Thread: Best Single DIN head unit

Have also seen a few alpine units installed, is this the way to go? Any help would be great cheers

Are you remaining single DIN?
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Are you remaining single DIN?
Pickles.

No room without modding for a double din pickles so single is fine maybe a flip out one?

Any recommendations guys? Want to get it done asap

sony head units have come along way in 2014.
pioneer are good too

however i dont think either do sat nav in a single din

There are very very few head units that will sound great on their own. I believe to get decent sound you will need an amp at least. If you go down this path you might want to look at a good processor as well (google 'Bit Ten by audison' for example) This sits between your head unit and amp and allows a high degree of audio tweaking. With this setup you could keep the factory head unit and get better sound than 99.9% of headunits out there.

As far as GPS goes, your smart phone (if you have one) can do a better job more easily than a single din GPS enables headunit. There are cradles that will hold it on the dash that will charge the phone and even boost the mobile signal.

Not the answer you were looking for but it might be something to consider if you dont find what youre after.

No that's great mate, I still would like a new head unit but now I'll just forget satnav unit as I have an iPhone 6 and that does the job good enough. So then what head unit that is the question? I've seen quite a few with alpine units I think? Is that a defender upgrade from the dealership I wonder?

I would look for a "mechless" unit. No cd player to collect dust.

Bluetooth music to it from your phone, or plug in a USB stick with your fav tunes on it.

I have a Sony and a JVC in 2 different cars. I actually prefer the JVC unit. It looks and feels better quality, wheras the Sony is more about visual "bling".

Both sound fine. Both also support hands free phone use.