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Boat Stereo Questions
On Sep 10, 10:20?am, HK wrote:
jamesgangnc wrote: On Sep 10, 12:15 pm, Chuck Gould wrote: Each time I resolved to replace the stereo system on my boat this year, it would start working properly again and the task would drop several notches on the priority list. Saturday, it gave up the ghost- wouldn't turn on until about 50 attempts had been mae pressing the switch, and even then the digital display was kaput. Only about 14 years' service from that unit- I guess they just don't make them like they used to. :-) Speaking of not making them like they used to......... Holy Smackaroons Used to think I knew a few things about car stereo (my stereo mounts in the cabin where it's pretty protected- and I don't need/won't buy "marine" version). Looking at the specs for potential replacements, I can see where the industry has evolved substantially in the last 14 years while my technical awareness has not. It's like learning a new language. Questions for the more techinally hip: 1. Anybody got "HD" FM radio? Would you rate the difference in sound quality as indistinguishable, marginal, or substantial? 2. Anybody using "memory cards" for music storage? Actually sounds like a better approach than hooking up an external iPod, at least at first blush. (We've got an entire galley drawer filled with CD's, etc....would be nice to free up that space and store the music data on something much smaller). So: 3. What are the pros and cons of memory cards, mp3 CD's, CD changers, separate iPod's etc? There's a real smorgasbord og choices now available. 4. Any general advice on this subject? I went with one of the deh- pioneers (also not marine) and added the real ipod adapter. It transfers your ipod control to the radio controls and display. You could just get a second hand ipod and leave it connected if all you want is a lot of storage. We let everyone bring their ipods when we go out. I have not seen a stereo that uses memory cards. Many of the later ones can read mp3 cds. That at least would let you reduce your cd count. Most will recognize a folder on the cd as well so you can organize you mp3s if you go that way. I vote for the ipod...my wife and I each have one, and we plug it into the car, she uses hers at her office, or while traveling, and as a way to play back non-music audio tapes. Very high fidelity, easy to use, and pretty reliable.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - How about the interface? I bought a portable mp3 player last year, (not the iPod brand), and I have loaded one album onto the thing and hardly used it since. The biggest problem is the interface, IMO. Push this button thirty one times, bush that other buttom twice, stop to chant, spin twice on left heel, push first button 11 times more and then second button another six. Although somewhat exaggerated, I concluded that it takes just about that much nonsense that to change selections. :-( |
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