mp3 headunit
10-06-2001, 10:25 AM
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mp3 headunit
rite now i'm looking to spend $300...here are my choices as of now...need to order or get one by this weekend...
1. jvc kd-sh99
2. rockford fosgate rfx9300
hey maximadave if u should read this thread what brand of mp3 headunit do u carry that are around $300 that's sounds good...
rite now i'm leaning towards the jvc unless someone can convince me otherwise...
anyone on board here has any of these head unit or have even heard it perform...please input ur experience here...
1. jvc kd-sh99
2. rockford fosgate rfx9300
hey maximadave if u should read this thread what brand of mp3 headunit do u carry that are around $300 that's sounds good...
rite now i'm leaning towards the jvc unless someone can convince me otherwise...
anyone on board here has any of these head unit or have even heard it perform...please input ur experience here...
10-06-2001, 10:40 AM
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Originally posted by maximadave
Retail wise:
Sony CDXMP450X at $329.00
Kenwood KDCMP8017 at $359.00
everything else is $400.00 and above
Maximadave
P.S. go with the JVC...
Retail wise:
Sony CDXMP450X at $329.00
Kenwood KDCMP8017 at $359.00
everything else is $400.00 and above
Maximadave
P.S. go with the JVC...
10-06-2001, 01:48 PM
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I dont blame you on the Sony and Kenwood
I dont blame you on the Sony and Kenwood
my friend has one and its is way sic trust me and it looks hella sic
the quality is also good my friend loves it
10-19-2001, 09:25 PM
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Originally posted by Yellowbrother
10-21-2001, 07:14 AM
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Originally posted by Gunner
has the jvc player skipped at all yet? the reason i ask is because i owned an old jvc cd player and that sucker would skip alot. anyone notice this with jvc?
has the jvc player skipped at all yet? the reason i ask is because i owned an old jvc cd player and that sucker would skip alot. anyone notice this with jvc?
10-21-2001, 05:56 PM
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Originally posted by Yellowbrother
this head unit rocks....i like it so far...after 1 hour install....10 minutes testing the unit...i like....tomorrow i will burn an mp3 disc to see how it plays....i paid a lil under 300 shipped to my door if anyone was wondering how much this cost....oh btw...i have bose system...bypass all the amps...and using my bose speakers in the rear...due to the low load of the bose speakers the rear plays a bit louder but nothing a fader control couldn't fix...
this head unit rocks....i like it so far...after 1 hour install....10 minutes testing the unit...i like....tomorrow i will burn an mp3 disc to see how it plays....i paid a lil under 300 shipped to my door if anyone was wondering how much this cost....oh btw...i have bose system...bypass all the amps...and using my bose speakers in the rear...due to the low load of the bose speakers the rear plays a bit louder but nothing a fader control couldn't fix...
10-21-2001, 06:13 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
Where'd you order it from? I saw it on the Zeb for $299 w/out shipping..I am growing fond of that player and may purchase it soon to replace my old clarion.
Where'd you order it from? I saw it on the Zeb for $299 w/out shipping..I am growing fond of that player and may purchase it soon to replace my old clarion.
10-21-2001, 06:21 PM
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Originally posted by Yellowbrother
um...i found it at an ebay store...it was $279 with $14.95 shipping...that guy was really prompt with everything...so was i...transaction took a total of 5 business day...
um...i found it at an ebay store...it was $279 with $14.95 shipping...that guy was really prompt with everything...so was i...transaction took a total of 5 business day...
10-21-2001, 07:50 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
Thanks for the quick reply.. Have you tried a CD-RW yet?
Thanks for the quick reply.. Have you tried a CD-RW yet?
10-29-2001, 04:37 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
Hey yellowbrother...
So how has the JVC been treatin you?
Hey yellowbrother...
So how has the JVC been treatin you?
10-31-2001, 07:11 AM
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I'm looking at the SH99 also. A friend of mine just bought one and it looks good. He's pretty particular about his audio gear also. This thread has just about convinced me to get it RIGHT NOW! I'm thinking about buying it here:
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/pricesrite/kdsh99.html
Anyone ever heard of PricesRite.com?
