SnowItch said:
The speakers and Digital Processor are Pioneer. The head unit is Alpine.
I guess we need to break down the major components to clarify who makes what.
Let's take the 250 Watt Pioneer Option with the 7" LCD Display in front and 2 x 8" LCD displays in the back for starters.
We can assume that built/assembled by is either Pioneer or Alpine, for starters, even though they surely have integrated parts from third party suppliers (e.g. Pioneer is not going to build RCA , 3.5mm or USB connectors, they're buying them from someone else and assembling them, let's just assume that to keep it relatively simple...LOL).
Essentially we have:
Audio Processor/Amplifier/Speakers = built/assembled by ?
AM/FM/XM Tuner = built/assembled by ?
CD/DVD Player = built/assembled by ?
Navigation System = built/assembled by ?
OnStar Controller = built/assembled by ?
BlueTooth Controller = built/assembled by ?
HDD = built/assembled by ?
LCD Displays front and rear (plus inputs for rear) = built/assembled by ?
USB/Aux/iPOD inputs controller = built/assembled by ?
Something to control/distribute all of this (shall we call this the HEAD UNIT) = built/assembled by ?
I think this may help to clarify things, although it just confused the heck out of me!
LOL!