chris_uk
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cut a short story even shorter..
left door open on car, came to it this morning no radio, no damage to the car at all apart from a scratched dashplate.
so im in need of another radio, i cant be arsed with anything too expensive now.. so i looked at this
http://www.clarion.com/gb/en/products/2008/audio/source_unit/1din/FB289RBT/gb-en-product-pf_1172387306118.html
any reccomendations?
oh edit...
it needs to have the line in at the back to allow me to use the ipod.
[Edited on 10-10-2008 by chris_uk]
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Rich H
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I looked at the spec of that expecting it to cost quite a lot, then looked it up on caraudidirect - thats cheap! Looks pretty good to me for the money tbh.
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deano87
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That will be pretty good for the bluetooth and external mic - won't be cheap though.
I have a £80 Kenwood headunit. Does WMA and MP3. No aux or other inputs, pretty basic. But it's like 2 years old and never gone wrong. Kenwoods now of similar price seem to have loads of addons etc plus they do quite a nice Bluetooth kit 
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/5997.html
[Edited on 10-10-2008 by deano87]
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chris_uk
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ive been looking on ebay. headunits are pretty cheap!
this seems quite interesting.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Touch-Screen-BLUETOOTH-Car-CD-DVD-TV-MP3-iPOD-Player_W0QQitemZ260296209949QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260296209949&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
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Iain M
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Make me an offer.
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Iain M
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IPOD cable will be with it.
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chris_uk
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too much for me.
im not looking at spending too much, the clarion is only 100 delivered from ebay.
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Iain M
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No worries. Just offering thats all.
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chris_uk
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cheers anyway tho
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willay
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anything that is alpine.
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l15ter
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yea as deano87 said, kenwood, there good for the price of them, i have only seen two of them broken before, and one of them was 6 years old, good headunit for the price
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Daniel_Corsa
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Alpine X100 
(buying one myself soon)
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_Allan_
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Is it that bad round your way?. The one time you leave the door open the radio is nicked?
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Matt L
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i quite like the look of this one
http://shop.audioimages.co.uk/pioneer-deh-600bt-bluetooth-cd-tuner-p-1275.html
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chris_uk
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im lookin at the clarion one... looks quite nice i think.
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by Matt L
i quite like the look of this one
http://shop.audioimages.co.uk/pioneer-deh-600bt-bluetooth-cd-tuner-p-1275.html
Built-in microphones are shocking imho.
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av it
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i have a sony cdxmp80 i will do for £85 delivered no offers it is mp3 has line in and 3 sets of rca outs google the spec its a top unit for little money
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ash_corsa
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I got an old Kenwood, got the ipod interface for it so i can use the ipod in the car, controls the ipod and shows all the info on the screen
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allza
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I've got alpine x100 and love it! Cost about £200 tho.
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chris_uk
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i decieded on getting the clarion..
its only 100 so its not a great loss if its shit, ill just give it to my dad lol
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antnee
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Ive got one of these (in silver though)
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/jvc-kdg342-p-6230.html?cadid=j3854j5rqsro8g12h6nd8ej864
plays mp3 CD's, got port for mp3/ipods, and a lineout for an amp, all for 45quid!
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Jules
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quote: Originally posted by l15ter
yea as deano87 said, kenwood, there good for the price of them, i have only seen two of them broken before, and one of them was 6 years old, good headunit for the price
My last THREE Kenwoods have all broken after a year or two - mainly on the d-mask parts - they just stop working, this includes the one I currently have the front panel can only be had in one postition or it turns itself off so I can't have it down enough to see what the buttons do.
I've just about had enough of Kenwood car audio, gonna look at Alpines although I have seen a very nice Pioneer (DEH-7000) that I might get, it can run my iPod touch and looks pretty handy.
Then I'll try and get some upgrades for the standard speakers for a bit more ooomph.
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Sean-B
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http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/fusion-caip500-ipod-dock-receiver-p-6729.html?cadid=qdmv3cdlm0kkrhf7hms5di1lv4
i have this and it is fantastic, endlessly cool aswell!
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by Sean-B
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/fusion-caip500-ipod-dock-receiver-p-6729.html?cadid=qdmv3cdlm0kkrhf7hms5di1lv4
i have this and it is fantastic, endlessly cool aswell!
iPod storage looks pretty cool.
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Marc
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Had my Alpine 5 years now, would definatley recommend them.
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