I went with a 2008 Alpine 9886. It has I-Pod, USB, CD (just in case I actually buy one again) and optional hook-ups for another input which I purchased seperatly. The I-Pod cable is included and the HU will control it. The USB will be used for other MP3 or any other music storage device. I got mine for $300 from Crutchfield with Dash adaptor, wiring adaptor and antena adaptor included. Best Buy had it for the same price without the extra parts.
CDs are great.. until they get scratched, or lost.. or stolen. At the cost of CDs when they are stolen it is heartbreaking. When I was carjacked I had over a $1000 in one book, the made me more pissed than the fact that they took my car.
CD's aren't dead yet since you can still mix your own and copy them on cheaper CDR's. I wanted to keep the CD option since some of my MP3 stuff doesn't always work properly on my MP3 player. Some songs stop in the middle and aren't sorted in any practical way to find them even though most were copied directly from CD's I already own. My comedy CD's don't play in the same order as the original CD versions, which is anoying. Also with such a huge storage capibility of some players, finding just one song to play takes awhile to scroll through. CD's still have benifits. I recently threw away my cassete collection after it was a dust collector for the last 10 years.
Shoulda recycled them. Taken them to an old record store. Some people still them. I am planning on getting an HU with a front usb that way I have cd and MP3 player.
i have a sony im looking to sell with a ipod adaptor thrw me a price its the est sony ive ever seen i read somewhere that it compares to an 880prs pioneer
I imported my cds to itunes with Apple lossless codec and still I cant get the same quality as CDs. I'm not an expert audiophile but after spending so much money on my equipment I feel like hearing anything BUT Cds is a sin !
yes get a hdd, so you can get a thousands songs in audio quality, by the way some of the jvc has built in hdd or giga mp3 which means you can use a 4gb dvd cd for recording your songs in cd quality
Well I bought the god damn Alpine 9885. I cant believe my OEM stereo sounded much better !!! The seller keeps telling me "well the Alpine stereo offers a perfect response and frequencies and whatever" but its like Alpine forces me to like the music one way and that's it! You cant force a person to like Picasso! I hate Picasso! I want the music however I want.
Anyway.... I'm sorry, I'm so pissed and they wont offer a refund. Could anyone recommend a stereo with more "audio tunning" options?
well usually those seller are lack of knowledge about car stereos stuff, thats why i dont like going to stores like bestbuy and specially circuit city, they just want you to buy, and when you ask them a real audiophile question, they cant even answer. most of them dont even know the meaning of dsp, LOL. but anyways the 9885 is good enough for you
The problem with this unit is that you can only manage bass and treble, but no mid equencies! What's up with that! The seller again tells me is because there's a flat response on mid frequencies so there's no need to alter that area. Is like a brand new car with no cigarette lighter because they think smoking is bad for your health.
Is there a difference because the unit is connected with rca directly to the amp as opposed to the oem unit? I think the oem dindt had rcas so they had to cut the wires and put adapters.