Most reliable brand of audio players...

[koolguy_ani]

Well,i wanna buy an audio player for my Santro Xing(Budget around 12 to 13k)..
which is the best brand for which i shud go 4....
i had heard blaupunkt's player,and it sounded awesum..
but everyone tells to go 4 either sony Xplod or Pioneer...
And sum tell for JBL and evn kenwood..
but no one had eva told me boutta Blaupunkt..
is the blaupunkt player good or are its speakers good??
evn it is tat sony players support attrac system...,but sony players have issues with its cd tray...
so please suggest me what should i do..
of which company should i take the players and ther front and rear speakers.,..
i am not willing to take the sub woofer because of the space probs...
Thank u...!!!

[rocksterraghu]

Hi koolguy. Please make your posts more readable by avoiding those dots and SMS lingos.

If you could post your budget and requirements (what you'd look for in your setup), it would be much easier to decipher things.

By the way, Blau makes one of the better HUs in the market and their A.S.S is kick-a$$. There is no reason to consider Sony to be better than Blau.

[Krato]

Originally Posted by koolguy_ani

but everyone tells to go 4 either sony Xplod or Pioneer...

I will suggest Pioneer anyday over Sony, if you have to choose between the two.

Originally Posted by koolguy_ani

And sum tell for JBL and evn kenwood..

Does JBL have HUs for ICE also ?

[moralfibre]

For me Pioneer and Alpine have been equally reliable. Pio's are long lasting HU's unless you are sold a used HU. They are feature packed with better Radio reception as compared to Alpines. The Alpines are better in sound quality over the Pio's.

Originally Posted by Krato

Does JBL have HUs for ICE also ?

Yes JBL do have a headunit but for marine applications:

JBL MR4 Receiver

[navin]

[quote=koolguy_ani;612757]
i had heard blaupunkt's player,and it sounded awesum..
but everyone tells to go 4 either sony Xplod or Pioneer...
And sum tell for JBL and evn kenwood..
but no one had eva told me boutta Blaupunkt..
is the blaupunkt player good or are its speakers good??[quote]

Blau is good. You dont have to buy the HU and speakers of the same brand.

Originally Posted by moralfibre

For me Pioneer and Alpine have been equally reliable.

I see more Pio in the repair shops than Alpine. but then Pio outsells Alpine 10:1 in India.

[Ajaybiz]

Pioneer Vs Alpine cost matters specially in India.

[tsk1979]

I guess all top end guys like JVC/Alpine/Pioneer etc., are reliable.
Sony had lots of lens going bad issues in entry level models. Even my mp3 player had that problem where it would read only good CDs.
Apart from that most pioneers I have used have been trouble free.