I picked this up as a temporary HU...Alpine IDA-X305....I plan on getting a DD with Nav around tax time.....but this will do until then....

Is that the iPod only unit with no CD drive? Pretty nice for those that like iPods. I still like to have a CD drive available.

Ya...iPod/USB drive only....but I couldn't pass up $189:D shipped for a $350:o HU....It's a good unit...a buddy of mine has it and it is very responsive and has everything I need right now...

I had this head unit on my last car and loved it.

who needs cd's anyways

I know I don't.....I have a 32GB iPhone....and an extra 32GB USB drive....good enough for me.....plenty of music....

The quality of music on an MP3 is lower than CD quality, usually. That's what keeps driving me away from an adapter.

Stealth01 wrote:The quality of music on an MP3 is lower than CD quality, usually. That's what keeps driving me away from an adapter.

thats why you convert all your mp3's to a variable bitrate type.
increases size but sounds great.
plus most of my cds get too scratched to read after a month or two anyways.
think i might pick up this or something similar in the future.

I agree...plus I just get tired of carrying around CDs in the car...the Bose HU doesn't do mp3s so I bought the Grom Audio iPhone adapter...works great...better than CDs...by far IMO...

rush24 wrote:I agree...plus I just get tired of carrying around CDs in the car...the Bose HU doesn't do mp3s so I bought the Grom Audio iPhone adapter...works great...better than CDs...by far IMO...

I agree. The only CD that will be in my car is a MP3 cd of all my favorite songs. I think I can do Dual layer DVD but im not sure. Then I have a SD card slot which I'll buy the biggest car I can. My phone has a 16GB card in it with 5gs of music and then I can plug in My sisters ipod touch, my zune HD or anyone elses MP3 player. CDs are a hassle.

Gone are the days of carrying around 600+ Cds and having them all get stolen.

I had the previous model of this deck, it is awesome, the screen acts exactly as the ipod, shows album artwork, controls are mimmicking the ipod exactly also.. GRreat choice

Any suggestions on where to get all this installed and not get overcharged....HU....Sub...Amp...

Goldrocket on here might be able to do the install.

you have EVERYTHING you need? If so, I can assist

OCD wrote:you have EVERYTHING you need? If so, I can assist

I might take you up on this....I'm just waiting for the stuff to get here...
I also want to get my windows tinted darker too... I'll let you know when my stuff gets here...

Thanks for the offer...