new mp3 player headunit advice please.

[Bahney]

i am after a mp3 player headunit, preferably £200 or there abouts. it will need to last me a couple of years so the more tricks and features the better

i do have a ice install on my car so preferably one with preouts would be good

the 2 i have my eye on are the blaupunkt acapulco mp52 and the toronto mp73

remote control is essential

i have scanned eBay but only shite effort ones seem to be on there or over priced ones. does anyone know any cheap websites for a headunit ? maybie ex display models or something like that ok maybe asking a lot but u never know.

any advice, pics, website urls, experience etc would be great, cheers guys.

 

[NewtsHLX]

Bahney, went in hellfords today and they have a JVC mp3 for £150. looks cool - didnt really check out all its features. 1 trick feature tho - interchangable faces!!! Havent seen that b4.

Adam

 

[Tom]

Re: Re: new mp3 player headunit advice please.

How about:

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=345

Or a bit over 200 but a nice HU:

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=2390

 

[bahney]

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ok i have narrowed it down, it is 2.30am i am nackered and been looking at head units for about 3hours, lol

here is what i have narrowed it down to :-

Panasonic CQDFX783 £159

Detailed description
High Power Output 50W x 4, MOSFET Output Stage, 5-HDB, Mute/Attenuator, Separate Bass/Treble Fader, Front and Rear Pre-Outs, Subwoofer Out, Alphatuner V, CD-R/CD-RW Playback, MP3/WMA Playback from CD-R/CD-RW, ID3 Tag Support, 3-Beam Pickup, Super One Chip Digital Circuit, CD Text, Day and Night Illumination, Super Bright Display with Dimmer, CD Changer Control, Blue LCD Illumination, Blue Key Illumination, Spectrum Analyser, AUX Input (For a personal CD/MD/MP3 Player), Remote Control In, Full-Face Design, Silver Face Colour, Removable Face Plate, Flashing Warning Light, Navigation/Telephone Auto Muting, Remote Control Included.

Kenwood KDCM7024 £219

pretty much same details as the one above, one thing i am not sure though is if the face is removable or not.

Panasonic CQ-DFX883 £199

http://www.newimagecarhifi.co.uk/pimages/031003cqdfx883_big

Features: 50W x 4 High power MOSFET 2.5V Pre-out (F,R,Sub) MP3/WMA Black Chrome Facia AUX in Steering Remote In 80/120Hz Switchable Day and Night


anyone have any of these ? or know something that is better ?

 

[Anonymous]

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www.empiredirect.co.uk can be quite good.

I have a Sony MP30 which I'm happy with, although I would prefer a bigger display so that the ID3 tags can be displayed properly. Be wary of the Kenwood because the front slides down - your may need to hack your fascia to get it to fit.

 

[Anonymous]

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Goodmans MP3 /Silver Flipdown and face off.with remote control £99
ARGOS or INDEX

 

[Mike]

If you are still considering Blaupunkt, then check out this website:

http://www.my-blaupunkt.com

They seem pretty resonable to me.

Ive got my eye on the Woodstock DAB53, very nice headunit.



Mike

 

[Gary F]

Re: Re: new mp3 player headunit advice please.

get the kenwood one.

I have the same one but mine does not have mp3 capabilities, it's an excellent head unit, looks a lot flasher than others on the market if I don't say so myself, it's one of the only ones with a two stage flip. Check out "pics of my car (with my new digital camera" to see it in action.

Honestly though it's one of the best things I have bought for my car, buy max power and have a look in the ice section near the back, you might be able to get it cheaper than £220.

Let us know which one you get.

Gaz

PS part of it does detach, it's not the screen or buttons though, it's a microchip.

 

[Bahney]

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i decided to go for this one, certanly has a lot of features.

Key Features

Folding Panel Mask
4 x 50 W
3 preouts, 5V
RDS Tuner
3D, 3 colour FL display
SRS WOW
MP3/WMA decoder built-in
Rotary volume control
Changer control
Remote control included
Audio Features


4 x 50 Watt max output power
3 RCA preouts, 5.0 Volt (gold plated)
Separated tone control: Bass/Mid/Treble
Source tone memory / Loudness control
Rotary volume control
System Q-EX: preset & full manual sound control
AUX-in with optional unit (CA-C1AX or KCA-S210A)
System E's (built-in easy LPF & HPF)
Rear/Non-fading preout selectable & level adjust.
Bass Management System with compatible amp.
Dual zone source & volume control
SRS WOW-effect (SRS/TruBass/Focus)
Built-in amplifier cut-off
Tuner Features


K3I clean reception tuner / RDS Tuner / Radio Text
24 presets: 18 FM, 6 MW & LW
Auto memory entry (AME)
Up/down seek tuning / Stereo/Mono selector
Auto1/Auto2/Manual tuning mode
DAB reception with optional unit KTC-9090DAB
CD Features


CD-R/RW ready
MP3 & WMA decoder built-in
WMA: Windows Media Audio 8.0
MP3: MPEG-1.0/2.0/2.5 Audio layer-3
Random/Repeat/Scan function
CD-Text ready
0-bit mute (L&R independent)
8 times over-sampling / 1 bit D/A converter
S/N ratio: 105 dB
Dynamic range: 93 dB
Channel separation: 95 dB
Changer Features


Dual changer control capability (CH1/CH2 & AUX)
CD-text with compatible units
DNPS (Disc Name Preset) with compatible units
DNPP (Disc Name Preset Play) by remote control
Direct access with remote control
Disc & Track repeat / Disc & Track scan
Disc & Magazine random play
General Features


FP-Mask: Fully motorized folding panel Mask
Large operation & display part
Motorized angle adjustment display (3 angles) & operation part (4 steps)
Mask-key buid-in removable faceplate
Protection case for faceplate
4 digit protection code
Combination of 3D, fine dot + 3-D multicolour FLD
Display customize function
Selectable key illumination (Red or Green)
Digital clock (24H)
Auto dimmer
All Off select (20/40/60 minutes)
Built-in fuse/coil
2-way telephone mute
Memory Calendar
External option control
OEM display out
OEM steeringwheel wired remote input
Kenwood H/F GSM interface with optional unit
Remote control included (RC-420)

 

[matty]

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it is really nice that mate

but not being funny or out i used to own a kewood mask until some **** looked through my window and realised it was a mask, they take about 5 seconds to pinch, look for a similar one with a clip off front,

i always get stuff from

empiredirect and kelkoo

got my mp3 player for £180 and im well pleased with it, u can get 100's of mps on a disk and on mine u can have folders too,
i got the KDC M6021G

 

[Bahney]

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yeah i thought that as well matty, what i am going to do is get my old original radio and remove the plastic front and use it as a mask so it looks like i have the original radio installed. hopefully that will be enough, although i will rarley have my car in a situation where it can be broken into, i have it locked up at home and then i park in a cctv'd security guarded car park when i go to work.

i just have to rely on luck that some thevin tosser wont come past and take a fancy to it