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pow

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2nd Jan 16 at 20:42

http://www.halfords.com/technology/car-audio/dab-car-stereos/refurbished-sonichi-s100-digital-radio-adaptor

I've just purchased one for the Alfa after fitting a DAB stereo in Dad's A-Class and being blown away how good it is. Plus I can get Moyles on Radio X in the mornings with this to.

Must be worth a go for £30, I plan to hide mine in the armrest of the Mito.

[Edited on 02-01-2016 by pow]

antnee

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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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2nd Jan 16 at 21:17

Does this receive the Digital signal then convert it to a FM signal for the car to pick up?

pow

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2nd Jan 16 at 21:20

Yes, or plugs into your aux in connector

VegasPhil

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Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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2nd Jan 16 at 21:26

What else do you need? Aerials stuck all over the place?

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pow

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2nd Jan 16 at 21:33

The full price one comes with a magnetic aerial apparently, I'm going to wait and see before I buy an aerial. I'll probably get a glass mount one if it doesn't come with a freebie, a la:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pioneer-AN-DAB1-Glass-Mount-DAB-Digital-Car-Radio-Aerial-Antenna-/370830974058?hash=item56573f9c6a:g:jFMAAOxy4dNSqyiH

gavin18787

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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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2nd Jan 16 at 23:09

Be interesting to see what you think of it. Really want DAB in my car but the conversion for my Toyota touch and go nav system in my gt86 is about £350 eeek!

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

Andrew

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2nd Jan 16 at 23:22

DAB is crap doing long distance, constantly breaking up. I find myself always back on FM.

Balling

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3rd Jan 16 at 08:52

If your car has AUX input, why not just use your phone?

pow

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3rd Jan 16 at 09:09

My phone doesn't receive dab signals

I also don't have an aux in which is highly annoying... I need to swap the stereo really!

Ben G

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3rd Jan 16 at 11:35

quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
DAB is crap doing long distance, constantly breaking up. I find myself always back on FM.

Yep, have the same problem in the fiesta. Keeps cutting out constantly. Pointless. We just keep it on FM now as we're not superstar DJ's, so can't tell the difference in quality.

MatthewR

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3rd Jan 16 at 12:36

its the same shit tunes on repeat anyway

Jimbothebarbarian

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3rd Jan 16 at 13:38

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
DAB is crap doing long distance, constantly breaking up. I find myself always back on FM.

Yep, have the same problem in the fiesta. Keeps cutting out constantly. Pointless. We just keep it on FM now as we're not superstar DJ's, so can't tell the difference in quality.

Same for mine, waste of time on even the most reasonable distance of a journey.

Ben G

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3rd Jan 16 at 14:28

Glad i'm not the only one! You would think DAB would have reasonable signal living just 15 miles from the capital city, but no. Even on the most direct route into the city on a major road, it still cuts out.

MarkM

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3rd Jan 16 at 14:40

No signal issues on the iDrive so far.

pow

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3rd Jan 16 at 23:14

I went down the m4 to Swindon the other day and had radio x all the way

Rob R

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3rd Jan 16 at 23:24

You'll find some DAB stations have local and national frequencies, tune into the national one and jobs a gooden.

sc0ott

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4th Jan 16 at 07:56

I found the dab in my old fiesta kept losing signal but in my fiesta st it's fine. The only difference being the dab was added as an option on the first fiesta.

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4th Jan 16 at 20:12

My Alpine headunit has 'DAB Control' stamped on the front of it... what do I need to get that working? Never really thought about getting it before.

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