Re: Looking to upgrade my car sound

Post #351,246 by beepster 11/25/11 12:20:24 PM Reply	Re: Looking to upgrade my car sound Rip and replace. You want a new high power head and new speakers. Its a few hundred well invested if you spend a good deal of time in the car. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #351,257 by crazy 11/25/11 3:27:38 PM Reply	Thanks Since I'm not the do-it-yourself guy (anymore) with car audio, can you recommend an audio dealer around "here" along with any specific list'o'items?
Post #351,271 by beepster 11/25/11 7:15:33 PM Reply	Re: Thanks you'll need a faceplate, since yours has the custom sized baby.. http://www.ebay.com/...0da#ht_1269wt_998 But if you go to a shop they'll likely be able to order you one. Looks like your car has separate speakers up front...never sure what the dash speaker was for... Best Buy will install...has some decent equip...if you go to a smaller shop they'll try and oversell... something like this up front.. http://www.bestbuy.c...007&skuId=9985099 or this http://www.bestbuy.c...912&skuId=1807251 and mix and match a head unit that has features you want... could be something like this http://www.bestbuy.c...418&skuId=1947071 that should get you louder and clearer. It's likely that the factory install speakers have given up the ghost. Happened to me in the Acura with the Bose setup...which was the last rip and replace I needed. Current system seems to be holding up for me. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #351,279 by drook 11/26/11 12:02:42 AM Reply	Does anyone make an "input only"? With everyone carrying a year's worth of music on their iPods, couldn't most people get by with an input jack and volume knob? (I don't refer to myself, of course, as I don't have an iPod, or a smartphone, and I listen to talk radio.) -- Drew
Post #351,280 by Another Scott 11/26/11 12:31:23 AM Reply	Sorta. I got a Sony head to replace the factory radio in J's Corolla. The Sony has a USB port and a 3.5" jack to plug in memory sticks, iPods, or analog inputs from various things. It's very similar to this one, but I can't swear it's the same model. http://www.crutchfie...pair=FFBrand\|Sony Rather amazing, actually. Cheers, Scott.
Post #351,282 by beepster 11/26/11 12:54:59 AM Reply	Re: Does anyone make an "input only"? http://www.youtube.c...tch?v=Ap26YnE8JNU Sony makes this one that holds the ipod inside (or phone, or other). Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #351,317 by altmann 11/26/11 9:04:48 PM Reply	iPod aware car stereos Be wary of some decks that have iPod/iPhone integration features like displaying song info on the deck's screen if you have a large number of songs on your iPod. I've tried plugging my 7000 song iPhone into some of these decks and had to wait an excruciating amount of time for it to scan the song library. I'd try any deck with this feature out on a large library to make sure. Me, I still use a cassette adapter (Sony's sound best to me) and a Pro Clip dock to hold the iPhone.
Post #351,284 by rcsteiner 11/26/11 2:05:32 AM 11/26/11 6:51:57 PM Reply	Re: Does anyone make an "input only"? I picked up a Sony Xplod CDXGT650UI from Best Buy not that long ago, and they did the installation in my 94 Accord. I love the unit ... has a USB port for sticks and recharging things, a generic line in jack, and a larger display than many units because the CD slit is hidden behind the flip-down faceplate. Seems to do ok with MP3 CDs, also, and supposedly controls IPODS (I don't know, my MP3 players are mainly Rockboxed non-Apple products). Oh, and this unit can do things with pretty colors, too. :-) http://www.crutchfie...os+%26+Components -- -Rich Steiner >>>---> Mableton, GA USA The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then. Edited by rcsteiner Nov. 26, 2011, 06:51:57 PM EST Expand All History
Post #351,288 by crazy 11/26/11 7:43:24 AM Reply	That's 2 votes for the Sony The higher end model is $119 (today/tomorrow/maybe next day), and that includes the faceplate for my car and the wiring harness. Another $70 to plug it into my steering wheel controls. So I'll look local, see if I can get a close match on price, and match in 4 speakers. Or maybe I'll get adventuresome and do it myself (shudder, imagining myself frying the security system and bricking my car).
Post #351,297 by beepster 11/26/11 3:30:56 PM Reply	On your car, I'd let them do it. they pay for it if something gets messed up. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #351,309 by crazy 11/26/11 6:56:29 PM Reply	Just walked a bunch of stores Don't like. I like this: http://www.crutchfie...os+%26+Components Which includes the Volvo faceplate and cable harnesses and antenna converter. I've got a local car repair place I use. 6 bays, 1 owner, 1 of the mechanics is in M's college class, they are buddies. They do stereo installs. So I get the above, plus 4 speakers (gotta doublecheck which ones), plus the steering wheel control converter box, and then I'm done buying stuff. I hand it to them, pay them to install.
Post #351,314 by beepster 11/26/11 8:34:14 PM Reply	Re: Just walked a bunch of stores Thats the one RC linked to...nice unit. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #351,326 by folkert 11/27/11 1:03:37 AM Reply	That is the Followup to the Sony XPLOD I have in my Mits Lancer. Its got everything mine has (including power and outputs and inputs), plus "iProduct" compat, front 1/8th inch stereo input and USB port. If I have to get a new one... it'll be this one. It was $199 in big box stores. This version is much nicer and supports many things. One thing I can say about these "stereos" is they really are very reliable. Mine even read really scratched and old MP3 CDs and regular CDs.
Post #351,305 by boxley 11/26/11 5:07:10 PM Reply	hmm didnt realize you were so close Im in ATL these days. Do you know any apache rewrite folks looking for employment by chance? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep
Post #351,307 by rcsteiner 11/26/11 6:53:25 PM Reply	Re: hmm didnt realize you were so close Not off the top of my head, but I can certainly check around. -- -Rich Steiner >>>---> Mableton, GA USA The Theorem Theorem: If If, Then Then.
Post #351,312 by boxley 11/26/11 7:55:35 PM Reply	please do, I am swamped Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 55 years. meep

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