In need of $150 HU

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Hey folks. I know, this isn't the right place for this kind of post. However, there seems to be some difficulty with creating threads in the CA section, so I'm going to post it here and direct the CA folks here to look at it.

I don't know if there's just a time delay before my thread will show up in the CA section, or if it's gotten lost in cyberspace. At any rate, on with the purpose of the thread...
George Grand wrote: »
Jstas wrote: »
Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    My friend is looking to upgrade the HU in his car, and his budget pretty much tops out at $150. He might also be looking to replace the stock speakers, but the budget for that would be really low, too, and right now his primary goal is to replace the HU.

    At any rate, he's driving a 1984 BMW 318i. I'm hoping it won't be too hard to find something that will fit in it, and that BB or CC will install. He's not interested in installing it himself. And don't nag me about that...I know he's perfectly capable of doing so, but I think he's a little restricted on time.

    For $150 we're looking for MP3 and WMA playback, a remote, and any other extras would be neat, but there are no plans of ever adding an amp, so no SQ options would really be of any benefit.

    I just quickly looked at BB's website and two units stand out to me. The Alpine CDE-9846 caught my eye, but there's no remote, only one preout (not an issue, but that's still horrible!), and the SNR is 65! What's happened to Alpine?!

    The Pioneer DEH-P3800M looks promising. It has a remote, 2 2.2V preouts (again, not important...but good to have), and a SNR of 94. Sure beats the Alpine!

    Anybody had any experience with this unit? Anything else that needs to be considered? I'm fixing to check out CC's website...

    Thanks! Any input would be appreciated!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited August 2006
    can he order online? We sell 3800s all the time, excellent decks and come with everything you listed
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited August 2006
    Nope. He wants it installed this week. That kinda excludes the ordering online option.

    But, what do you think of the 3800?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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