What is a good skip-free head unit?

[2002maniac]

My suspension in extremly stiff these days. I cant listen to a whole song without a couple skips.

I have a high-end ish JVC chameleon right now and it is driving me nuts.

Any suggestions? preferrably one that matches the dash lights.

[BMW03]

Price Range

What kind of price range are you dealing with? When buying a Head Unit in my opinion price range is the bigest thing that limits what you can buy. As for skipping all decks that I have ever dealt with I have had no problems with skipping. (PIONEER).

Once we get a price range you could find something pretty nice on ebay :).

[Axxe]

My alpine never misses a beat. 9831.

[Dave]

My stock cassette player never skips.

[Febi Guibo]

My stock cassette player never skips.

damn you.... I was going to say 8-track...

[DrMcDave]

alpine has yet to skip.

[MrK]

My high-end sony skips like a mofo... stay away!

[2002maniac]

What kind of price range are you dealing with? When buying a Head Unit in my opinion price range is the bigest thing that limits what you can buy. As for skipping all decks that I have ever dealt with I have had no problems with skipping. (PIONEER).

Once we get a price range you could find something pretty nice on ebay :).

no more than $200

[BahnE30]

200 isn't going to get you much of a highend deck, well maybe on ebay.

[Sean]

I got my DXZ845MC for $200 shipped to my door. Not sure if SoundDomain still has the deal.

Doesn't skip AT ALL either.

[SchnellerVert]

Buy one with a read ahead, Forgot the term but it's already read 8 seconds ahead of the music thats playing. Mp3 is that way too?

[2002maniac]

200 isn't going to get you much of a highend deck, well maybe on ebay.

Well Im not much of an audiophile. I just dont want the damn thing to skip when I hit an expansion joint!

[ZiMMie]

Simple GET AN IPOD! or an ALPINE :)

[MrK]

Buy one with a read ahead, Forgot the term but it's already read 8 seconds ahead of the music thats playing. Mp3 is that way too?

I believe the term you're looking for is 'buffer'.

[StereoInstaller1]

For some reason, buffers are very rare. I have never understood why the portables all seem to have a buffer, but in car it is so rare. LOTS of salesmen will tell you that Sony has a buffer: Sony says no. Same goes for Alpine. Panasonic did, the "G" series, meant for offroad vehicles. No more.

I want to try the JVC that has an SD slot in the front. My Kenwoods generally do well in the tracking department, but poor match in the E30 dash.

Personally, I am gonna go with a "Business Class" BMW deck.

Luke