Man, Head Units are CHEAP!

GTO · 22nd January 2007, 10:41

So, thought will spend the Sunday being nice to the Indigo and went to pick up a headunit for her. Keep in mind that the Indigo is 100% driver-driven so a basic headunit would suffice.

Butttttttttttttttttttt I got a Pioneer headunit with MP3, remote and all that jazz for only Rs. 4700! It sounds pretty decent and has a LOT more functionality thatn what I would expect in a 5 grand headunit. I dont know about you guys but I went headunit shopping after a long time since all my recent cars have either had factory stereos (C220) or have had them transferred from previous cars (Lancer to Vtec, Accord to Jeep).

I remember the days when we used to spend 10,000 upward for headunits that were half as equipped.

Competition, localisation, grey imports....are all a nice thing

Jaggu · 22nd January 2007, 11:07

lol yeah.. whats the model no that u picked up? and did u get this from a authorized pio place or grey??

gunbir · 22nd January 2007, 11:07

hey GTO, nice to see you around these (ICE) parts.

Bass&Trouble · 22nd January 2007, 11:15

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Originally Posted by GTO

Butttttttttttttttttttt I got a Pioneer headunit with MP3, remote and all that jazz for only Rs. 4700! It sounds pretty decent and has a LOT more functionality thatn what I would expect in a 5 grand headunit. I dont know about you guys but I went headunit shopping after a long time since all my recent cars have either had factory stereos (C220) or have had them transferred from previous cars (Lancer to Vtec, Accord to Jeep).

I remember the days when we used to spend 10,000 upward for headunits that were half as equipped.

Pioneer Head Units certainly are great value for money. You must have picked up the 3850. It's a good unit at that price. It has a subwoofer out too.

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Originally Posted by GTO

Competition, localisation, grey imports....are all a nice thing

Lol, I wouldn't exactly say that, but it sure teaches a lesson to official importers that set stupid prices for their products.

Sam Kapasi · 22nd January 2007, 12:26

lol, welcome to ICE.

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Originally Posted by GTO

I dont know about you guys but I went headunit shopping after a long time

We go shopping for HU's here all the time. Congratulations on the new HU.

blueraven316 · 22nd January 2007, 13:45

Yeah, head units are really reasonable nowadays, and the Pios in the last year sound pretty good. Congrats.

chaxy · 22nd January 2007, 14:14

whats the difference in buying a head unit with bill and without bill. I find this very confusing because, i checked out a sony 350s and the guy told me that its Rs 8900 (approx) with a bill and Rs 5000 (approx) without a bill.
Whats the catch?? AND is it safe to buy such HUs ??

Mugen_Power · 22nd January 2007, 14:31

Which model do you got ?
Yes Head units are cheaper nowadays.

srishiva · 22nd January 2007, 14:53

Well, I got JBL speakers with pioneer HU for my friend on Saturday. The options were
1. Bill with warranty (price + VAT)
2. Equipment with warranty (no VAT)
3. Equipment without warranty (of course cheap).

Somewhere, something is really going wrong here. I guess.

kvish · 22nd January 2007, 17:26

OFFTOPIC: I would be skeptical about these pioneer hu's. Most of them are fake...
If I were to buy something without B&W, then lesser popular brands like JVC would be a better bet... they come at almost similar prices and more likelyhood of getting a genuine one...

Coming back to the topic: Prices of HUs have fallen, but somehow amps are still hovering around the same price...may be due to lower volumes in comparison....

Technocrat · 22nd January 2007, 17:32

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Originally Posted by kvish

OFFTOPIC: I would be skeptical about these pioneer hu's. Most of them are fake...
..

