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Old 11-02-2002, 11:35 PM   #1
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Single din head unit
Amber Illumination
Bought online from Reputable Source or in Store
Independent subwoofer control
>100db s/n ratio
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Old 11-02-2002, 11:38 PM   #2
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ps, I dont like the 7894 because i do NOT want to run new power wires.

Maybe 7892? Best price?



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Old 11-02-2002, 11:50 PM   #3
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>100db s/n ratio
For $300, goodluck because it doesn't leave you with much but the Alpine, or Kenwood Excelon x759 or x859. But neither Excelon has amber illumination, just red button lighting with 4 color display. S/N is 105 and has everything else you want.

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Old 11-03-2002, 12:09 AM   #4
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The idea of running 10 gauge to my head unit doesn't sit well with me :crazy:

Nakamichi just discontinued their Amber illuminated decks...
I dont want the stereo to clash with the rest of the car

RED illumination would be ok
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Old 11-03-2002, 12:09 AM   #5
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http://www.etronics.com/product.asp?...892&SVBName=30
Etronics $224 sound good?
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Old 11-03-2002, 12:16 AM   #6
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thats great.. wait.. its only green isnt it? :cry
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Old 11-03-2002, 12:24 AM   #7
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Nak stopped making the amber versions? You may be able to find one in stock somewhere.
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Old 11-03-2002, 12:26 AM   #8
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yeah, but from waht I've heard about NAK, I'd need a new one in a year anyway.

I guess I have to make a decision - how important is amber to me?

I guess they arent that hard to modify, any comments on that?
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Old 11-03-2002, 12:33 AM   #9
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The Nak site says green is now standard but amber is available on request for the CD-45z. I'd call the Zeb and see if they can "request" one for you. You may have to wait but you'll get the color you want.
My model is still available and has worked without any problems. I used to install the naks and we had some problems on the entry level stuff occasionally but the higher end stuff was flawless.


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Old 11-06-2002, 12:14 PM   #10
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Check out the specs here:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-4zPlFfW...p?i=113KDCX859

Buy it here:

http://www.smilephotovideo.com/detai...emno=KEKDCX859

I've bought two radios from this site (one of them was this exact unit). The last one i bought, it took them two weeks to ship it, but other than that I haven't had a problem.

This radio is Sirius satellite ready, it has three sets of pre-outs, front, rear, and non-fading. It has digital filters for all the outputs and pre-outs, high-pass for fronts and rears and low-pass for the non-fading. MP3, CD-R, CD-RW, and it has selectable red/green buttons with a four-color display. It also has Kenwood's bass management system, which means if you connect it to a Kenwood amp, the head unit can control the filters in the amp.
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Old 11-06-2002, 11:47 PM   #11
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I am sorry... I just cannot get excited about Kenwood HU's...

Get the Alpine.

And you need to run 10 gauge to the head... who said that? I have never heard of a head requiring that much.
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Old 11-07-2002, 11:29 AM   #12
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Because of the 60w built in amp the 7894 wants power run directly from the battery. I didn't use 10, but had a left over 12 gauge from my amp and it works fine. The shop I bought mine from said it was not necessary, but the manual was pretty emphatic about it, so I did not want to take a chance. I suspect if you don't use the internal amp to drive speakers you can hook it directly to the existing power wires.
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