question on head unit.

[Bob Kazamakis]

is this any good? i'm not looking for much, just a cd player able to play mp3/aac's and have an aux. on the front for my shuffle.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8454727&type=product&id=1183767793144

or is there something in that price range you would suggest? i dont know anything about car audio, never got into it. i'd like to go pick it up today if possible.

also does it matter what wiring harness i get? the best buy one is $20 but ive found them for like $5 on ebay...can wires really have that big of a difference?

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[Mook]

ive always bought alpine so i cant really comment u can probably get it cheaper online too....sooo ive been no help

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

any websites to look at? i looked on pricegrabber but best buy was cheapest.

 

[Mook]

crutchfield USED to be the shit but dunno if its still a good resource....ummm....ebay actually. i got my last alpine head unit on there for quite a bit cheaper then most stores...this was in the grand prix. i havent owned another car long enough to warrant a new deck

 

[Fish]

Ive loved every Xplode I have owned. Currently on my 3rd one. Thats just cause I leave them in the car when I sell it or get rid of it.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8699303&type=product&id=1199494692558

this one looks like the one ive got in my other 2 cars but it has more features like the ipod ready (but doesnt say if cable is included) mp3/aac cd compatible.

 

[Yaj Yak]

go into circ cities... all their headdecks at the lake zurich store were 25% off retail... which is a decent price...

i know tho i would go ebay for sure, or www.ikesound.com, or even newegg.com...

so yeah.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i went to the crystal lake circuit city and they had like 2 head units left....shit went fast.

 

[skylineman34]

I would definitely try Ebay. My friend and I bought everything for his Cavi from ebay and it all works. He bought a Dual XDVDplayer head unit for under 200 i believe, which is like half off retail. The xplod's are good. I haven't heard any complaints about them. As for the wiring harness...that shouldn't really matter. It should just be a brand name markup. I would go with the Ebay one for $5.

 

[Yaj Yak]

i went to the crystal lake circuit city and they had like 2 head units left....shit went fast.

lake zurich has a shit ton.

 

[Oreif]

any websites to look at? i looked on pricegrabber but best buy was cheapest.

Try here:
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=18555

It's $118 with free UPS ground shipping!

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

eh its only $99 at best buy with $7 worth of tax.

 

[Oreif]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8699303&type=product&id=1199494692558

this one looks like the one ive got in my other 2 cars but it has more features like the ipod ready (but doesnt say if cable is included) mp3/aac cd compatible.

You generally have to buy a seperate cable for ipod connections. At least for Sony, Pioneer, and Alpine stereo's

 

[skylineman34]

Yea, but those cable's shouldn't be much. It's basically a headphone jack extension.

 

[Oreif]

eh its only $99 at best buy with $7 worth of tax.

Ah, I didn't click on the "add to cart" to see the sale price.

I just saw the $139 price.

 

[Oreif]

Yea, but those cable's shouldn't be much. It's basically a headphone jack extension.

No, Each manufacturer uses a unique connector so you have to buy their set-up. Sony's is about $20 and hooks in through their "unilink" set-up.
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=17195

 

[skylineman34]

My bad.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

HD Radio is the shit, though you probably don't want to spend that much.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

and i physically cannot listen to the actual radio anymore. just looking for cd and auxiliary port. if i can find a mp3/aac cd player for a decent price that would be nice also; then i can just leave a cd in there for when i forget my ipod or shuffle.

 

[Bru]

I don't know the least-expensive pioneer with the feature, but my pioneer has a USB for ipods and I'll I do is plug in the supplied usb extension from my ipod to the deck, and there's full control through the head unit and it charges as well.

Mine was around 250, but I know there were less-expensive models with the feature. The pioneer's user interface for the ipod is better than most factory systems.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

my friend hates his alpine ipod interface.

 

[SHOmuff]

I don't know the least-expensive pioneer with the feature, but my pioneer has a USB for ipods and I'll I do is plug in the supplied usb extension from my ipod to the deck, and there's full control through the head unit and it charges as well.

Mine was around 250, but I know there were less-expensive models with the feature. The pioneer's user interface for the ipod is better than most factory systems.

I've got a Pioneer with the same feature and it was only like 170. Unforunately my ipod is too old and my headunit doesn't recognize it

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i'd have the same issue; ive got a second gen ipod but i love it to death; it only recognizes firewire. should work with the shuffle i would imagine...

 

[sickmint79]

seems aight. i used to just make sure that head units i bought used mosfet (transistors) instead of hexfet, although i think pretty much everything uses mosfet these days. used to be that pioneer used them in almost everything and a lot of others didn't.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

and i physically cannot listen to the actual radio anymore. just looking for cd and auxiliary port. if i can find a mp3/aac cd player for a decent price that would be nice also; then i can just leave a cd in there for when i forget my ipod or shuffle.

Thats the great thing about HD, any station that has is has an alternate station that is commercial free. Though i don't remember what music you listen too, so it might not help you out.

JackFM has 60 and 70s
The Drive has Deep Track
WLUP has newer rock that i hate but others might like
Q101, more new "alternative" rock
94.7 has NPR