Has anyone tried these super budget stereos from china?

Has anyone tried these super budget stereos from china?

Author
Discussion

Shuvi McTupya

Original Poster:

24,460 posts

246 months

Saturday 16th September 2017
quotequote all
Just having a browse for a used head unit on eBay and stumbled across this:


I am sure it is a case of you get what you pay for but it has everything you would expect from a higher end unit, even Bluetooth and they are shipped straight from china for about £14 including delivery!!

At the very least I am thinking it would be good to put in a car if I am selling it and want to keep a decent head unit.

So, has anyone seen or heard one?

Reviews on Amazon are mixed to say the least ! Half of them say it is complete crap/doesn't work/broke after an hour and the other half think it is great.

Edited by Shuvi McTupya on Saturday 16th September 11:19

Brandonflowers123

243 posts

92 months

Saturday 16th September 2017
quotequote all
just no,

Buy a second hand one from ebay with a good name.


Shuvi McTupya

Original Poster:

24,460 posts

246 months

Saturday 16th September 2017
quotequote all
Brandonflowers123 said:
just no,

Buy a second hand one from ebay with a good name.
Probably made in the same factory smile

defblade

7,392 posts

212 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
I bought one.

To stick in a car I was selling, just to fill the hole.

Sound quality surprisingly good.

Would NOT store any settings and, yes, I do know the difference between ignition and battery lives wink
Less of a problem if you're just going to stream through it (or sell it!)

So I think it's a probably bit of a lottery.... I wouldn't buy one for a keeper...

HowlerMonkey

106 posts

168 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
A $68 pioneer head unit is all you need.

Shuvi McTupya

Original Poster:

24,460 posts

246 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
defblade said:
I bought one.

To stick in a car I was selling, just to fill the hole.

Sound quality surprisingly good.

Would NOT store any settings and, yes, I do know the difference between ignition and battery lives wink
Less of a problem if you're just going to stream through it (or sell it!)

So I think it's a probably bit of a lottery.... I wouldn't buy one for a keeper...
Thanks, that is the impression I got from the reviews ( a bit of a lottery)
I am going to order one and just treat is as a back up if it is ste.



Brandonflowers123

243 posts

92 months

Tuesday 19th September 2017
quotequote all
Shuvi McTupya said:
Brandonflowers123 said:
just no,

Buy a second hand one from ebay with a good name.
Probably made in the same factory smile
Yeah they are. Doesn't change the fact that a brand name has superior quality.

I had one of those Chinese screen ones in my skoda. After 6 months is blew.

I now have a Sony one for 300. 3 years going and in 4 different cars it's still going.