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Thread: what's the NAD of car audio? |
    
Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 2015
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 03:11 pm: |
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NAD for home audio is famous for their near-audiophile performance at very reasonable mid-fi prices, and their no-BS approach to design: instead of bling-bling (all flashing lights, 1000 useless DSP modes, and all that teenage crap) they give you very very simple faceplates, with just a few simple knobs and switches...your $$$ goes inside, to the electrical components, where it damn well should be, not on all these stupid gimmicks.
Is there anything like NAD in car audio? Especially for head units? |
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| Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 03:55 pm: |
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Nakamichi has nice plain designs, haven't heard their sound though. |
Gold Member Username: Illuminator
USA
Post Number: 1640
Registered: Apr-05
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| Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 07:30 pm: |
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Personally, the DRZ9255 by Clarion seems like the best in that respect... |
Silver Member Username: Audioguy22
Post Number: 169
Registered: Jul-05
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| Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 02:07 am: |
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I dont believe there is a NAD in car audio. Nad's big thing was well designed amps made in Taiwan. At that time there were three choices in home audio, Hi-End(US made) Mid-fi(Japan made) and low-end(china made) NAD made Mid-Fi stuff at a low-end cost.
I know of no car audio companys that do this. |
Platinum Member Username: Glasswolf
Wisteria,
Lane
USA
Post Number: 10369
Registered: Dec-03
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| Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 11:11 am: |
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clarion, some lower model pioneers perhaps, nakamichi..
otherwise if you want audiophile quality and simplicity, look at alpine F1status, but you're going to pay for it like buying a Krell or Pass Labs amplifier.
nelson pass must be rich by now. heh
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Gold Member Username: Edster922
Abubala,
Ababala
The Occupation
Post Number: 2060
Registered: Mar-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 01:01 am: |
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I'll look into Clarion then. I'd like to keep the HU under $250 if possible.
Strange, for some reason I always thought of Clarion as some cheap Walmart brand but on these car audio forums I see it being recommended a fair bit. |
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