Need Help: What would you buy? Kenwood DPX701 VS Clarion DFZ675MC

[canadian_hustla]

Ok folks I am looking for some help here

All my money has been going to pay for furniture etc, so I need to buy myself a Christmas present this year and these two decks are what I have come up with

I am absolutely torn between these two decks, and the prices between the two are fairly similar

what would you buy and why?

thanks in advance :)

Kenwood DPX701: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-YBk8skpJPyS/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=701&i=113DPX701

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2006/113/h113DPX701-f_mt.jpeg

Clarion DFZ675MC
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-YBk8skpJPyS/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?search=DFZ&i=020DFZ675M

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/2006/020/h020DFZ675M-F_dg_I.jpeg

[canadian_hustla]

bump.. 0 votes.. come on!

[dj_rice]

The Kenwood gets my vote...it has purddddddddddy colors, but save yourself the money and get an Alpine :thumbsup:

[canadian_hustla]

Originally posted by dj_rice
The Kenwood gets my vote...it has purddddddddddy colors, but save yourself the money and get an Alpine :thumbsup:


I would, the problem is that I can't get a double din alpine.. like for a reasonable price. thanks for your vote

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by canadian_hustla



I would, the problem is that I can't get a double din alpine.. like for a reasonable price. thanks for your vote


Oohhhh is there some reason you want a double DIN? And then go Kenwood then

[Loud-N-Clear]

Why not pick up a higher end single din and a dask kit...

[canadian_hustla]

i have always wanted a double din, plus that is already what I have in there now

anyone else have any other thoughts?

[bmeier]

i like clarion better but that deck is hideous...

get the kenwod if its between those two.

[Supa Dexta]

I've never had any luck with kenwood stuff I bought, always troubles... I hear the new excelon stuff is decent.. But I don't know if I'd risk any more money with them...

edit check out this, it's much cheaper:

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7192.html

And if you get it in the states make sure they ship it up here usps... (car domain is a good site to use, and will ship usps, they may price match too if they carry it, I've not used sonic before, they say they ship to canada but have ups listed as the shipper)

[MrSector9]

i agree i had way better luck/sound quality from a clarion... but that thing is horrid looking.

[canadian_hustla]

Originally posted by MrSector9
i agree i had way better luck/sound quality from a clarion... but that thing is horrid looking.


lol horrid maybe, BUT it has recordable technology so that you can hold up to a certain amount of songs on its internal harddrive, AND the buttons are 264 color so you can set it to the color of lights in the car..

so tempting..
the clarion deck is definately the flagship of the clarion productline.

[MrSector9]

see that besides maybe the color thing doesnt interest me as the compression of the songs take away the quality.

real cds for me or bust :)

[Graham_A_M]

Oh God, dont touch Kenwood, I swear you have to have a degree in Computer engineering to figure them out. I still have yet to figure out how to adjust the treble & fade controls on this older cheapo Kenwood CD deck I had installed in my moms SUV.

They're crap nowadays. Older Kenwood amps are the only thing by Kenwood that I'd go with, ANYTHING new Kenwood..... avoid.... and thats that as far as I'm concerned. :thumbsup: