Ok, so the proffesional dude in the audio store told me today that the Kenwood (X589) HU I was looking at was a pretty good HU but he said that an Alpine is a step above... (Money is TIGHT). He said that the "bass engine" of Alpine would boost the bass a ton... My question is Head to Head which is better for my listening habits (metal/rap)
Alpine CDA-9851 - 3, 2 volt preouts (was hoping for more - Bass engine - 18wrms X 4
Kenwood X589 - 3, 4 volt preouts - 22wrms X 4 - 3 EQ bands (compared to none on the Alpine)
I want HARD hitting bass and nice clean crisp mids and highs... Which is an overall better HU?
As far as tuning get the Alpine. If you really want hard crisp hitting mids and highs get a amp. Cause 4watt rms is not going to be a big difference but noticable. 18rms-22rms is not as much going and doing 40-50 rms.