Hi all, i'm planning to upgrade my new saga blm ICE, starting with the HU first.
Set my sights on Pioneer 4050ub or Kenwood MP5039U, which one you guys think is better?
All constructive comments are appreciated.. thanks..

hahahaa...not tint 1st???......u better tint 1st!

Tint liao lo, from coolworld..
Now wanna do ICE..

ooo....hahaha...thn i think pionner is better.....
i also wanna change my saga...no budget..also wanna change the alarm system when warranty is over!

Pioneer hands down. I may be a fanboi, but I don't fancy any product from Kenwood.

Sorry it's not very constructive but I believe Pioneer has better techs and quality.


This post has been edited by kenlimfornication: May 23 2008, 02:13 PM

kenwood 5039 has 24bit DAC if im not mistaken. converts your cd quality to its best

Sorry, but from what I understand, 24bit DAC only works if you have a 24bit CD in there.

voting for pioneer because can char all the pasar malam cd u wan and not get spoilt

yep...n listening to radio oso not bad..<blaupunkt stl the best radio receiver>

Kenwood Of Course! haha.. i am a kenwood 5039U user and till now i have no complains about it.. it comes with bluetooth ready but the bluetooth reciever based on a few research is about RM 700 so i guess its better to buy a bluetooth headset.. but if u want to 'yeng' then go for it. hehehe..

tried sony, kenwood and pioneer. So far the best is Pioneer while the worst was Sony

Sony can't even play pirated jack sparrow CDs while Pioneer doesn't give any problem at all. Besides, Sony player very sensitive; head over a few bumps and the song got disrupted. While Kenwood reception is better than Pioneer, it also faces a bit problem with CD playback.

So I voted for Pioneer.

PS: Sorry I forgot all the type/series of the player.

i raise my hands for pioneer...
takes on any cd regardless its bakar, lanun or original.

This post has been edited by Seaedge: May 26 2008, 12:19 PM

I'm also planning to upgrade my BLM ICE gonna transfer the 10" woofer from my kancil to my BLM, then transfer the amp, buy new component speakers and taruk pioneer HU. Last time was looking at 3060ub, but now still in the mist of deciding. I'm all for pioneer anyway.

Eh, I also tint at coolworld. But the workmanship of those in sri petaling branch sucks lah.. I need to bring it back to retint coz I saw a few places on the window got lipat lipat

Haha i tint at coolworld damansara utama, the workmanship there is ok not bad, maybe you have to wait a few days for it to settle first, mine after tinting got a few bubbles here there, but it's gone after a few days haha..

Oh btw i got the pioneer 3050ub adi, ori from pioneer msia, it's not bad, cheap and good.. About woofer and amp, havent got any ideas yet, anyone care to share?

yeah bro...infinity...kole audio amp oso not bad...

This post has been edited by dirsly: Jun 2 2008, 05:18 PM

amps... a lot available in malaysia from cheap to expensive. Like sound stream, JBL, Alpine, Pioneer, Sony... lots lots more.

i'm about to get the kenwood 5039, may i know if the display light of it can be dim or not? it seems like the blue color is very bright. another thing is, is there any att function on the 5039? the hu faceplate do not have any att button leh.

how much u bought 3050ub fren?
ask some lyn member...m not kenwood user, sory man...

I think ATT button is on the remote... anyways Pioneer has better ommmph sound but perhaps that depends on the speakers,,


dont go for the 3000 series pioneer.. seems the built quality a bit flimsy with flat buttons.


I heard that Kenwood HU with USB and also read from Notebook HDD

I'm a user of kenwood 5039 too! lol. I believe 4050 pioneer has 3 RCA Outputs while 5039 has only two. Well, depends on how you wanna place your setup..it makes a big difference. For me, 2 RCAs are enough. In terms of sound, i don't think there's much a difference between 4050 and 3050..but if you could go up to 6050..it would be a big difference in sound production

hi~ i am a kenwood 5039u user too.. from my point of view.. i liked kenwood rather den pioneer.. used up till now, no problem for me while from time to time i blast my 12" woofer with the player.. very good product, frm my words!