bought a new stereo today

i ordered a Pioneer deh-p7800mp today. my stereo i have now is about 3 years old and the volume knob only works part of the time and the face doesn't always work. it's been bugging me so i decided to get a new one. it should be here in a few days. i also got it for only $273, not a bad deal since msrp on it is $420.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/support/details/0,,2076_310070337_291147601,00.html

Nice, I love Pioneer :thumb:

What's so great about that one to make it $420?

What's so great about that one to make it $420?

probably the full color display

probably the full color display

So does Panasonic...for less. Plus it's no 9800.

So does Panasonic...for less. Plus it's no 9800.

i hate the way the Panasonic decks look.

That's alot of money, but I'd say good job on getting the deal you got.

i think that's cheap. the deck i had before the one i currently have i spent $600 on.

i think that's cheap. the deck i had before the one i currently have i spent $600 on.

The deck you spent 600 bucks on is now broken, with a busted nob?

So does Panasonic...for less. Plus it's no 9800.
Ehh....why buy standard Pioneer when the Premier can be had for the same money, which has the better warranty.

Premier 980BT here. :) Got it new for about $385 shipped when it was newly released.

The deck you spent 600 bucks on is now broken, with a busted nob?

after three years of use and (probably) abuse. i know my head units take a beating, thats why i dont like spending alot on them

Man, I hope you like it... I bought the Premier version of that one off of Ebay, and I hate the Rotary Commander joystick crap navigation they used on it. I hate it so much I'm thinking about flipping it on Ebay and getting something different, and I've only had this one for a couple months!

I love the rotary command knob, and think it works very well.

I looked into getting an Alpine deck, but they were all WWAAYYY too much money for a decent deck. And their Bluetooth option sucks, badly. IMO if they tweaked their lineup a bit, by offering certain features on more decks, their lineup would be 100x better. The deck that had all the features I wanted (and plenty I didn't want/need) was crazy expensive.

I really wanted a top-end Eclipse, but couldn't justify the cost, and no Bluetooth option.

The Clarions didn't impress me, I've not really enjoyed the Kenwood decks I've owned/played with. I won't even consider a Sony deck (I like some of their stuff, but find their car audio to be garbage). I saw a few ok Panasonics, but nothing that made me the least bit interested in owning one.

Man, I hope you like it... I bought the Premier version of that one off of Ebay, and I hate the Rotary Commander joystick crap navigation they used on it. I hate it so much I'm thinking about flipping it on Ebay and getting something different, and I've only had this one for a couple months!

my friend has a pioneer deck with it and i've messed around with it some. it doesn't bother me at all.

Mike, you had me worried you got rid of your Hifonics stuff :eek:

Mike, you had me worried you got rid of your Hifonics stuff :eek:

i love my amp. the only thing that bothers me with it is it overheats too easily during the summer.

Congrats, nice looking unit! I like the sound of newer Pioneer HU's. It will sound even better with a good aftermarket amp/components.

Congrats, nice looking unit! I like the sound of newer Pioneer HU's. It will sound even better with a good aftermarket amp/components.

those are coming up next. i just need to get the truck paid off so i can afford them.

i love my amp. the only thing that bothers me with it is it overheats too easily during the summer.

I have two Hifonics (Zues and Thor) and they are ****in' sick!! But even in the back of my old Z, they never overheated :think:

Where'd you find it that cheap? I'm buying one soon...