I am looking into getting a new head unit for my gsr, which plays mp3 songs and has preamps....hoping to spend about 250 - 300. I am not sure what are good units though for that price. I know the Pioneer DEH-P7400 is pretty good and I am also looking into the Panasonic (don't know the model #), but it doesn't play mp3's. Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

consider the alpine CDA-7893. pioneer has a LONG delay when skipping tracks. i think about 5 seconds just to get to another song. JVC digifine series are good, with about a 3 second delay. the new kenwoods doesn't look good to me (maybe to you it will), but their delay is short. i think abotu 1-2 seconds.

 

I will second the recommendation of the Alpine 7893. I have that in my car and I am very happy with its performance and sound quality

Dave

 

alpine is a great company and makes awsome things. PERIOD

 

they do make good products except for their amps.

 

lol....yeah, my friends alpine amp does suck
i like rockfor fosgate amps and subs...really good for the price

 

I have head nohting but good about their new line of amps, maybe cuz they are new...

 

The new line of the Alpine amps are so nice. V12 Digital Series. Awesome look and sound, just like the typical Alpine product

Dave

 

I haven't seen the new line....but some of the old ones were horrible. Oh well.

 

i have a premier 740 in my car....i actually like it. you can get them cheap now...like 300... i would look into it

 

You can't go wrong with a pioneer or alpine. Just stay away from the low-end models - you get what you pay for.

 

Kenwood MP919.

Fastest load times out there. Faster than Alpine's. Ease of use is easy too.

 

I have the Pioneer 740mp, the delay is kinda long, but other then that the unit is great. I got mine on ebay for $180 brand new.