 02, 2008 at 7:38 PM
my girl friend had one in her car and never had any problems with sound but the knobs started to fall off and the writing started to fade after a couple of months ------------- 2001 dakota r/t 1 15"RF HX2
1 1000BD power amp 1 1 farad cap 4 channel amp
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: April 02, 2008 at 7:46 PM
Swap-o-rama specials... ranked right up there with Boss, Kenford, Rockwood, Audiobahn...
Garbage, pure and simple.
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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: Steven Kephart
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 1:02 AM
Their coaxials with blue lights were popular with the kids until we told them how much more the installation would be to run power and ground into the doors. I'll bet the next step for them is to add "spinners" onto the speaker grills.
Posted By: klctexas
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 10:04 AM
I guess I was using them before they were bought out by Namsung... cuz my radio wasn't as crappy as everyone is saying dual is... How long ago did the take over happen DYohn? ------------- Soldier: This is the worst part. The calm before the battle.
Fry: And then the battle is not so bad?
Soldier: Oh, right. I forgot about the battle.
Posted By: jettagli03
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 10:18 AM
When working at Best Buy in the car audio department we would have to replace the floor models at least every month due to the fact that the motorization would freeze up and stop working.
The younger crowd loves the bright blue lights and motorization. I always pushed the service plan to everyone, with very good reason and intent for looking after the customer. I also didn't recommend them to anyone.
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 10:31 AM
klctexas wrote:
I guess I was using them before they were bought out by Namsung... cuz my radio wasn't as crappy as everyone is saying dual is... How long ago did the take over happen DYohn?
Dual car audio has always been made by Namsung. Dual in its previous incarnation was a German company who made mainly turntables and a few other electronic devices. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: klctexas
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Well, I don't know about a few months and motorization (*scratches head*), but mine lasted two years until it was stolen. Worked fine up until that point.  I certainly wouldn't use them now, I know there are a lot better brands out there. ------------- Soldier: This is the worst part. The calm before the battle.
Fry: And then the battle is not so bad?
Soldier: Oh, right. I forgot about the battle.
Posted By: chillin420
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 2:03 PM
i work at frys and my sales guys sell them all day.. only because we mark them up so hi and they get a decent amount of commision off them ... but they dont know that i pull out about half of them within about a month to be replaced for direct swap or the customer just says heck with it and buys a quality reciever.
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you can do it....
advanced MECP, lol does it really matter....
patience is a virtue
Posted By: lamigra05
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 4:50 PM
let me put it in simple terms..... You Get What You Pay For.... ------------- wat it do?
Posted By: collyn eastham
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 5:26 PM
klctexas wrote:
Well, I don't know about a few months and motorization (*scratches head*), but mine lasted two years until it was stolen. Worked fine up until that point. I certainly wouldn't use them now, I know there are a lot better brands out there.
I can't believe it worked...or it was stolen...hahaha Maybe it was a friend trying to do you a favor. Steal the HU and force you to buy a new one. ------------- Collyn Eastham
a.k.a. 300MBQuart
08 HHR Panel
Posted By: theetimurban
Date Posted: April 03, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Steven Kephart wrote:
I'll bet the next step for them is to add "spinners" onto the speaker grills.
They definitely already have them. Audiobahn's "DUB" series... Quality.. -------------
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