Venturing in here because......

[BenR]

I need some advice.

I dont have a head unit and need one. Im not into big flashy displays, not one million buttons that adj the resonant thermo frequency of the left micro tweeter. Just enough, single CD and great radio reception is all i need.

Just nice, simple and nothing crazy price wise.....

Also, if anybody has a s/h one which is decent and they wanna get rid of ill have a look. Or any deals that companies are giving of old stock.........

Ta peeps.

 

[Mikey16vClio]

I think you can get a top notch single CD head unit for under 200 notes now mate.

 

[juss]

have a look on car audio direct they are the best for service and price i find they always have 99 quid deals on i bought one for my auntie and its perfect , not over the top just simple.

 

[Daz]

You could get one for about £150 if you looked around.. for a decent one aswell!

Daz.

 

[juss]

sorry
www.caraudiodirect.com

 

[1.6 16v]

Alpines base units are very well respected in the car audio world (good lasers or somet)

 

[BenR]

alpines look super 80s with the million buttons i dont like......

Its usually stuck on the radio anyway.

 

[Daz]

My Pioneer is great. Id recommend Pioneer to anyone!

Daz.

 

[marcus cliogtt]

get an MP3 unit like mine then you can fit 10 albums onto one CD!!

 

[BenR]

Blaupunkt seem to have minimal buttons as do Sony.......pioneer, kenwood, alpine all soom over loaded with too much stuff, can you program them to drive or somethiing!?

 

[BenR]

LOL........then i would have to mess about converting to MP3 and bringing them all across....lol.....sorry, im lazy and radio is like an auto shuffle...neve know whats commin on! lol

 

[marcus cliogtt]

Fair enough its just really usefull if you use kazaa etc, as you have a useable backup!!

 

[BenR]

not into kazaa either...lol......

man, am i out of it or something?

 

[marcus cliogtt]

lol yep must be mate!!

 

[badley]

Have a look at the Blaupunkt range there are some simple ones there. I have the same problem as you, there seem to no good looking headunits without all that flashy stuff!!!!

Sorry this is all that I could come up with, but woth a look.

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/acatalog/CAD_CD_Radio_196.htmlhttp://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/acatalog/CAD_CD_Radio_196.html

My personal favorite is the old San-Francisco CD70 but its hard to get hold of, here is a simulation.

http://www.blaupunkt.de/simulations/scdef_de.htmlhttp://www.blaupunkt.de/simulations/scdef_de.html

 

[007]

Try <A target=_blank href= "http://www.mcs-direct.co.ukwww.mcs-direct.co.uk , they are around the cheapest I found on my searches. I got my Sony MP40 { http://www.mcs-direct.co.uk/acatalog/MCS_DIRECT_MP3_100.htmlhttp://www.mcs-direct.co.uk/acatalog/MCS_DIRECT_MP3_100.html } £125 + £10 carrage the next day. The likes of Caraudiodirect are £165 all in for the same thing.

 

[badley]

Wow check this out, I havent seen this one before. Its a stunner

(PIO-DEXP9R)

http://www.mcs-direct.co.uk/acatalog/dex_p9r.jpg

But its £772

 

[BenR]

Cool peeps, thatnks for the help.........

Still lookin.............man..........just need a stereo, but all the really cheap stuff is naff.

Opinions on SOny?

I know most of you will think its gash, but they have nice simple displays with BIG buttons for retards.

 

[ClioJohn]

i dont agree, i think sony are a pain in the ass to use.

i personally love pioneer and find them very easy to use. Alpine are also very good!

I also have an mp3 pioneer player the 7400mp..love it...anyway the below stereo will do you fine mate

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/acatalog/CAD_CD_Radio_21.htmlhttp://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/shop/acatalog/CAD_CD_Radio_21.html

Pioneer DEH-P3500MP

CD/MP3 Player with D4Q High Quality RDS Radio with Radio Text, 4 x 50W MOSFET High Power Output, MP3 Playback with ID Tag Display, Easy EQ Sound Adjustment, Full Flap Detachable Front Panel, CD-R & CDRW Compatible, CD-Text, CD Changer Control, Disc Title Memory, Pair of RCA Preouts (Front & Rear) for connection of an External Amplifiers, SLA (Source Level Adjuster), Telephone Mute, Grey Finish, White Display with Green Button Illumination

 

[BenR]

just seems so plasticy and tacky.

I had a sony before and it was pretty simple....on/off.....source, nxt track, station etc etc....lol.....

 

[pete bann]

go for a standard 16valver headunit and put all your cds on to tape!!

 

[badley]

I agree sony are generally simple, extremly easy to use and dont look too flashy untill now. Unfortunalty the 2003 sony range just looks a bit ugly. Have a look around for a CDX8000, its a couple of years old now. It was my favorite but didnt have the cash to but it new ,I wish I had now

 

[BenR]

Quote: Originally posted by pete bann on 15 March 2003

go for a standard 16valver headunit and put all your cds on to tape!!

lol!

 

[007]

The MP40 Sony Ive got looks better in my car than in the pics - the Blue center is very blue and matches my Williams dials perfectly. To be honest apart from some of the very expensive stereos they all look like 1980s tape decks - Pioneer especailly although the more expensive one look great.The Alpine ones have grown on me but were too expensive.If I had the money I would have got the Alpine 7894RB. I guess its personal taste but I couldnt find a HU under £200 that didnt look rubbish - my only requirements were MP3 and not too underpowered.

 

[MaLicE]

jvc and panosonic seem to be easy to use not very often thought of as high end audio but jvc had a deal on not long ago where u could buy a headunit and they gave u digital radio for free, if u use radio alot that would give u better choise and nicer sound.



alpine are good and once setup u wont need to fiddle with em again.



MalicE