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PostPosted: 08-07-2005 01:52 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


ipod + any sortof car adapter kit + cheap head unit = ownage
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riddla wrote:
this head unit has ipod link built in :)


And also costs $500. For that, you could of got an ipod, cheap hu, and adapter. Then you can unplug your tunes when you park and keep on rocking.
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riddla wrote:
i dont have an ipod and dont really care for one to tell the truth. should i ever change my mind i have the expansion capability in this unit :)


So then you could of bought a cheaper HU. Waste of money it seems :)

Edit: Did you get a stealth edit in on me? I could of sworn that said "I have an ipod" when I clicked reply :paranoid:




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i need to get an iTrip, easiest expansion for an car audio system evah!
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riddla wrote:
nah, i liked how you can also add a DVD-video monitor down the line too. read the specs man ;)


I can understand tv's in van/suvs for when you have kids and shit (I loved that when I was a kid and we took trips). But in other cases, it seems pretty pointless. More of a "look, even though my ride is a piece of crap, it's pimped!" factor.
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i need to get an iTrip, easiest expansion for an car audio system evah!


Me too, I still haven't got one yet. Meanwhile, I'm still playing old tape cassettes in my car. :icon28:
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the iTrip is illegal in Holland (you can't broadcast FM signals without a licence), so i'll have to order one abroad.
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Same here, can't get them in the shops because they're illegal due to broadcasting. Ebay or any online place is where to get them.
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Just get a HU with auxillary sockets on- it will sound so much better than the iTrip and cheaper :p
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inolen wrote:
riddla wrote:
nah, i liked how you can also add a DVD-video monitor down the line too. read the specs man ;)


I can understand tv's in van/suvs for when you have kids and shit (I loved that when I was a kid and we took trips). But in other cases, it seems pretty pointless. More of a "look, even though my ride is a piece of crap, it's pimped!" factor.


I have a DVD player and screen in my car... I use it all the time... It's great if you have to sit and wait anywhere for something. I keep a Family Guy DVD in the car.
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Nice head unit that, a chum has one :D



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PhoeniX wrote:
Just get a HU with auxillary sockets on- it will sound so much better than the iTrip and cheaper :p


Truth.

Good job on the setup riddla. Crutchfield, Blaupunkt, Polk Audio, Alpine. Not a slacker in the bunch :up:
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Just get a HU with auxillary sockets on- it will sound so much better than the iTrip and cheaper :p


I got this:

http://www.ubid.com/actn/opn/getpage.as ... s=uwb70000

$100 for HU with auxillary port on the front, cheapest I could find. Works great with my iPod.
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riddla wrote:
this head unit has ipod link built in :)


no it doesn't
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Alpine's always had mostly superior D/A's, but their interfaces have become cumbersome. imo, a waste of money, that HU, but different strokes blah blah.
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PhoeniX wrote:
Just get a HU with auxillary sockets on- it will sound so much better than the iTrip and cheaper :p


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Actually, my Audiocontrol EQ has aux RCA type inputs. When charging the ipod through the lighter, before I got the Alpine interface, I had terrible ground loop noise until I unplugged the charger. The Alpine ipod adapter took care of that and the noise is gone.

So make sure whatever charger you get won't introduce noise into your stereo.
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+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Alpine's always had mostly superior D/A's, but their interfaces have become cumbersome. imo, a waste of money, that HU, but different strokes blah blah.


The only problem i have with my interface at all is using the ipod while driving, unless im changing tracks or something simple. The problem with mine is that it's an older model unit that was never really designed to work with the ipod, and you have to press a couple of buttons to do what one button does on current HUs
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Dave wrote:
Actually, my Audiocontrol EQ has aux RCA type inputs. When charging the ipod through the lighter, before I got the Alpine interface, I had terrible ground loop noise until I unplugged the charger. The Alpine ipod adapter took care of that and the noise is gone.

