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CES 2006 Top Ten Picks
It may be strange to consider that some of the most anticipated and, well, sexiest products at CES were actually interfaces. But confronted with evolution of OE systems, specifically audio (and video) bus systems, and the difficulties of installing of your favorite electronic gear in a new car, truck or SUV, it's no wonder that our attention is properly focused on products such as JBL's Fix8, Rockford Fosgate's 3Sixty or Alpine's PXE-H650, all of which are designed to allow aftermarket audio gear to be implemented into any vehicle, even the most difficult, using an OE factory source unit. These interfaces go well beyond the simple line-level adapter of yesterday by incorporating some amazing and indispensable features.
That's not to say that interfaces were the only category to make an impact on us at the show. There were plenty of cool double-DIN head units, navigation products (portable and in-dash), new amplifiers and various gadgets that will make it difficult for consumers to decide what to buy. The following lists are our top picks from CES.
Casey Thorson
1. Alpine PXE-H650, JBL Fix8 rocessor, Rockford Fosgate 3Sixty processor
2. Audison LRx amplifiers
3. Pioneer AVIC-Z1 DVD/nav system
4. Alpine PDX amplifiers
5. Visteon Dockable Entertainment
6. Arc Audio Signature Edition by Robert Zeff
7. Diamond Audio D9 components
8. Alpine PLT-5 (LAT) powered subwoofer system
9. Clarion N.I.C.E. P200
10. Zapco Reference DCS Amplifiers
Bill Burton
1. JBL Fix8
2. Eclipse SW8200 12" subwoofer & SW8000 10" subwoofer
3. Rockford Fosgate 3Sixty
4. Farenheit MPIC-10 universal multimedia digital recorder
5. Rockford Fosgate T15kW 15,000-watt amplifier
6. Audiovox XM Passport tuner
7. Alpine LAT
8. Icon-TV ICON-PC.1car computer
9. Zapco 650.6 digital reference amplifier
10. American Bass AB20 20-inch monitor
Ben Oh
1. Eclipse AVN7000 HDD DVD/nav single-DIN head
2. Pioneer AVIC-Z1
3. Alpine Blackbird portable nav/music player
4. Arc Audio Signature Edition by Robert Zeff
5. Pioneer Inno portable XM radio
6. Clarion MAX675VD
7. Alpine PDX amplifiers
8. Kenwood KOS-A200
9. Alpine LAT
10. Critical Mass subwoofer
Doug Newcomb
1. Alpine Blackbird
2. Alpine LAT
3. Eclipse AVN7000
4. JBL's Fix8
5. Kenwood DDX6019 double-DIN DVD head unit.
6. Pioneer AVIC-Z1
7. Pioneer Inno
8. Rockford 3Sixty
9. StreetDeck in-car computer
10. Sony's Nav-U portable nav
