HU Upgrade

sk456 · 27th July 2006, 17:40

Hi guys ,

I was looking to go for a HU upgrade....

My current set up:
Blaupunkt Sevilla Mp54 HU
Image Dynamics IDQ 10 inch Sub
Hertz ESK163.3
Pioneer Premier GM-6150F 4 ch amplifier
RCA Interconnects: Audison FT2600
Speaker Cable: Audison FT214
Power Cables: Audison FPK300 Kit
Damping: AZaudiocomp FonoMat225

My basic req is SQ and SQ only...I msotly hear Rock,Vocals.. I have narrowed down my search to 2-3 HU's

Kenwood KCD01
Pioneer P80RS
Kenwood KDC-X8529
Clarion HDX2 ( on my wish list...but not in scope of bank balance )

Can anyoen provide any inputs or suggestions and curent prices prevailing in market.........Of course any furthere suggestions to any alternatives are also most welcome....

speedzak · 28th July 2006, 01:10

Pioneer P80RS for me! Or better Pioneer P88RS!!

gunbir · 28th July 2006, 01:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by sk456

My basic req is SQ and SQ only...I msotly hear Rock,Vocals.. I have narrowed down my search to 2-3 HU's

Here is the pricing that at least I know of... and in order of my preference...

Clarion HDX2 - Rs 50-55k (without B&W)
Kenwood KCD01 - Rs 25K (without B&W)
Kenwood KDC-X8529 - Rs 17k (with Bill & 30 month Warranty)
Pioneer P80RS - Rs 23K (as per pricing from down south by KB100)

The Pioneer is at the bottom simply cuz we havent heard it yet... My "end-all" suggestion for you considering your listening preference and music taste is the KCD01... But if budget is a constraint you cant go wrong with the Kenwood 8529...

nrajeshkumar · 28th July 2006, 02:33

Hi,
Is any of these Kenwood models available in india...
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-XeG0O6b...enwood#see_all

Atleast is there any equivalent model available???

navin · 28th July 2006, 12:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunbir

Here is the pricing that at least I know of... and in order of my preference...

Clarion HDX2 - Rs 50-55k (without B&W)
Kenwood KCD01 - Rs 25K (without B&W)
Kenwood KDC-X8529 - Rs 17k (with Bill & 30 month Warranty)
Pioneer P80RS - Rs 23K (as per pricing from down south by KB100).

what about the lesser Clarions and even the newer Alpines (like the 9857)?

wiking · 28th July 2006, 13:47

I paid 21k for alpine cda-9857

anToNIcHeN · 28th July 2006, 19:03

or how about alpine cda-9855 or cda-9853....
this comes with a 5 band parametric eq and selectable 2 or 3 way active cross over network....

regards,
ant.

rsjaurr · 28th July 2006, 19:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by anToNIcHeN

or how about alpine cda-9855 or cda-9853....
this comes with a 5 band parametric eq and selectable 2 or 3 way active cross over network....

regards,
ant.

Both r good HU and both have glide touch bar instead of buttons on it.
I have 9853 with me and i'm very much satisfied with its SQ.

nrajeshkumar · 28th July 2006, 20:56

Hi Wiking,
I though Alpine CDA 9857 is a model not available in india and its only available in US and it dont have same FM step up frequency as in india. Do you have any issues in tunning FM. Where did you got this unit.

Thanks,
Rajesh vbmenu_register("postmenu_265747", true);

speedzak · 29th July 2006, 07:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by rsjaurr

Both r good HU and both have glide touch bar instead of buttons on it.
I have 9853 with me and i'm very much satisfied with its SQ.

This feature ie: Glide Touch Bar was hated by many. How do you find it Doc??

wiking · 29th July 2006, 10:26

Rajesh,

Mee too when i went looking for a HU (one month back). This unit is definitely available in bangalore. Picked mine from Sound Factor. I saw cda-9856 tooo.. And I have no problems tuning FM frequencies.

rsjaurr · 29th July 2006, 15:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedzak

This feature ie: Glide Touch Bar was hated by many. How do you find it Doc??

I dint find any problem with glide touch bar.Infact i always would wonder that why do we hate it.

Perhaps this was my 1st install in 1st owned car so really dint feel the difference.

low_bass_makker · 31st July 2006, 14:18

sk456 U can check out the blau bremem mp74 It a good head unit with lots of feature...here check it out yourself....it is about 30k.

I know u have a blau installed right now but u can have a look before u change...
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-kucrd06...&search=bremen

http://www.blaupunkt.com/in/download/bremen1.pdf

27th July 2006, 17:40	#1
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	HU Upgrade Hi guys , I was looking to go for a HU upgrade.... My current set up: Blaupunkt Sevilla Mp54 HU Image Dynamics IDQ 10 inch Sub Hertz ESK163.3 Pioneer Premier GM-6150F 4 ch amplifier RCA Interconnects: Audison FT2600 Speaker Cable: Audison FT214 Power Cables: Audison FPK300 Kit Damping: AZaudiocomp FonoMat225 My basic req is SQ and SQ only...I msotly hear Rock,Vocals.. I have narrowed down my search to 2-3 HU's Kenwood KCD01 Pioneer P80RS Kenwood KDC-X8529 Clarion HDX2 ( on my wish list...but not in scope of bank balance ) Can anyoen provide any inputs or suggestions and curent prices prevailing in market.........Of course any furthere suggestions to any alternatives are also most welcome....
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speedzak BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: India Posts: 4,347 Thanked: 27 Times	Pioneer P80RS for me! Or better Pioneer P88RS!!
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28th July 2006, 02:33	#4
nrajeshkumar BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 63 Thanked: 0 Times	Hi, Is any of these Kenwood models available in india... http://www.crutchfield.com/S-XeG0O6b...enwood#see_all Atleast is there any equivalent model available??? Last edited by nrajeshkumar : 28th July 2006 at 02:35.
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28th July 2006, 13:47	#6
wiking BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 28 Thanked: Once	I paid 21k for alpine cda-9857
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28th July 2006, 19:03	#7
anToNIcHeN BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 223 Thanked: 30 Times	or how about alpine cda-9855 or cda-9853.... this comes with a 5 band parametric eq and selectable 2 or 3 way active cross over network.... regards, ant.
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28th July 2006, 20:56	#9
nrajeshkumar BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: chennai Posts: 63 Thanked: 0 Times	Hi Wiking, I though Alpine CDA 9857 is a model not available in india and its only available in US and it dont have same FM step up frequency as in india. Do you have any issues in tunning FM. Where did you got this unit. Thanks, Rajesh vbmenu_register("postmenu_265747", true);
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wiking BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 28 Thanked: Once	Rajesh, Mee too when i went looking for a HU (one month back). This unit is definitely available in bangalore. Picked mine from Sound Factor. I saw cda-9856 tooo.. And I have no problems tuning FM frequencies. Last edited by wiking : 29th July 2006 at 10:28.
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31st July 2006, 14:18	#13
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	sk456 U can check out the blau bremem mp74 It a good head unit with lots of feature...here check it out yourself....it is about 30k. I know u have a blau installed right now but u can have a look before u change... http://www.crutchfield.com/S-kucrd06...&search=bremen http://www.blaupunkt.com/in/download/bremen1.pdf Last edited by low_bass_makker : 31st July 2006 at 14:20.
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