I disagree, have bought over 10-12 pio HUs in past few years amongst my aquantances (includes me & my friends) almost 95% were gray & none of them ever had any problem

shyamhegde · 22nd January 2007, 20:40

Felt nice reading the name of this thread! Hope to hear such things about amps and sub too :-)
>> kvish : How would you know if a HU is fake? what are the factors which makes you to identify (at shops) a fake HU - especially ones branded Pioneer?
I am *planning* to buy one and advice would be valuable!

theexister · 22nd January 2007, 21:59

On the new Autocar Feb'07 issue, JVC has launched a HU for 5990/- with CDA, MP3 & WMA with a commander.

esteem_lover · 25th January 2007, 15:34

Yeah, they are cheap without B&W. what is it with these resellers that they hate to sell products with bill. the moment you mention B&W, they are abrupt with their talk & quote unbelievable prices.

tsk1979 · 25th January 2007, 16:54

I recently saw an advert for a JVC head unit(mp3/wma etc.,). 5500 with bill and warranty(18 months).
Guess in grey it would cost around 3000, but 5500 for a good mp3 player is not really a bad deal

22nd January 2007, 10:41	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,546 Thanked: 300,761 Times View My Garage	Man, Head Units are CHEAP! So, thought will spend the Sunday being nice to the Indigo and went to pick up a headunit for her. Keep in mind that the Indigo is 100% driver-driven so a basic headunit would suffice. Butttttttttttttttttttt I got a Pioneer headunit with MP3, remote and all that jazz for only Rs. 4700! It sounds pretty decent and has a LOT more functionality thatn what I would expect in a 5 grand headunit. I dont know about you guys but I went headunit shopping after a long time since all my recent cars have either had factory stereos (C220) or have had them transferred from previous cars (Lancer to Vtec, Accord to Jeep). I remember the days when we used to spend 10,000 upward for headunits that were half as equipped. Competition, localisation, grey imports....are all a nice thing Last edited by GTO : 22nd January 2007 at 10:43.
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22nd January 2007, 11:07	#2
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,907 Times	lol yeah.. whats the model no that u picked up? and did u get this from a authorized pio place or grey??
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22nd January 2007, 11:07	#3
gunbir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,465 Thanked: 32 Times	hey GTO, nice to see you around these (ICE) parts.
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22nd January 2007, 13:45	#6
blueraven316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,110 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	Yeah, head units are really reasonable nowadays, and the Pios in the last year sound pretty good. Congrats.
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22nd January 2007, 14:14	#7
chaxy BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: hyderabad Posts: 388 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	whats the difference in buying a head unit with bill and without bill. I find this very confusing because, i checked out a sony 350s and the guy told me that its Rs 8900 (approx) with a bill and Rs 5000 (approx) without a bill. Whats the catch?? AND is it safe to buy such HUs ??
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22nd January 2007, 14:31	#8
Mugen_Power Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gujarat 03 Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 18 Times	Which model do you got ? Yes Head units are cheaper nowadays.
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22nd January 2007, 14:53	#9
srishiva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 4,375 Thanked: 2,256 Times	Well, I got JBL speakers with pioneer HU for my friend on Saturday. The options were 1. Bill with warranty (price + VAT) 2. Equipment with warranty (no VAT) 3. Equipment without warranty (of course cheap). Somewhere, something is really going wrong here. I guess.
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22nd January 2007, 17:26	#10
kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 627 Thanked: 195 Times	OFFTOPIC: I would be skeptical about these pioneer hu's. Most of them are fake... If I were to buy something without B&W, then lesser popular brands like JVC would be a better bet... they come at almost similar prices and more likelyhood of getting a genuine one... Coming back to the topic: Prices of HUs have fallen, but somehow amps are still hovering around the same price...may be due to lower volumes in comparison....
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22nd January 2007, 20:40	#12
shyamhegde BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 284 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Felt nice reading the name of this thread! Hope to hear such things about amps and sub too :-) >> kvish : How would you know if a HU is fake? what are the factors which makes you to identify (at shops) a fake HU - especially ones branded Pioneer? I am planning to buy one and advice would be valuable!
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22nd January 2007, 21:59	#13
theexister BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad...now moved to Bangalore Posts: 173 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	On the new Autocar Feb'07 issue, JVC has launched a HU for 5990/- with CDA, MP3 & WMA with a commander.
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25th January 2007, 15:34	#14
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Yeah, they are cheap without B&W. what is it with these resellers that they hate to sell products with bill. the moment you mention B&W, they are abrupt with their talk & quote unbelievable prices.
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25th January 2007, 16:54	#15
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	I recently saw an advert for a JVC head unit(mp3/wma etc.,). 5500 with bill and warranty(18 months). Guess in grey it would cost around 3000, but 5500 for a good mp3 player is not really a bad deal
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