Looking at new stereos (Head Unit) for my 2001 Cobra - Any suggestions?

spacescape · May 8, 2022

I'm looking for some suggestions and input on a new head unit for my 2001 Cobra. Car came with an aftermarket Premier / Pioneer Head Unit which I truly hate. I don't hate it but it's clumsy and I want to replace it with an aftermarket apple carplay / android touchscreen. Just wondering if anyone has done this as of late. We have a couple of places local to me that does free installation (Car Tunes and mickey shorr) that I "kind of trust" to purchase from and they are well aware of the Mach 460 amps and speakers in the car and know what to do for the install (install included in the price).

Looking at

Pioneer
DMH-2660NEX

Pioneer DMH-2660NEX

Digital multimedia receiver (does not play CDs)

www.crutchfield.com

Pioneer
MVH-1400NEX

Pioneer MVH-1400NEX

Digital multimedia receiver (does not play CDs)

www.crutchfield.com

Pioneer
DMH1770NEX

Pioneer DMH-1770NEX

Digital multimedia receiver (does not play discs)

www.crutchfield.com

Sony
XAVAX3200

Sony XAV-AX3200

Digital multimedia receiver (does not play discs)

www.crutchfield.com

Sony
XAVAX5600

Sony XAV-AX5600

Digital multimedia receiver

www.crutchfield.com

spacescape · May 8, 2022

I'm leaning towards the Sony because they have "hard buttons" for adjusting the volume.

GToddyT5 · May 8, 2022

Honestly, the folks at Crutchfield are your best bet. I've always liked Pioneer's stuff, but you should determine which features are most important to you.

COramprat · May 8, 2022

Personally I don't need all the bells and whistles. I prefer a traditional knob and digital display. I guess I'm just old school.

weendoggy · May 9, 2022

If you're using Crutchfield for your purchase, all the Pioneer's you list are NA. It all depends on what you want. I put a Kenwood in mine and because the car is a back seat delete and S-type mufflers, I really have to crank it to hear, even with the Mach sound (worthless to me). It does have lots of fancy color combos to look at though.

spacescape · Jun 25, 2022

Well, I tried to learn and accept the Pioneer that came with the car but hated it so moved forward with a XAV-AX3200 yesterday. Ended up using a local company (CarTunes) and this was on sale for $299 (about $350ish out the door and had them yank the cigarette lighter and installed a USB port (and a rapid charge port). I almost bought the better model but talked myself out of it based on the XAV-AX3200 being antiglare (my car being a convertible)... and reusing all the OEM speakers and amps didn't know if I'd benefit from it. But it actually sounds better than the pioneer and the EQ / sound adjustments are great!!!

COramprat · Jun 25, 2022

I was surprised when I replaced the head unit in our 07 GT500 with a base Blaupunkt unit. With the original speakers the bass hits harder and the sound was cleaner than the OEM unit. Sometimes it's the head that makes all the difference.

spacescape · Jun 26, 2022

COramprat said:
I was surprised when I replaced the head unit in our 07 GT500 with a base Blaupunkt unit. With the original speakers the bass hits harder and the sound was cleaner than the OEM unit. Sometimes it's the head that makes all the difference.

Yup, I hear more bass and there is a setting which brings sound more towards your ears (door speakers). Not sure how to explain it but it just sounds better!

Looking at new stereos (Head Unit) for my 2001 Cobra - Any suggestions?

spacescape

Pioneer DMH-2660NEX

Pioneer MVH-1400NEX

Pioneer DMH-1770NEX

Sony XAV-AX3200

Sony XAV-AX5600

spacescape

GToddyT5

COramprat

...I can take it. I think.

weendoggy

spacescape

COramprat

...I can take it. I think.

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