ThisSunAlsoRises
12-10-2004 19:25:27
I know a lot of people who have asked about this and feel like they have to forfeit sound quality for the convenience of listening to their ipod in their car.
i was reading sync and came across this...
www.alpine-usa.com/driveyouripod
it's $99 but you can save $50 if you buy it with certain alpine heads
joshmiao
12-10-2004 19:46:12
The issue was the loss of quality over FM Transmitter. I'm sure people are aware they could use this fine.
gage006
12-10-2004 20:44:12
looks good. kinda a gimick but not bad. alpine also makes VERY good quality head units. great deal if you're planning on getting a new head unit.
Jumbalaya113
12-10-2004 20:45:46
The new BMWs have iPod holders. They're sweet.
johnnyb3
12-10-2004 21:43:42
[quotef94ba31eef="Jumbalaya113"]The new BMWs have iPod holders. They're sweet.[/quotef94ba31eef]
Do you mean the new ipod hookup you can get to your car for additional money? If so, I believe that goes in the glove compartment...
PallarAndersVisa
12-10-2004 22:22:35
damnnnn. If I had known this i might have gotten an alpine deck
Starfury
12-10-2004 22:37:18
I've got the Audia X FM transmitter, and the sound from my portable cd player sounded just like it was playing off a radio station.
mremis
12-10-2004 23:22:28
[quote8b65f2779a="Starfury"]I've got the Audia X FM transmitter, and the sound from my portable cd player sounded just like it was playing off a radio station.[/quote8b65f2779a]
thats the idea
calvinj23
13-10-2004 08:25:42
theres a number of ways to hardwire your ipod into your car w/out having to spend $100
ThisSunAlsoRises
13-10-2004 16:40:37
how about sound quality? and the options the KCA thing has?
ill stick with the FM transmittter
Starfury
13-10-2004 18:41:28
[quote0954219f80="mremis"][quote0954219f80="Starfury"]I've got the Audia X FM transmitter, and the sound from my portable cd player sounded just like it was playing off a radio station.[/quote0954219f80]
thats the idea[/quote0954219f80]
I meant that it wasn't staticy or anything. So in a way it is better than a radio station.
And it's certainly better than the iTrip, since you set the station via buttons on the transmitter itself, and not with tracks on the iPod (which I think was said to cause issues with trying to shuffle all your songs). It is also cheaper (I got mine for $22 off ebay from mp3playerstore.com). Only downside is it uses a AAA battery (1 included). I might get a rechargeable to solve that.
darb215
13-10-2004 18:50:39
This not only hardwires it, you can control you ipod from the deck.
[quote784cf6ab58="calvinj23"]theres a number of ways to hardwire your ipod into your car w/out having to spend $100[/quote784cf6ab58]
Da_KilLa
13-10-2004 22:19:20
the people who have the ipod in their glovebox of the bmw were mostly disapointed. At least the ones I Know.