alpine vs pioneer

[bk92accordex]

which is a better head unit ?

[JoshM]

I've had both.
I've never had any problems out of either brand.

[jcoleman_11]

well, ive never woned an alpine, but i can definetly vouch for pioneer. well priced and the audio options are great. its the first head unit that i can actually put the volume to the max without any distortion to the speakers. this is with the help of the high pass filter though, since i have 2 12s i dont need bass in my speakers.

i assure you will be satisfied with pioneer. all depends in what you are looking for to, whats your set-up?

[cvc7chris]

i love pioneer i never used a alpine deck just a amp!

[hybrid90accord]

Honestly what type of question is that? Thats like saying whats better honda or nissan, when both have a large fleet of cars in the line. Thats a vague question that honestly is only a matter of opinion, if answered. You might get a better answer if your comparing one deck to another. example whats better a pioneer deh-8600mp or a apline 9885


PLEASE COME WITH A BETTER OR MORE DIRECT QUESTION

[jcoleman_11]

well, i mean, its not that bad of a question. both companies have their pros and cons. yes, most likely all the responses to be given will be based on personal opinion, and it would help if he had particular models in mind, but i dont think its that crazy of a question.

when i first looked around for a H/U i tried to find a good company, then a good model. Cause i had Clarion before and it was nothing compaired to pioneer. I paid 300 for my clarion and the first pioneer i got was 120 and beat that clarion. now i have a 200 dollar pioneer and i couldnt even imagine asking for better then that.

so i would say pioneer is better than clarion, and i dont even think thats based on personal preference, thats quality and spec wise. Anyways, just wanted to justify his question.

Once again, be safe, go with pioneer.

[carcollectorkid]

i always thought alpine head units sounded better than pioneer, not that they are bad at all but the quality is better with most alpines.

[jdm_inspired]

Alpine decks are better as far as user options. Pioneer is a great brand as well. I used to have an Alpine headunit and loved it. Now I have a Pioneer navigation system. If it wasnt for the navi, I would have kept my pioneer. Alpines look awesome too.

[jcoleman_11]

really?? i didnt know alpines had more options and soudned better. ive never heard or played with an alpine.

[jdm_inspired]

really?? i didnt know alpines had more options and soudned better. ive never heard or played with an alpine.

Well, from the last time I played with them... Alpine has more sound adjustments. Alpine also lets you customize your custom adjustments threw your pc and them DL them into your unit. I dont know about "sounding better", but you can definately tune the sounds.

[jcoleman_11]

Well, from the last time I played with them... Alpine has more sound adjustments. Alpine also lets you customize your custom adjustments threw your pc and them DL them into your unit. I dont know about "sounding better", but you can definately tune the sounds.

WHAT!?! you can download your preset form your pc? thats insane! never heard of that. is it transfered through usb?

[sideswipe]

which is a better head unit ?

They're both awesome but Pioneer has always been my favorite for everything. Pioneer is definitely user friendly and in most cases you can't beat the price when comparing to other units. Another reason is the fact that my Pioneer deck lights up almost to the exact same color as the rest of my dash lights which is hard to find when shopping through other decks. Later

[92turboaccord]

alpine is much nicer for S/Q but the only prob is alpine is a little harder to use i like both...

[sonikaccord]

Wasn't there already a thread like this made?

[Gotz Cb7]

I see Alpine as...difficult to setup your equalizer setings. Say you want your bass, trebble, fade, balance, Sub levels, etc...Alpine doesn't make it easy. Pioneer makes it pretty simple. Honestly, my cousin was an Alpine fan, and my ex was a pioneer fan. Just depends. Of course a 250 dollar alpine's gonna be better than a 90 dollar pioneer.

I'd prefer Pioneer. I just like the looks, and the way they setup their screen on the face. I, myself, have a Sony deck. I've always had Sony decks, but if I was to ever get out of my Sony deck fetish, I'd go for Pioneer. Just my .02