New headunit (Cd/MP3 player) wanted need opinions.

[AlexKid]

Hi all.

My current Pioneer headunit has just about had it.  The volume knob keeps coming off and the buttons are all feel quite tired to press.

I have standard Golf Mk4 speakers and no sub in the back.

What does everyone recommend?  I was looking at an Alpine head unit.

Cheers.
Alex.

[AlexKid]

Can anyone recommend this?
http://www.awesomeautomotive.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_29&products_id=82

[euro dave]

You can't really go wrong with Alpine to be honest, looks good value.

[Shady Pioneer]

Spend the little bit extra and get this Alpine one:

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/alpine-cde9882ri-p-6423.html

Comes with an iPod cable so you can play music straight from an iPod the same way you'd select it from a CD etc, except with text, I highly recommend Alpine iPod HUs, got a 9880R which is a green one for my Mk3.

[AlexKid]

Cheers for the link.  Is that the sort you take the cable to the glovebox and leave the iPod in there?

[troublestarter]

how about this one
http://www.awesomeautomotive.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=403

[Shady Pioneer]

Cheers for the link.  Is that the sort you take the cable to the glovebox and leave the iPod in there?

Yes mate, simple as to do. good thing with that HU is it comes with the cable which is usually around £20. Makes such a difference having an iPod for your jukebox in the car, and real easy and quick to use.

[LazyLunatic]

mmmmmmm, ebay...........

.......cheaper! find the headunit you want on car audio sites, then ebay for it. I picked up mine really cheap off ebay!

ipod control through headunit is overrated btw. you wont want to use the headunit to search for songs/albums, as it takes forever and is a pain. i just setup a few playlists, and set them on shuffle. Then i only have to search through a few playlists rather than loads of albums.

ohh and the better alpine headunits, i.e. the ones that have more features and give better sound quality, are the ones that start with CDA - ....... checkout the alpine website for the latest headunits too.


LL

[Shady Pioneer]

LL I have to disagree with you there, the iPod control on an Alpine HU is piss easy. For a start the scrolling through is hell of a quick, secondly, you can set playlists within the iPod and have those play through on iPod control but also the 6 preset buttons at the bottom act as bookmarks, so if you goto artists and want an artist beginning with W (Will Smith), you'd press the 5 or 6 button preset and it takes you to a set letter nearer the end of the artists list.

Chaching!!

LOL!

[kells]

whatever you do...just buy a Alpine deck!