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Old Jan 29, 2002 | 10:02 PM
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MP3 stereo

Those anyone a MP3 stereo setup in their Max???
Also I don't know anything about Car audio, I have a bass tube my sister didn't want anymore, how do I hook it up

any info would be much appreciated
Old Jan 29, 2002 | 10:42 PM
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for the MP3 head unit......i say go with rockford fosgate or panasonic........for the bass tube it depends........is it self amplified?? - or does it need an external amp? i'm guessing its a bazooka - but which model?
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 12:47 AM
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i will soon have an mp3 player setup...as soon as freakin pioneer sends their new one out to us...soonest is april...dammit
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 07:49 AM
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I got the Aiwa CDC-mp32 and i live the way it looks, especially @ night. But as for how it sounds i dont know. The bose speakers dont work unless you buy an adapter/line convertor.

Im going to get new speakers instead.

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Old Jan 30, 2002 | 02:52 PM
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I just ordered a Rio Car mp3 player. plays off a 30 gig hdd. Some people hear have it setup in their max's and it looks sweet.
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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Ive got the Kenwood Z828 .. its sweet .. just need to get my kicks made n Utopias will be in.
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 04:19 PM
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JVC sh-99
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Old Jan 30, 2002 | 05:29 PM
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Originally posted by OgreDave
Ive got the Kenwood Z828 .. its sweet .. just need to get my kicks made n Utopias will be in.
Hey OgreDave. I'm thinking about getting that unit myself. Let me know how it sounds after you get everything installed.
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 06:06 PM
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everyone should just wait for the pioneer 8400MP3 player...it's gonna be tight
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 06:55 PM
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When does all the new pioneer stuff come out?
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 07:44 PM
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Originally posted by 98BlaximaSE
When does all the new pioneer stuff come out?

the pioneer 1400, 2400, 3400, and 4400 are already out...eta date for the upper models are around april
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 07:56 PM
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Oh, well I went to crutchfield.com and the 4400 isn't in stock yet. I wanted to get the 6400, but I don't want to wait that long. I want a CD player that is XM ready, for when I want to upgrade to it I don't need a whole bunch of stuff.
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 09:53 PM
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Originally posted by 98BlaximaSE
Oh, well I went to crutchfield.com and the 4400 isn't in stock yet. I wanted to get the 6400, but I don't want to wait that long. I want a CD player that is XM ready, for when I want to upgrade to it I don't need a whole bunch of stuff.
the 4400 is in stock at best buy...and it's cheaper than crutchfield...it's xm ready also...besides....just buy the 4400...and get the PSP with it...and then when something happens to the 4400 just go and ask for the 6400...lol
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 09:59 PM
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the 4400 is in stock at best buy...and it's cheaper than crutchfield...it's xm ready also...besides....just buy the 4400...and get the PSP with it...and then when something happens to the 4400 just go and ask for the 6400...lol
Will they replace it if it "accidently" gets broken?
Old Jan 30, 2002 | 11:13 PM
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Will they replace it if it "accidently" gets broken?
lets say...it accidently gets fried somehow...they will replace it...if you have the Service Plan
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 06:57 AM
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Originally posted by Llfe


lets say...it accidently gets fried somehow...they will replace it...if you have the Service Plan
How much extra is the service plan?
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 07:53 AM
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Rio

get a Rio. I paid $2000 for mine and now they're like a couple hundred bux. They are awesome and blow away any of those cd-r units.

I love mine, who wants to burn CD's?

Old Jan 31, 2002 | 03:15 PM
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Originally posted by kpark

Hey OgreDave. I'm thinking about getting that unit myself. Let me know how it sounds after you get everything installed.
Its been installed, I just dont have front speakers. It kicks ***, just a lil slow compared to the alpine 7878. But the alpine is fugly compared to the Z828.

