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Originally Posted by blueraven316  I installed a pretty decent system with a P80RS yesterday, the head sounded good and very crisp indeed, better than any Pio I have ever heard, But in terms of SQ it can't even hold a candle to the Eclipse CD7100. The eclipse is far superior and natural sounding. So I think the CD7200 will be my next head unit upgrade. |
Hi Satya & others,
I am not able to conclude on which HU (with USB) I am going to buy. I am to buy it from US thro my friend and so I cannot audition all the options either. Since I am going to get my ICE installed at your EVO showroom, I feel that I have the privilege of getting your suggestion. Here are my options:
1. Eclipse CD1200 - with USB and 4 sets of preouts for US $130 - Advantage is the presence of USB, cost effective and being an Eclipse I hope to get the good sound quality even in its entry level HU. Disadvantage is that this does not have the sub preout and I am okay as I am not going to add a sub to my ICE
2. Eclipse CD3200 - with USB, inbuilt bluetooth and 6 sets of preouts for US $220 - Has all the options I am looking for, but unfortunately is not in stock for the last one month across all the US online stores (including Ebay). Not sure when this will be back in stock.
3. Alpine CDA-9886 - with USB and 6 sets of preouts for US $235. Pricier compared to Eclipse CD3200/CD1200 with the other features nearly the same. Not sure if it is worth to pay the premium price for Alpine instead of Eclipse.
4. Eclipse CD3100 - no USB, but it is available for US $158 and has all other features that are available in Alpine CDA-9886. This being a 2007 model, I am sure that someone would have experienced its sound/build quality
My price range is US $100 to US $250. Though I have Alpine CDA-9886 in my options, I would not want to pay the premium if Eclipse CD1200 will do the job in a good enough way. In other words, I do not want to pay a high premium for a fractional improvement in sound/display/build quality, if that is the case.
The other components that will make up my Maruti Swift's ICE (if this will help in suggesting the appropriate headunit) are:
1. Hertz DCX690 coax speakers for rear (bought)
2. Illusion electra EL6.1 for front (planned)
3. Eclipse XA4000 4 channel amp (bought)
Regards,
SKB.