What HU should I go with??

[iceblue2]

Hello all!

I have a 2006 Pontiac GP GT w/ the factory monsoon system in it still, and I have been wanting to turns things up a notch by installing a new HU. The Pioneer Avic X710BT has really been catching my eye, but I wanted to check with you guys to see what you have installed in yours. Does anyone happen to have a write-up that can be used for this particular model? Also, can I use the factory antennas for the GPS and XM or will I have to install new ones? Let me know if you have any helpful information. Thanks for your help!

[I800C0LLECT]

I'm a fan of quality. I don't need a double din in my ride. Alpine CDA-9887 or Pioneer 800PRS. If you can find a Clarion 785usb that would be great too.

[matt5112]

Spend as little as you can to get the features you want, they're all overpriced anyways.

[CTKGP09]

you will get quaility with kenwood, JVC, alpine, and pioneer. but if you want to be loud go for functionality more than bling

[matt5112]

loud? are you for real? no HU has any real power for any decent speaker. 14 watts RMS is peanuts.

[CTKGP09]

pioneer is a whopping 22 watts RMS!

[matt5112]

HOLY **** BALLS, thats only 1.7 dB of a difference. I'm sure you'll totally notice that.

[CTKGP09]

YES!!! ya i guesss i should have clearified as in does it have sperate sub controls? multiband equilizer? also the voltage on the preouts, i did notice a 2v to a 5v different between a HU change, not HUGE but noticable