Is this a good HU??? I can get it from a friend for $130.00 and was wondering how it would compare to my Pioneer DEH-P860MP SQ wise??? The pioneer sounds pretty good already would the Alpine sound the same or better??? or am i better off getting another 860??? ( this one finally gave up after 3 years) Will the Burr Brown DAC in the pioneer still sounf better than the alpine DAC??? I have 2 Directed amps (1100D & 4200) and alpine type r 5x7's front and back with a alpine type x 12 for bass. The bass hits smooth and tight with this set-up and was just wondering how the alpine unit with its different crossovers would sound in comparison?
Well, I have the same HU and love it especially the time correction feature and the eq features IMO this was the last year that alpine made really strong HU's. If I had any complaints at all it's that you cannot turn the sub all the way off with the subwoofer control and if you add satellite radio or iPod functionality the display will only show up to 15 characters I believe. As far as being bettert than the Pioneer thats your call I would go alpine but listen to them both and then make a decision. One more thing though, the alpine will be harder to set up initially and the menu's are a little hard to navigate but you do get the hang of it pretty quickly
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2008 Scion xB
Pioneer AVIC-D3
RF 3Sixty.2 sound processor
Stock speakers (for now ;))