TBH it works well BobCat, the sound is good, Ipod functionality is good if a little tricky to operate while driving...
My concerns about the standard speakers were allayed when I sparked it up and to be honest I don't see the need to invest in new speakers, in fact the guy who fitted it said if you spend £200+ on speakers the improvement in sound will be minimal... he suggested a sub would be a better bet if I was still not happy, though where a sub would go is anyone's guess :lol:
it was a bit of a rushed desicion, so i'm glad you two guys have found it good. my only conern is that i can run my iPod thro the glovebox, but my phone is winMo, and that has tunes on too. i know the unit doesn't do ad2p, so i've got my fingers x'd that i can run my tunes from the usb stick in the phone thro to the front of the unit, and still connect bluetooth and TomTom..guess i'll find out on saturday, lol
we-e-e-ell....after listening to all the sage advice on here, i wanted to upgrade the speakers first, but the guy in the shop told me this would be better. and it is. better than the Sendai head unit that was in there, anyway. The alfa speakers just can't cope, lol
I was hoping for more of an improvement tbh, but i am happy. and i love the bluetooth. Next time, front components i think.
As for the head unit itself, still haven't really had a chance to get to play with it properly. we don't drive the car very often, but i have a long journey ahead of me this afternoon, so we shall see.
Not plugged the ipod in yet, but messed about with phone and usb and like it.
unfortunately my WinMo phone doesn't get recognised if i plug it into the usb slot, so i'll get an aux cable instead.
Alpine cda-9831r (an old model headunit)
fronts mb quart discuss 5 ¼”
rear mb quart ewa 160
no name subwoofer
rockfordfosgate p4004 amp. (again an old model)
makes wonders for me...
choosing a good amp would change everything IMO.
and also not sure about kenwood but if u say the freq response is good then OK.
also if you are going to use smaller front speakers (as usually) u will hear mostly the rear speakers.so starting with changing rear speakers would be better i guess.
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