I wanted to pull out the stock head unit in my xB part because I wanted to get rid of the orange lighting for blue and part to add a DVD player for road trips and such.

I've been looking around at all the top name brands like Alpine, Panasonic and Pioneer and their flag ship DVD head units go for $2000-2500. That's a lot more than I really had in mind so went digging and found this one for about $500:

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/S...id/0/SFV/30046

Would this be a good head unit to buy?

 

Stay away from Jensen, theres a reason why its priced the way it is. Not saying it isnt going to work and all but the question is how long.

Some of eclipse double din dvd unit start out at $1000 Id check them out since they fit right into our cars. Plus 3 yr warrenty. Best headunits out in my opinion and im a installer.

 

i know four people who have jensens in their boxes. a few 9510's and the new double din unit.. forgot the model.. AND THEY LOVE THEM!!!!!! Your comment IS NOT VALID because you have no proof on these units. They break as easily as some 1200 plus unit.. get your ____ straight...


actually.. the 9510 is the best deal for your money. The resolution is freaking amazing. Has a tv tuner and so forth....

 

If you can wait till after after jan 10 when fujiz comes back from his vac pm him and he can get you a good deal on jensen units.

 

Jensen actually comes recommended from a friend of mine who actually competes with his audio setup. He also had me check out eclipse, I really like them but they are also expensive. Jensen seems to be the best choice to get the most for your money and still look good at the same time.

 

You can get a factory reman Kenwood DDx 7015 on e-bay for $650. This is by far a superior unit to Jensen. Great start for a great system.

 

refurbs are not always a bad choice. big name companies wouldn't sell something back to the consumer that was crap. a lot of times, trying to save money with a lower quality headunit will come back to bite you.

 

PROVE IT!

 

If you read what I said I never said it wouldnt work or do waht its suppose to. I just know from past experience in my car and all the cars Ive installed them in I would never put a Jensen in my car even if it was free.

I have seen so many of them brake or have dumb problems like buttons falling out , dimmer breaking or things like that. Its kinda like buying a pyle tv becuase it has good quality, Yes only last for about 3 months.

I say if you like it then go for it. He was asking for recommendations and opinions and I was just stating mine.

Please dont tell me my opinion and yrs of experience with a product is wrong ,,, just state yours and be on with it .

 

i will refrain from any more comments.. your name speaks for itself...

 

well, i can't prove it with any links on the internet, but i've had refurb radios in my cars and have never had a problem with one failing any sooner than any other radio. as a matter of fact, my old bmw has a refurbished alpine headunit i bought off ebay that's still running strong close to 4 years later. so in my experience, refurbs aren't a bad deal. cheap electronics on the other hand do not last. i've seen jensen amps and subs fry a few mmonths after they were installed. i'm not knocking jensen because their stuff isn't that bad and fills a niche for those who want decent equipment at a competetive price, but i am a firm believer in "you get what you pay for."

 

^ I agree.... even at the end of the day... you still have a Jensen in your car...

I'll admit that some of the lower priced audio setups are pretty nice, but there is a reason why Jensen and other lower priced brands aren't lifted up in audio publications and such... they get outperformed by better products, which are unfortunately a little more expensive....

 

or these companies spend more money in these publications (i.e. advertisements) to get noticed by users like us who hence buy more which in turns leads to the likelyhood the system ending up in the publication since most of us rock the same three companies (alpine, kenwood, or pioneer)

I want a dual system in my car so I dont see why the jensen unit would not work for him. In the end entropy and the discontinue fairy gets every piece of equipment so I say save your pennies

 

one headunit outperforming another has nothing to do with advertising. it gets proven where it counts, in the consumers hands. bottom line, if tialian had extra dough, he'd go with the kenwood or whatever right? i don't think that's because of the advertising, it's because he knows it's a better unit.

a lot of times the specs or whatever might look the same but the build quality is lacking. that's not saying that the jensen is a bad unit, just that in terms of a life of the unit comparison, other more high priced radios will outlast, outshine, and outperform the jensen. at the end of the day, if all he has is $500.00, then he'll get what fits his budget and hopefully he'll be happy with his choice.

 

but the only reason a kenwood or alpine is what it is because in the begining they sold a decent product got noticed by a couple of important people in the market who in turn bought more and influenced others to buy more took their profits bought better equipment and advertisment space to encourage people to buy more. it is classic business sense. you cant just assume it was good in the beginning. Not to get off topic look a apex. then began making decent dvd wal-mart got interested pushed them in the stores sold a whole bunch got investment dollars and now their investing in better equipment to produce dvd's players and have begun an campaign to show that their product is of decent quality. to my point if everyone ran out a bought jensen I bet you by summer they would be producing product of similar quality to the current top of the line products.

an yeah its proaly true that the finish is better on the high end stuff but in the end all equipment becomes outdated so if he is planning to upgrade why not start cheap get the feel of what he wants and build up from their not run out buy the 2k unit just to find out he wants the 3k unit thats all I am trying to get across

 

good point.

 

Hi this is tilians friend that encouraged him to get the jensen. i have been donig car audio for a year and a half professionally. in my opinion all he needs is this jensen unit for a few simple reasons. first off he likes the way it looks plain and simple, second he will not be entering any competitions for sq or spl, he also drives about 6000 miles a yr so there will not be a whole lot of abuse done to the unit. another way to look at it is that you could buy four or five of the jensen units compared to only one of the other high end headunits. plus they are all motorized electronics, they all will fail, that jensen could last 10yrs for all anybody knows or it could last 2yrs, you just never know. another good thing about the jensen is that it comes with a two yr warranty where as most of the other units only come with a 1yr warranty with the option of upgrading to a two yr warranty(more money spent). i guess what i am trying to say is that for him it will be the best bang for his buck. he could afford to buy any other unit but it would only be a waste of money in my opinion for what he will be using it for. he just wanted to get your opinions on the subject as well .

 

i know theres a Jensen thats a double din dvd head unit thats bout $600-$700 with touch screen and remote. I was never a big fan of the motorized screens. I have fears of the screen not moving then i would be screwed. Thats just my opinion. but good luck.

 

I like the idea of a double but I don't like the idea of a touch screen. I hate having finger prints and crap on any monitor I own. If you get a single what do people usually do with the extra space?

 

good place to store cd's, the control, or a dutch.