Btw, Anthony, I dont mind burning cds, beats yankin the unit in and out and uploading to it. I have burners at home and work, whereas im not sure id install the rio software at work. (or base?) Besides, that rio software isnt the greatest (i have a rio 300)

I must admit the price drops kick ***, but you neglect to mention that most of them are sold out now..
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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jvc sh-99...i would pick this over the rio...i would much rather burn a cd and put it in and play it...rather then taking the whold damn deck out just to download mp3 from computer to deck...
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 07:21 PM
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Only have to do it once or twice, compared to buring new cds all the time.
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 07:48 PM
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Originally posted by 98BlaximaSE
Only have to do it once or twice, compared to buring new cds all the time.
Not really. Let's say a new song comes out that I wanna add. If I had the rio i'd have to yank the unit out and download it and reinstall. With my jvc head unit i just take my cd-r - and rewrite the info with the new song added. cha ching. =)
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 07:49 PM
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jvc kdsh-99 kicks so much *** its not funny. i love it.
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 08:06 PM
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You guys act as if taking out the unit was like moving a refridgerator. Its pretty small and would probably transfer faster than you would burn. Well as they say, to each his own, of crap like that.
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 08:33 PM
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on a 24x burner...like 2 mins...aight...oh well...it doesn't matter...as long as you like what u have...it's all good
Old Jan 31, 2002 | 08:46 PM
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on a 24x burner...like 2 mins...aight...oh well...it doesn't matter...as long as you like what u have...it's all good
Word.
Old Feb 1, 2002 | 02:04 PM
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compared to a CD it is like carrying a fridge.

i dont need to take CRAP outta the car. i walk into the office, burn a cd. -or- i walk into the apt, burn a cd. who needs to carry anything in?

imagine if you were a clutz (my gf) .. and you accidentally dropped something. prefer the unit, or the media? (guess why i dont have a motorized faceplate)
Old Feb 16, 2002 | 09:03 AM
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have a punch 30 amp for the basstube

Yeah, I found out that the basstube isn't selfamped, my siste had a 30watt punch for it. How would I go about hooking up the system, I have a 2002 Maxima Se with the standard radio system not the bose. The tube has two connections on it, one black one red

Please, any info would be much appreciated

Thanx
Old Feb 17, 2002 | 07:11 AM
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i work at best buy so guess who gets a shot load off car audio! and i get teh psp for $9 hehe
Old Feb 19, 2002 | 09:37 PM
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Well you can always hook up a wireless access point to the RioCar/empeg and connect/upload to it wirelessly from your home computer when the car is parked nearby, but you'll need to be a bit technically adept at do something like that.

Also, I don't wanna fiddle among 30+ CD-Rs to find a song, and I like being able to do an alphanumeric search for a song on the unit as well..

Lastly, I have an in-dash MP3 player with my RioCar together, so I have the best of both worlds I guess, but neither compared to my Ricochet wireless Net access in my car when I streamed my 80GB+ collection of WMA files on my home server over the Net into my notebook PC(in my car) and into my AUX-in of my head unit.. THAT was cool. Ok, it really didn't work that well as it took to damn long to buffer each song but it was a cool experiment that worked..

-John M

P.S. - If you ONLY want basic mp3 access in your car then the RioCar may not be for you, but if you are a techie and liek all sorts of cool crap and more including playing your mp3s at home then there is no other choice..



Originally posted by OgreDave
compared to a CD it is like carrying a fridge.

i dont need to take CRAP outta the car. i walk into the office, burn a cd. -or- i walk into the apt, burn a cd. who needs to carry anything in?

imagine if you were a clutz (my gf) .. and you accidentally dropped something. prefer the unit, or the media? (guess why i dont have a motorized faceplate)
Old Feb 20, 2002 | 02:27 PM
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Im a techie, but I don't need that much crap in my car. I already get jacked on crap like air stems, lets not even get into a Rio or Car PC.

As for wireless.. my garage is light years from my apartment.. don't even have spickets to wash my car currently. My apt sucks. Tryin to get the hell out.
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