12-24-2008, 09:35 PM
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AutoCross Alero
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looking for a new head unit.
i'm looking for a new head unit, i'm running a kenwood kdc-x889 now, it works flawlessly, but i think its time for a change. any suggestions?
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12-24-2008, 10:47 PM
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Do you want to upgrade to navigation or DVD etc..., or just different?
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12-24-2008, 11:01 PM
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^and it doesn't have a cd player
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12-24-2008, 11:06 PM
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AutoCross Alero
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i dont use cds anymore.
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12-24-2008, 11:12 PM
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That's a cool display for the iPod. I don't think I would ever go with a single-DIN on my Alero though.
The pioneer AVIC F900BT is nice.
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2004 Alero GX w/sport pkg - Sold, living somewhere in WI now.
2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo4 M6
2004 Corvette Convertible M6
1994 Chevy Beretta - Quad4/M5
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12-24-2008, 11:18 PM
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AutoCross Alero
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i'm gonna stick with single din for now.
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12-24-2008, 11:41 PM
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GL Member
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the DAC will make your stuff sound great! my kenwood 25th anniversary cd deck has the burrbrown DAC and although i normally prefer alpine (the ones i've had don't have the DAC) and don't prefer kenwood in general, this makes it the best sounding deck i have ever had.
that alpine looks kickass - kinda pricey, though!
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12-25-2008, 01:15 AM
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GL Member
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Alpine CDA-9886 or 9887. They have 4V Pre-Outs.
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12-25-2008, 01:32 AM
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GX Member
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i have the Alpine CDA-9884 and i love it. i got it for 200$ from a local car audio store. it's more expensive on the site.
but anyway... yeah. the radio is cool. has a lot of cool functions, ipod, cd, bla bla. it's not too expensive either. plus it's easy to use. get it.
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12-25-2008, 01:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jabartram
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This is a very good idea, and I've been thinking the same thing myself. I don't use CD's at all now. Everything is on my mp3 player. I am planning on going with a unit similar to this, maybe not this expensive and mounting a 250 to 350gb 3.5" shock proof external hardrive in the glove box, and just run that. I haven't used a CD in about 2 years.
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12-26-2008, 12:36 PM
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Well i was thinking the same thing as you guys are. Why get a deck without a cd player if i have an mp3 player until last week when my ipod got put through the wash on accident haha. Now i have no ipod and no cd player so im stuck listening to the radio. Im lost without my ipod.
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12-26-2008, 12:58 PM
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I have the jensen 9022 it has all the functions you need. cd,ipod controls, sd card slot , usb flash drive port, its a touch screen dvd.
i got mine for just under $300 on ebay with a coupon. you can find it for around $350 to $400
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12-26-2008, 03:39 PM
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AutoCross Alero
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enstranged
Well i was thinking the same thing as you guys are. Why get a deck without a cd player if i have an mp3 player until last week when my ipod got put through the wash on accident haha. Now i have no ipod and no cd player so im stuck listening to the radio. Im lost without my ipod.
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well, i can also attach an external flash or hdd. and play my music from there.
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12-26-2008, 03:49 PM
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GX Member
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i heard that the hd radio= no good
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12-26-2008, 05:45 PM
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hd radio is great, there are up to 3 feeds per station. the sound is better too and the song info is displayed.
what sucks is that not all the stations here broadcast in hd yet.
i mainly got hd cause radio free hawaii (best station ever - they play any song the listeners request no matter the genre) was reborn and started being broadcasted as a second feed for one of the major stations here (radio free had closed down in the late 90s).
HD is free as opposed to xm or sirius
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12-27-2008, 01:06 AM
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Well, it's not like you can get that far from the radio tower in Hawaii.... That's where HD is teh sux. Just like DTV.
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2004 Alero GX w/sport pkg - Sold, living somewhere in WI now.
2011 Saab 9-5 Turbo4 M6
2004 Corvette Convertible M6
1994 Chevy Beretta - Quad4/M5
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12-29-2008, 04:44 PM
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01-04-2009, 01:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cliff8928
Well, it's not like you can get that far from the radio tower in Hawaii.... That's where HD is teh sux. Just like DTV.
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there's valleys that block stations depending on your location. the QUALITY of the sound is cd quality for fm and a lot better for am.
plus you get song info and there can be up to 3 substations per station. depends on the area/main station, though.
i would not be surprised if in a few years they stop broadcasting the analogue radio and switch to entirely digital. so far only a few stations here use HD.
shit's cheap, under a hundred bucks if you got an HD capable headunit.
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01-04-2009, 01:33 PM
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AutoCross Alero
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i got the alpine, got it for 150.00.
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