Good head unit with ipod control? - Page 2

JTriz87 · 09-18-2009, 12:26 PM

its blue by default but mines is red to match my car

RedStarr · 09-27-2009, 01:34 PM

Amazon.com: Sony CDX-GT630UI MP3/WMA/AAC Compliant CD Receiver with iPod Direct Control via USB: Electronics

On sale for $99.99

halo434321 · 10-05-2009, 05:10 PM

Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. - CDE-102

I put an Alpine CDE-102 in my MR2 It does just about everything including what you are looking for. I spent $180 at Best Buy and they do have an insert for the hole where the original CD player went for $16.

Mr2Trey · 10-05-2009, 05:26 PM

If you're looking for simplicity and not a highly overdone interface, I would suggest going with a low-price head unit that doesn't have the ipod integration. All of my friends dropped a ton of money on fancy head units that have ipod integration and they like them, but the ipod section of the interface is their least favorite part. Searching through songs, artists, etc. on a head unit is usually very tedious. I have a cheap sony head unit in my car I picked up for $60 used with an auxiliary port. It sounds good, and I still get to use the interface the device was designed to be used with. In all honesty, it's easier and less distracting to use the ipod controls themselves with an auxiliary than it is to click through one of the alpine heads. Just my two cents, but if I was you, working on a budget and just wanting to play my ipod, I would stick to auxiliary imput.

como · 10-05-2009, 06:47 PM

My current cd player has an input, though, and there is nothing I hate more than having to find the stupid ipod when I'm driving. All I really ever do is skip tracks anyways.

rturius · 10-05-2009, 09:53 PM

If your looking for best iPod/iPhone integration

Alpine iDA-X305 Digital media receiver at Crutchfield.com

there is also iDA-X303 which is $100 less

immorality · 10-13-2009, 04:22 PM

I would recommend the Alpine 9886 as well, but I can understand the post about how bright it is.

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09-18-2009, 12:26 PM	#21 (permalink)
JTriz87 Token Black Guy Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 757, VA Posts: 12 Thanks: 19 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	its blue by default but mines is red to match my car

09-27-2009, 01:34 PM	#22 (permalink)
RedStarr i CaN hAZ bEEf pAttY? Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Jamaica, NY Posts: 512 Thanks: 20 Thanked 27 Times in 9 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Amazon.com: Sony CDX-GT630UI MP3/WMA/AAC Compliant CD Receiver with iPod Direct Control via USB: Electronics On sale for $99.99

10-05-2009, 05:10 PM	#23 (permalink)
halo434321 Learn Through Experience Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 45 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Alpine Electronics of America, Inc. - CDE-102 I put an Alpine CDE-102 in my MR2 It does just about everything including what you are looking for. I spent $180 at Best Buy and they do have an insert for the hole where the original CD player went for $16.

10-05-2009, 05:26 PM	#24 (permalink)
Mr2Trey No Skills Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	If you're looking for simplicity and not a highly overdone interface, I would suggest going with a low-price head unit that doesn't have the ipod integration. All of my friends dropped a ton of money on fancy head units that have ipod integration and they like them, but the ipod section of the interface is their least favorite part. Searching through songs, artists, etc. on a head unit is usually very tedious. I have a cheap sony head unit in my car I picked up for $60 used with an auxiliary port. It sounds good, and I still get to use the interface the device was designed to be used with. In all honesty, it's easier and less distracting to use the ipod controls themselves with an auxiliary than it is to click through one of the alpine heads. Just my two cents, but if I was you, working on a budget and just wanting to play my ipod, I would stick to auxiliary imput.

10-05-2009, 06:47 PM	#25 (permalink)
como Road Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 519 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	My current cd player has an input, though, and there is nothing I hate more than having to find the stupid ipod when I'm driving. All I really ever do is skip tracks anyways.

10-05-2009, 09:53 PM	#26 (permalink)
rturius '91 NA Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 19 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	If your looking for best iPod/iPhone integration Alpine iDA-X305 Digital media receiver at Crutchfield.com there is also iDA-X303 which is $100 less

10-13-2009, 04:22 PM	#27 (permalink)
immorality MR2 Owner once again Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I would recommend the Alpine 9886 as well, but I can understand the post about how bright it is.