Jim
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/pricesrite/kdsh99.html
Anyone ever heard of PricesRite.com?
Jim
11-18-2001, 06:54 PM
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Re: hookin up jvc
Originally posted by Gunner
hey yellow brother.. did you hook up the jvc on your own? if so.. this player doesn't have a remote turn on wire? which wire do i use? thanks
hey yellow brother.. did you hook up the jvc on your own? if so.. this player doesn't have a remote turn on wire? which wire do i use? thanks
11-18-2001, 08:48 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
thanks yellowbrother... i have the player installed already.. have you tried a cdrw yet? if so which brand did you use? i tried one but for some reason all it said was "file check". thanks again
thanks yellowbrother... i have the player installed already.. have you tried a cdrw yet? if so which brand did you use? i tried one but for some reason all it said was "file check". thanks again
11-19-2001, 04:35 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
for some reason the jvc player is splitting one mp3 song into a number of different tracks. has this happened to you? ive already tried three different name brands of cd-rs and all of them do the same.
for some reason the jvc player is splitting one mp3 song into a number of different tracks. has this happened to you? ive already tried three different name brands of cd-rs and all of them do the same.
11-19-2001, 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by Yellowbrother
hmm...that's new to me...i have 5 cd-r...with about 200 songs on each...i can honestly say i have listen to all 5....didn't do that to me...maybe it's ur burning software??? i have adaptec...
hmm...that's new to me...i have 5 cd-r...with about 200 songs on each...i can honestly say i have listen to all 5....didn't do that to me...maybe it's ur burning software??? i have adaptec...
11-19-2001, 07:16 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
i have it working correctly now.. the player works fine.. new problem now though. when you created your discs with adaptec, did the program change all your file names to MSDOS 8.3 file names? i cant figure out how to preserve the regular long file names
i have it working correctly now.. the player works fine.. new problem now though. when you created your discs with adaptec, did the program change all your file names to MSDOS 8.3 file names? i cant figure out how to preserve the regular long file names
11-19-2001, 07:53 PM
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Originally posted by Yellowbrother
what was the prob??? also...when i burn mp3 files...the only time it changes the file name is when the title format is wrong...it changes to a format to where mp3 player can read it...
what was the prob??? also...when i burn mp3 files...the only time it changes the file name is when the title format is wrong...it changes to a format to where mp3 player can read it...
except that it changes names... for instance if the name of the folder is Juvenile it will change it to JUVENI~1 cause it will only allow 8 spaces... does yours do this?
11-19-2001, 08:11 PM
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Originally posted by Mad Dhan
you should check out the jensen one, its only 199, check it out a crutchfield.com
its not as pretty as the ones ypou are looking at but way cheaper.
you should check out the jensen one, its only 199, check it out a crutchfield.com
its not as pretty as the ones ypou are looking at but way cheaper.
11-19-2001, 08:14 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
it wasn't workin the first time cause i was using directcd and draggin and dropping files onto cdrs. once i used the data cd creator it worked fine.
except that it changes names... for instance if the name of the folder is Juvenile it will change it to JUVENI~1 cause it will only allow 8 spaces... does yours do this?
it wasn't workin the first time cause i was using directcd and draggin and dropping files onto cdrs. once i used the data cd creator it worked fine.
except that it changes names... for instance if the name of the folder is Juvenile it will change it to JUVENI~1 cause it will only allow 8 spaces... does yours do this?
11-19-2001, 08:21 PM
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Originally posted by Yellowbrother
are u referring to when the title scroll across the screen??? or just the title on the file itself??? if it's the file then i dunno...but like i said before...the only time adaptec wanted to change the title is when the title format was wrong...if it's the title scrolling across the screen....it has something to do with the "id tag"...i dunno what that is but that was mention in the manual...
are u referring to when the title scroll across the screen??? or just the title on the file itself??? if it's the file then i dunno...but like i said before...the only time adaptec wanted to change the title is when the title format was wrong...if it's the title scrolling across the screen....it has something to do with the "id tag"...i dunno what that is but that was mention in the manual...
lets say one of my files name is... (Juvenile) Ha
it will change to ... (JUVEN~1.MP3
these names also show up on the screen as it scrolls across
all the song titles and folders are cropped down to 8 characters or less. some of my files dont have good ID3 tags so id rather keep "tag off" so i can see the names that i gave them.
