[LMB]

I've been out the loop for a while so any help would be much appreciated.

[Rakey]

apparently those LP things are out, and some new fangled CD thing is all the rage, but its soon to booted out for music that works with just magic information on an iBod

Mikey is the man of wisdom, but hes out tonight at his club meet, so you might have to wait till tomorrow for him

Hope that helps

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rakey

apparently those LP things are out, and some new fangled CD thing is all the rage, but its soon to booted out for music that works with just magic information on an iBod

Hope that helps

Aye....great help.

I want makes and models please.

[Rakey]

Quote: Originally Posted by LMB

Aye....great help.

I want makes and models please.

Mike will know whats out now, and whats about to come out, so speak to him, and worth the visit to have it all fitted too, I'd not take mine anywhere else having seen him at work

just don't look at the pics of him drunk at the Ball and sliding down the banister

[mikeythemini]

Lewis has just had the new Panasonic 7303 off me with full ipod control & customizable illumination - waiting to see what he says I like it .
Still waiting for the rest of the kenwood range this month & Clarion are also mid launch

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini

Still waiting for the rest of the kenwood range this month & Clarion are also mid launch

I either want Alpine or Clarion.

Please let me know as soon as any news breaks.

[Paul]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini

Lewis has just had the new Panasonic 7303 off me with full ipod control & customizable illumination - waiting to see what he says I like it .
Still waiting for the rest of the kenwood range this month & Clarion are also mid launch

Took us a while to work out where to stuff all the wires, and what order to put in the face-plate, cage, mounts etc. Got there in the end though. Looks nice.

Also found out his downtubes are different to mine, his have foam bases, mine dont.

[mikeythemini]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

Took us a while to work out where to stuff all the wires, and what order to put in the face-plate, cage, mounts etc. Got there in the end though. Looks nice.

Also found out his downtubes are different to mine, his have foam bases, mine dont.

His is the old style as per my DIY, yours is much easier
Pics please

[Paul]

Interesting, when did they change that? His is an '05 model year, mine and '06.

[Lewis]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikeythemini

His is the old style as per my DIY, yours is much easier
Pics please

Yo dudes,

As Paul said there was a bit of fun installing the kit, but now it's in, the car feels right!!

I started out with just a tape wave kit, with an ipod FM kit, then i got the ice link the sound quality was better but no guts at all.

I was lusting after the use of CD's im lazy and when i wake up i can't often be bothered to sort out my ipod, so being able to grab a cd and shove it in is great.

The sound is awsome and you can push the standard stock speakers quite far
Even now, i quite fancy putting a nice big sub in the back

My particular fave, is the ipod, it is sooo easy to use and the display is clear and i can use the MFSW!!!

My only gripe is all the bloody cables, i have ended up with the ipod block and cables bound with duck tape and stuck under the drivers side dash!!

9/10

Lewis

[PMB]

I know you said you want Alpine or Clarion, but the tastiest thing in head units I have seen, well basically ever, is the Panasonic CQ-TX5500D. It would take som installing though!!!

Here is a link

http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/car-...reo-000697.php

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by PMB

I know you said you want Alpine or Clarion, but the tastiest thing in head units I have seen, well basically ever, is the Panasonic CQ-TX5500D. It would take som installing though!!!

Here is a link

http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/car-...reo-000697.php

Is that for real?

[mikeythemini]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lewis

Yo dudes,

As Paul said there was a bit of fun installing the kit, but now it's in, the car feels right!!

I started out with just a tape wave kit, with an ipod FM kit, then i got the ice link the sound quality was better but no guts at all.

I was lusting after the use of CD's im lazy and when i wake up i can't often be bothered to sort out my ipod, so being able to grab a cd and shove it in is great.

The sound is awsome and you can push the standard stock speakers quite far
Even now, i quite fancy putting a nice big sub in the back

My particular fave, is the ipod, it is sooo easy to use and the display is clear and i can use the MFSW!!!

My only gripe is all the bloody cables, i have ended up with the ipod block and cables bound with duck tape and stuck under the drivers side dash!!

9/10

Lewis

Pics please.
Best thing to do with cables is pull down the drivers knee bolster
Look up above the drivers radio pillar you will see a double metal bracket - cable tie you wires to that

[Paul]

http://panasonic.jp/car/av/products/...00D/index.html

Yep.

[bonz]

I have been looking to upgrade my Alpine headunit again. I current have a 7998 but want to add ipod capability, bluetooth and change from xm to sirius sat.

So I am looking at the following 2 headunits DVA 9965
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/product...model=DVA-9965

DVA 9861
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/product...model=DVA-9861

I am leaning towards the DVA9965 because it does not have an internal amplfier so in theory it will have a better sound quality and the amber buttons match the Mini's dash.

Current 7998




Motoring on

[SiBradbury]

I like Sonys thinking on this head unit. The fascia can be plugged directly into your PC and you can store 1GB of music on it, thats about 250 songs or 25 albums. Genius!

http://www.sony.co.uk/view/ShowArtic...site=odw_en_GB

Its available now, i've seen one on an auction site (get told off for mentioning it) for £200, i think it'll be £250-300 in the shops tho. Such a simple idea!

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

http://panasonic.jp/car/av/products/...00D/index.html

Yep.

That's mental.

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by bonz

I have been looking to upgrade my Alpine headunit again. I current have a 7998 but want to add ipod capability, bluetooth and change from xm to sirius sat.

So I am looking at the following 2 headunits DVA 9965
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/product...model=DVA-9965

Motoring on

That's nice.

[RHM]

I don't know how it compares to Alpine units, but I am looking at the Kenwood KDC-X890 headunit- it is Sirius, Ipod, Bluetooth and HD radio ready, and on top of that, you can adjust the color of the buttons to orange.

[SteveM3]

If you have a quiet car I'd buy something from the Alpine range they are always well
engineered and concentrate on sound quality. The Mini may be more refined than other
small cars but it still isn't that good for hi-fi. So also consider a HU that adapts the sound
to the car. I have a Blaupunkt Bremen but Pioneer do an equivalent. What these units do
is play a frequency sweep and listen to the results via a microphone. This results in an
equaliser being set to bring normalise the sound. In my previous car the M3 the result
was subtle so I may have been better off with an Alpine. However in the Mini it makes
quite a difference. The Bremen also does the usual mp3 playback and there is an iPod
adapter. You may prefer to go the Alpine/professional RTA route but there isn't a lot of
room in a Mini for a separate equaliser.