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Old 03-03-2003, 08:44 PM
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best deck to match a black first gen?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=18798

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=3293

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=3293

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/carau....asp?sku=13051

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/carau....asp?sku=12051

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/carau....asp?sku=13240

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/carau....asp?sku=13241

i cannot decide, there are alot of choices, well in particular i'm looking for something black or black chrome, with blue accents, any idea's? haha any input will be helpful thanks
Old 03-03-2003, 09:11 PM
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2nd one looks the best.
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def. 2 or 2 to last
Old 03-03-2003, 09:59 PM
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i like the 3rd one personally..

ME, I want an in-dash DVD/CD Player Flip-Out.
Old 03-03-2003, 10:23 PM
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looks like i'm definitely lookin for this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=18798

all i want is the black chrome with blue display, haha
Old 03-03-2003, 10:25 PM
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I personally would just go with the 1st one... The other ones looks better standalone but at least the green matches ur interior lights rite? i'm assuming that ur temp. controls and speedometers are green... i've got a blue deck that looks kickass but then the color clashes... DOES NOT MATCH
Old 03-03-2003, 10:50 PM
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I have the 2nd Alpine, in the mp3. Im not too fond of the blue lights that contrast with oem green. My Kenford excelon just took a crap, and I really dont recomend the others.

My vote stick w/ the 1st ALPINE, great sound and build quality. Speaking from experience, been into car audio hard core since96
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i swear by alpine. the sound quality usually sucks on the panasonics.

the first one is good, get the second if you want the preety lights.... like me
Old 03-03-2003, 11:02 PM
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Gotta go video, save up until you can get a flip out monitor
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You dont like pioneer? I have the deh-p9300 and it matches our stock lights perfectly and is black with blueish lights. Pics are in my sig
Old 03-04-2003, 12:30 AM
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i don't know much about decks, but pretty interested in getting one now, i like the panasonic one with the black chrome, but as i ask around, people are pretty negative about it, the alpines are starting to look a little more appealing now

one question i wanted to ask was, how does the deck install? will i need some sort of adapter from acura to hook it up to the speakers or something, or does it plug in right into the factory wires that went to the bose deck?
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Youre gonna need a wiring harness, get one from like good guys or somethign for real cheap
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Ever thought about the CDA-7894. It's a really sweet deck. You can change the colors from green to amber. I just got rid of mine for the Clarion touchscreen DVD. The sound quality is awesome. Only thing is it doesn't take much for the display to dim.
Old 03-04-2003, 05:39 AM
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the cda-7894 looks nice, but kinda pricey, how much of a difference does the alpine decks vs like the panasonic deck that i wanted to get make in sound?
Old 03-04-2003, 05:53 AM
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I have reported no issues with my aging Panasonic unit. It has served me just fine, at least for my needs. Perhaps I haven't had the opportunity to be spoiled by the other makes.
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I just wouldn't trust anything Panasonic except cordless phones and batteries. Panasonic and Aiwa are the same company, and Sony makes Aiwa. So if that tells you anything...... Alpine has always and still does make a great amplified head unit. Not to mention all the very usefull features that they encorperate. Hp, LP filter, abillity to turn to amp off if you get an external one. etc..Go with the Alpine. If you really want good sound quality, get an exclipse. Lil on the expensive side, but worth it. PLus mines looks dope in my car and i have a 1st gen in Pearl Flamenco Black.
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the 7894 are only like 50 bucks more that the 7893 model. For the 50 bucks more you get MP3/WMA and a few other small features. Did you ever look at the Pioneer Primier DEH-8400? Those are also nice but still a littl pricey. It also gives you an option to hook up a screen later if that's what you like.
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get the black face sony MDX series...the the totaly black face that folds out...they look soooo good in black cls!!!!
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the alpine cda-9813 looks nice, but very expensive, is it worth it? 400 bucks in crutchfield, is there an identical model like this one without the wma and mp3 capabiltiies?
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if ur going for sound quality, alpine is the best of those choices in performance, and they look nice and simple. try eclipse heads, it matches well with the interior of our cars
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