So make sure whatever charger you get won't introduce noise into your stereo.


blame your Audiocontrol for that. they really had some issues back in the day for ground loop noise. seriously, it's the reason i took out the Epicenter. no need for extra devices anyhoo.
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I sent mine in and they fixed it.. I did have serious problems with it that have disappeared
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Dave wrote:
I sent mine in and they fixed it.. I did have serious problems with it that have disappeared


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Dave wrote:
I sent mine in and they fixed it.. I did have serious problems with it that have disappeared


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i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.
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riddla makes me want to adblock :) and ;)
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riddla wrote:
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i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.
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sliver wrote:
riddla makes me want to adblock :) and ;)


same. throw in GH's :icon14: , and you're done.
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+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
riddla wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.


It's hard to believe, but not everyone is like you and I when it comes to audio :p
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Dave wrote:
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riddla wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.


It's hard to believe, but not everyone is like you and I when it comes to audio :p


you and i both know that nowadays 4 volts is a minimum, especially in that price range. if he paid 200 or so for it, well, 2volts is pretty standard, but $500+tax and 2 volts is ridiculous. i don't blame Riddla any more than i blame Alpine.
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riddla wrote:
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riddla wrote:
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i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.

whatever, 2 is fine. fuck off already, you've had such a hardon to troll me lately and I've been trying to let it go but you just keep on and on :tear:


WTF :lol:

i don't go dedicating threads to you man, stop dreaming :lol:
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riddla wrote:
if for some reason i cant hear my music (which is mostly non-audiophile mp3 VBR0 quality anyhow lol) i'll be letting you know asap :lol:


it's not about volume, d!psh!t :lol:
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+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Dave wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
riddla wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.


It's hard to believe, but not everyone is like you and I when it comes to audio :p


you and i both know that nowadays 4 volts is a minimum, especially in that price range. if he paid 200 or so for it, well, 2volts is pretty standard, but $500+tax and 2 volts is ridiculous. i don't blame Riddla any more than i blame Alpine.


hell, my audiocontrol pumps out 13 (if i cranked the volume and gain up all the way). Alpine usually puts 2 on their entry level non-ai net head units unless they put a '4v' tag on it.
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mp3s work better than audio discs because the player can buffer more of the song in memory. Mine has never skipped on an mp3 file off a cd. It's only skipped twice on an audio cd and both times it surprised me.
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Dave wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Dave wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
riddla wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.


It's hard to believe, but not everyone is like you and I when it comes to audio :p


you and i both know that nowadays 4 volts is a minimum, especially in that price range. if he paid 200 or so for it, well, 2volts is pretty standard, but $500+tax and 2 volts is ridiculous. i don't blame Riddla any more than i blame Alpine.


hell, my audiocontrol pumps out 13 (if i cranked the volume and gain up all the way). Alpine usually puts 2 on their entry level non-ai net head units unless they put a '4v' tag on it.


$500 is not entry level. it's mid. Alpine screwed up, no doubt.
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Dave wrote:
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Dave wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
riddla wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.


It's hard to believe, but not everyone is like you and I when it comes to audio :p


you and i both know that nowadays 4 volts is a minimum, especially in that price range. if he paid 200 or so for it, well, 2volts is pretty standard, but $500+tax and 2 volts is ridiculous. i don't blame Riddla any more than i blame Alpine.


hell, my audiocontrol pumps out 13 (if i cranked the volume and gain up all the way)


doesn't matter much if it's not at the source.
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+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Dave wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
Dave wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
riddla wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
i just noticed you paid $500 for a HU that only dishes 2 volts at the pre-outs. :lol: that's a super weak link in the chain. Alpine, wtf.

not worried about it


you're not worried about it because you don't understand.


It's hard to believe, but not everyone is like you and I when it comes to audio :p


you and i both know that nowadays 4 volts is a minimum, especially in that price range. if he paid 200 or so for it, well, 2volts is pretty standard, but $500+tax and 2 volts is ridiculous. i don't blame Riddla any more than i blame Alpine.


hell, my audiocontrol pumps out 13 (if i cranked the volume and gain up all the way). Alpine usually puts 2 on their entry level non-ai net head units unless they put a '4v' tag on it.


$500 is not entry level. it's mid. Alpine screwed up, no doubt.

Well, it's an <i>entry-level dvd player</i>. I'm not supporting them one way or another. I'm just saying that it's consistent with their entry-level feature set.
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