11-19-2001, 08:27 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
the title of each file on my computer is what i want it to be. the file names are longer than 8 characters and have spaces and everything. when i use the data cd creator and create the disc, for some reason it changes all the file names to make the MSDOS compatible (8 characters or less).
lets say one of my files name is... (Juvenile) Ha
it will change to ... (JUVEN~1.MP3
these names also show up on the screen as it scrolls across
all the song titles and folders are cropped down to 8 characters or less. some of my files dont have good ID3 tags so id rather keep "tag off" so i can see the names that i gave them.
the title of each file on my computer is what i want it to be. the file names are longer than 8 characters and have spaces and everything. when i use the data cd creator and create the disc, for some reason it changes all the file names to make the MSDOS compatible (8 characters or less).
lets say one of my files name is... (Juvenile) Ha
it will change to ... (JUVEN~1.MP3
these names also show up on the screen as it scrolls across
all the song titles and folders are cropped down to 8 characters or less. some of my files dont have good ID3 tags so id rather keep "tag off" so i can see the names that i gave them.
here is my solution...altho i do not know what is causing the problem or what to do to fix it....if the mp3 files play fine that's all that matter rite???
so just forget about it and enjoy ur new mp3 player... 
11-19-2001, 08:36 PM
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Originally posted by Yellowbrother
here is my solution...altho i do not know what is causing the problem or what to do to fix it....if the mp3 files play fine that's all that matter rite??? so just forget about it and enjoy ur new mp3 player...
here is my solution...altho i do not know what is causing the problem or what to do to fix it....if the mp3 files play fine that's all that matter rite???
so just forget about it and enjoy ur new mp3 player...
11-19-2001, 09:09 PM
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Originally posted by Gunner
are your song titles displayed the same way? i still dont understand why the damn adaptec program does it that way... unless there is just an option change i am overlooking..
are your song titles displayed the same way? i still dont understand why the damn adaptec program does it that way... unless there is just an option change i am overlooking..
11-23-2001, 02:00 PM
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Rio
The rio's kick so much more a$$ than the regular units. These regular units force you to burn CD's !! What a pain in the a$$!
Get a Rio and just add/delete songs to it as you wish
so much cooler
http://www.riohome.com/products/riocar.htm
Get a Rio and just add/delete songs to it as you wish
so much cooler
http://www.riohome.com/products/riocar.htm
11-23-2001, 03:33 PM
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Re: Rio
Originally posted by MaineI30
The rio's kick so much more a$$ than the regular units. These regular units force you to burn CD's !! What a pain in the a$$!
Get a Rio and just add/delete songs to it as you wish
so much cooler
http://www.riohome.com/products/riocar.htm
The rio's kick so much more a$$ than the regular units. These regular units force you to burn CD's !! What a pain in the a$$!
Get a Rio and just add/delete songs to it as you wish
so much cooler
http://www.riohome.com/products/riocar.htm
11-23-2001, 05:49 PM
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Re: Re: Rio
Originally posted by Yellowbrother
and how much those bad boys cost again???? and then u would have to take the deck out to upload song to it??? i would much prefer use a cd-rw and keep record on top of it...if only if i could find the damn cd-rw
and how much those bad boys cost again???? and then u would have to take the deck out to upload song to it??? i would much prefer use a cd-rw and keep record on top of it...if only if i could find the damn cd-rw
It's a pull-out unit. You have software on your PC, build playlists, add songs, customize (Linux), etc. then communicate with the player via USB. It kix.
I hate having to deal with CDs, cd-r's, etc. they are a pain in the butt and nowhere near as flexible as the rio unit.
I dont know how much they are, I posted a link, check there