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bobupp Seriously Crusin Dubber

111 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#227879
Hi,
Am looking to put MP3/CD player in beetle.
Are there any brands you would stay away from? See lots of brands on ebay for funny (reasonable) amounts.

Ta

pyr0 flame-on

4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#227881
ive got a sony one and i love it ive never had any problems with it 🙂 try to stay with the relatily big brand names its safer that way.:bounce
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Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#227887
ive been looking at a Kenwood 50 watt Mp3 unit for 400 or so........they even have em at supercheap now......doesnt mean they are crap....sound real good in fact...got other things higher on the list though
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
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vwombat Hey Ho - Lets GO!

1,218 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#227901
What - like functional brakes Nick?

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#227904
my brakes fuction wombat
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

vwombat Hey Ho - Lets GO!

1,218 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#227913
Weren't the shoes all greasy? What's higher on the list then? Ah - yeah - front end prob's right?

Andy42 Insano Dub Head

709 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#227923
PIONEER 7650 is a good unit. I know in Auto bahn they are about 900 or on ebay for 400-500. Me mate got one from Autobahn and it is tops. Mine is coming from through an ebay company and should be here in a couple of days.
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dodge Fahrvergnugen

958 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·

#227974
blaupunkt's good but i dunno wetha they do mp3 ones....

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#227991
I bought #1 son an iPod for like $400.

You can hold absolutely heaps of stuff on it.

For $50 you can get an attatchment that plugs onto the toop and then you tune your FM radio into it and listen to your cd's that way

NO MORE CD's IN THE CAR!!!

Never loose a cd again!
No more wallets of cd's

and the best preprogramming ever

That is the way i am going from now on

:beer
Futue te ipsum!!!

Anthiron The Baja Rejuvenation Begins

4,936 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#227997
except the quality isnt as good.......for decent sounding music u want to use CDA cds (the kind where u fit about 20 tracks on at a decent quality like when u go to the record store and buy your new iron maiden cd) MP3 reduces the quality a shitload and sure the new fandagled head units have these little noise dampener buttons and all stuff but its not the same as the better quality music on a normal cd. add to this the quality you lose from tuning it in via an FM frequency and your music wont be much chop. im not saying this isnt an awesome system because it is......i hate having cds in the car and getting them scratched etc. but if u want decent sounding music its not the best approach.

Nick
62/60 model bug eye baja bug, (Full Build in Progress)
1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom

ikube Wolfsburg Wizard

580 posts · joined Feb 2004 ·

#228058
depends... I personally won't go for Sony, although they look good. I recon Alpine ofcourse but itz too pricy.. Pioneer would be cool 🙂

helterskelter400 Fahrvergnugen

900 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#228073
although i should be saving my money for other things, i just got a sony mp3 CDXR3300S and a pair of speakers. i looked at some of those unknowns on ebay but they concerned me a little so i just got a good name system when it was on sale.

although i'm no audiophile, i like its sound and 12hours of classic Rock & Roll on one CD cant be beat espesh when carving the dunes.

mp3 quality isnt an issue given wind noise and twin cannon exhausts in the buggy....

🙂

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Secoh Fahrvergnugen

926 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#228134
i have a pioneer in my skyline and I am very happy with it. 🙂
If it aint broke,
Make it go faster!!

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#228140
also all of the new ipods can uses acc encoding or better so as frenzix said set it on higher levels

[Edited on 3-9-2004 by barls]
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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VDUBXTC Tea Bag

3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#228171
Alpine, Alpine, Alpine, Alpine.
thats all i can say.

I have both the Alpine CDA-7846E cd player, and the Alpine CDA-9807 MP3 player in my car.

Although Alpine has a few little probs.
when using other brad things like sound processors and amps, they don't mate up to well.
You don't get the maximum features that they have.

Ohh and the price is a little X-y

[Edited on 3-9-2004 by vw0064]

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Freddie Fender Officially Full-On Dubber

328 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#228205
Had great success with a Pioneer with 4x50w amp embedded in the unit, a decent set of speakers of similar wattage and the system will sound great. Currently I prefer fanging around listening to the exhaust note. Music to my ears.....

Secoh Fahrvergnugen

926 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#228343
rememeber that when the battery fails in the ipod you cant replace it without destroying it
If it aint broke,
Make it go faster!!

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#228401
that was only a problem in the early ones and apple has a replacement policy
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

vern74 Fahrvergnugen

901 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#228403
heres another question I just can't hold in and it will make me sound stoopid
But
What is an IPOD ?
Seen stuuf on them
Heard about them but have no clue
Please help this poor old bugger get with the program
Cause I might have to have one

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#228406
its a portable mp3 player that is firewire and usb compatible it has a huge battery life
heres the link for the apple website
http://www.apple.com.au/ipod/

[Edited on 3-9-2004 by barls]
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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vern74 Fahrvergnugen

901 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#228407
Thanks Barlsie
How did I know that you would know !
Hows the weekend going so far ?
I am supposed to be working ........but nope nothing so far !

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#228457
maybe cause i own a apple g4 laptop and a ipod . this weekend is not going too bad so far
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

bobupp Seriously Crusin Dubber

111 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#228511
I too was worried about the "noname " brands on ebay, but some say they are ok, for what they are. Weekends even better now starter motor fixed, glad the wires broke off on last trip before I got home.

vern74 Fahrvergnugen

901 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#228513
I might have to and spend a couple of bux and get vern a stereo that stays on or for that matter OFF ! Took him for a drive to Rockhampton on Monday and is a long trip when the musik stops 30 ks out town !

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#228683
yeah they are useful for long drives ill be putting my six stacker and head unit back in mine so im only using the ipod in the gfs car or the one im driving now
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me