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General => Car audio => Topic started by: Dub-77 on 27 September 2006, 22:28

Title: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF.......
Post by: Dub-77 on 27 September 2006, 22:28

WHAT ARE YOUR OPINIONS ON A; KENWOOD KDC-W6531 http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/products_id/3284.html

I've been out of the ICE scene for a while and just want a run of the mill CD head unit that i can run my ipod through.

Cheers
Darren

Title: Re: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF.......
Post by: Bazza on 28 September 2006, 02:28

Mate try these instead, the unit you suggest is ok, but some of these already come with the connector for ipod. The one you was looking, the connector was extra.

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product_list/c_path/286_297/spd/ipod-ready---aux-input-stereos.html

Try to get one with a decent DAC converter, will give you better sound.

Hope this helps :smiley:

Title: Re: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF.......
Post by: Dub-77 on 28 September 2006, 07:12

The above is on e bay with ipod connector for £139 new a shop in Essex.
What is a DAC converter?

Cheers
Darren

Title: Re: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF.......
Post by: Bazza on 28 September 2006, 07:29

Digital to anologue converter, it's how it convert's the music. The higher the better, rated in bit's

For that price i'd go for it. :smug:

Title: Re: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF.......
Post by: Heyho on 30 September 2006, 20:40

It really depends on what type of interface you go for - I'm not well up on exactly how the ipod head units work, but I would have thought  that it's the ipod doing the digital to audio converting, and if you go for a unit with an aux in connector, then that's definitely how it works.

Take a look at this -

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=4679&cadid=e696bdba31056a31470a4e84199fe51f

It has FULL ipod compatiblity without using an adaptor box.  Supposed to be much faster than other types of interface.

Also, being alpine, it shouldn't disappoint in the sound quality department.  Hope this helps.