what do i do now??

[TIM TIM TIM]

well my system plans were the eclipse cd5000 cd player, eclipse amps, subs ect... well now my mom wants an eclipse indash navigation (5495) and I can only get one head unit from them... well with CC has, what should i go with? we have jvc, sony, panasonic and pioneer. and also i think im going to go with the kicker SX series amps and im thinking there SS series componets, with the eclipse titanuim subs too... opinions??

[Notladstyle]

well my system plans were the eclipse cd5000 cd player, eclipse amps, subs ect... well now my mom wants an eclipse indash navigation (5495) and I can only get one head unit from them... well with CC has, what should i go with? we have jvc, sony, panasonic and pioneer. and also i think im going to go with the kicker SX series amps and im thinking there SS series componets, with the eclipse titanuim subs too... opinions??

I would favor JVC for the bell & whistles along with more functionality. The tools will shout for pioneer because it will fast lane you to ricer domination with the neon blue screen.

Better yet, tell your mom to shove it and buy it for yourself. If she wants eclipse let her come work her ass off at CC and buy it.

[Miles]

tell your mom to cram it in her cram hole.

[SickVette]

Pioneer nav units rock. Go with the Pioneer and she will be happy.

[TJElite]

Pioneer nav units rock. Go with the Pioneer and she will be happy.

I have to second that. I'm not a huge fan of Pioneer's other stuff...it tends to be overpriced and boring (although, it is basically bullet proof), but their nav stuff is second to none.

I don't have any experience with Eclipse personally. I had the opportunity to pick up the line, and I talked to several guys I know who have been in this business a long time. They all said to stay away due to quality issues. These guys were all shop owners / installers (no reps, etc.), and one even still carried eclipse. Just FYI.

Toby

[TIM TIM TIM]

quality issues? if pioneer is bullet proof eclipse must be bullet/fire/water/everything else proof.... i really dont care too much about the bells and whistles i want more quality, i wanted that eclipse deck because it has 8 volt pre-outs. but IMO that $2700 dollar nav unit for 1400~ is a much better deal. its the one with the built in 30 gig hd and all.

[TBSpyder]

I would rank Pioneer right up there with Eclipse as far as decks go. In fact, given the choice, I would personally probably go with Pioneer over Eclipse. Wouldn't even consider any of the others you listed. But I'll second the telling your mom to cram it up her cram hole....doubt she's going to be able to tell the difference between two decks anyways.

[TIM TIM TIM]

bet she will... she will make very good use of it beeing a sales person traveling all over the hillsborough, sarasota and surrounding counties. as much as she does for me, im more then willing to get a differant deck for her to save 1500~

[Notladstyle]

unless you have a riced out interior with blue lights n shit, get a higher end JVC

[mbanks21]

Alpine

[TIM TIM TIM]

does CC carry alpine??? i think not.... im thinking the jvc avx2 or whatever.

[Miles]

does CC carry alpine??? i think not.... im thinking the jvc avx2 or whatever.
i'm infinitely jealous that you guys got eclipse and we're stuck with alpine's new flip face brigade.

[TIM TIM TIM]

lol no offence but the BB in citrus park blows. we are daily having people come in with the wrong shit from them, of course the 3 week wait to get a HU installed and the people they deal with never know anything about car audio :dunno:

[Miles]

lol no offence but the BB in citrus park blows. we are daily having people come in with the wrong shit from them, of course the 3 week wait to get a HU installed and the people they deal with never know anything about car audio :dunno:
none taken. they can't all be winners. i've actually heard some horror stories about them from customers at my store :lol:

though i do find it odd that you felt the need to bring that up for no apparent reason.

[TIM TIM TIM]

i was venting. i hate dealing with pissed off people saying that im wrong, the harness they sold is the right one, when i can assure them it doesnt, shit they can look and see the plug is different... but yeah im glad we got eclipse, there not the most pretty ones we have though thats for sure..so there hard to sell lol

[Miles]

i was venting. i hate dealing with pissed off people saying that im wrong, the harness they sold is the right one, when i can assure them it doesnt, shit they can look and see the plug is different... but yeah im glad we got eclipse, there not the most pretty ones we have though thats for sure..so there hard to sell lol
yeah, the entire middle of their product range is ugly as sin.

great sound though.

[TIM TIM TIM]

yeah, i just compare them with alpine and everyone wants one.. lol

[P057]

lol no offence but the BB in citrus park blows. we are daily having people come in with the wrong shit from them, of course the 3 week wait to get a HU installed and the people they deal with never know anything about car audio :dunno:


I agree, shitheads

[TJElite]

does CC carry alpine??? i think not.... im thinking the jvc avx2 or whatever.

I just put a KD-AVX2 in my Lexus...so far, very happy.

Toby

[GradeA_TireFryer]

I agree, shitheads

lol - lol - lol - lol

said and they such an opp to do well! good brands, great location, shit management

[TIM TIM TIM]

I just put a KD-AVX2 in my Lexus...so far, very happy.

Toby
how does it sound??? thats my big thing.

[TJElite]

how does it sound??? thats my big thing.

I'm very happy with it. I don't listen to radio, so I can't speak for the tuner, but the DVD/CD section is as good as anything I've ever used. I'm also running an XM MyFi through th aux in's, and it is very clean, as well.

I'm using it as the centerpiece for my 5.1 system, and the adjustability is excellent. It also has the basic 7 band digital eq thingy with presets...seems to do a pretty good job, but I don't have much use for it. I usually get by pretty well without an eq, and if I need one for this car, it will be a DQS or DQXS.

If you come to the meet on Saturday, you can hear it for yourself.

Toby

[TIM TIM TIM]

cool, i should be there for a little while saterday.