I am looking to replace the Nissan head unit with one with pre-amp outputs. What would you recommend?

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Just about everything out there aftermarket has pre amp outputs. The choices are nearly limitless.

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Eric Konarske & Lara, my X
'01 Solar Yellow XE 3 Pk. 4x4

It all depends on how many pre-out you want.CD,tape or both.power.features?

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Kevin
00' Super Black SE 5 speed
superblackxterra.tripod.com

My only recommendation is to get something that is easy to operate...especially if you go offroad at all. Even on the street, the X bounces enough so operating one of those head units overloaded with buttons and graphs and crap could be a royal PITA and a distraction. Oh, and I've had very, very, very bad luck with Sony car audio! FWIW, when I was shopping for my Xterra, only two brands met all my criteria and they were Nakamichi and Eclipse ( I ended up with Nakamichi), but you may not want to spend that much. Of the more mainstream brands, I would look at Kenwood and Alpine personally. Actually, the Kenwood Excelons are quite nice and very similar in design to the classy Eclipse units.

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ChuckH
2000 SE 4x4, Aztec Red

I got me one of these...mine is just the previous year model (2nd link is mine, 1st one I got off Crutchfield). It functions great, and it looks really slick at night:
http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-s8P2yLFQN58/ProdPic.asp?i=105KWXC770&a=0&o=M&s=0
http://hkxterra.nissanpower.com/cgi-bin/i/images/headunit.jpg



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2000 Yellow SE 4x4 5 Speed

"Never judge a person's horsepower by his exhaust."

I have had great luck with an Alpine that I have had for three years and has been installed in several different cars. One time it skipped and they just sent me a new one, no questions asked! I compete in car audio and run a huge system (5 amps over 10,000 watts), so it can definetely handle anything you have. I have replaced my speakers and amps several times, but the head unit always stays the same.

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