Help me find a good MP3 playback device.............please
no wifi or silly apps... just portable music goodness
there are some head units showing up on the market that have their own DAC (digital audio converter) built into the headunit. so when you plug in an ipod it bypasses the ipods internal dac and uses the higher quality one in the headunit.
that is the best way to go.. \end thread
Because it's:
A) More expensive and holds less than an iPod.
B) 100x more complicated to install than "Plug iPod into cable running from back of headunit".
C) Doesn't have the marketing muscle of Apple behind it.
D) Any audio quality gains of are nullified the minute the car is in motion.
E) A lot of people actually do take their iPod around with them and enjoy the convenience of having their music continue from their headphones to their car by just plugging it in when they get there.
F) There's a lot of people that wouldn't understand how to transfer their existing music library to it, since iTunes can't load it. (I don't use iTunes at all wtih my iPod)
G) It's 60x bigger than an iPod.
H) Not easily dockable in the home.
I) It doesn't fit nicely in the center console or glovebox.
J) It's harder to search through than most iPod interfaces in headunits.
K) Flagship headunits from both Pioneer and Kenwood can't use voice-recognition to select the music on it.
A) More expensive and holds less than an iPod.
B) 100x more complicated to install than "Plug iPod into cable running from back of headunit".
C) Doesn't have the marketing muscle of Apple behind it.
D) Any audio quality gains of are nullified the minute the car is in motion.
E) A lot of people actually do take their iPod around with them and enjoy the convenience of having their music continue from their headphones to their car by just plugging it in when they get there.
F) There's a lot of people that wouldn't understand how to transfer their existing music library to it, since iTunes can't load it. (I don't use iTunes at all wtih my iPod)
G) It's 60x bigger than an iPod.
H) Not easily dockable in the home.
I) It doesn't fit nicely in the center console or glovebox.
J) It's harder to search through than most iPod interfaces in headunits.
K) Flagship headunits from both Pioneer and Kenwood can't use voice-recognition to select the music on it.
^ I could keep going but I really felt the point was driven home.
I think the iPod is ok as a music player, the worst part about it is iTunes. I use MediaMonkey to sync it with my computer, since MediaMonkey will transcode the FLAC on my computer into 320kbps MP3s when syncing with the iPod, without making duplicates on either.
Just think of it this way, you're not buying an iPod, you're just buying the most universally supported CD changer out there.
I think the iPod is ok as a music player, the worst part about it is iTunes. I use MediaMonkey to sync it with my computer, since MediaMonkey will transcode the FLAC on my computer into 320kbps MP3s when syncing with the iPod, without making duplicates on either.
Just think of it this way, you're not buying an iPod, you're just buying the most universally supported CD changer out there.
Because it's:
A) More expensive and holds less than an iPod.
B) 100x more complicated to install than "Plug iPod into cable running from back of headunit".
C) Doesn't have the marketing muscle of Apple behind it.
D) Any audio quality gains of are nullified the minute the car is in motion.
E) A lot of people actually do take their iPod around with them and enjoy the convenience of having their music continue from their headphones to their car by just plugging it in when they get there.
F) There's a lot of people that wouldn't understand how to transfer their existing music library to it, since iTunes can't load it. (I don't use iTunes at all wtih my iPod)
G) It's 60x bigger than an iPod.
H) Not easily dockable in the home.
I) It doesn't fit nicely in the center console or glovebox.
J) It's harder to search through than most iPod interfaces in headunits.
K) Flagship headunits from both Pioneer and Kenwood can't use voice-recognition to select the music on it.
A) More expensive and holds less than an iPod.
B) 100x more complicated to install than "Plug iPod into cable running from back of headunit".
C) Doesn't have the marketing muscle of Apple behind it.
D) Any audio quality gains of are nullified the minute the car is in motion.
E) A lot of people actually do take their iPod around with them and enjoy the convenience of having their music continue from their headphones to their car by just plugging it in when they get there.
F) There's a lot of people that wouldn't understand how to transfer their existing music library to it, since iTunes can't load it. (I don't use iTunes at all wtih my iPod)
G) It's 60x bigger than an iPod.
H) Not easily dockable in the home.
I) It doesn't fit nicely in the center console or glovebox.
J) It's harder to search through than most iPod interfaces in headunits.
K) Flagship headunits from both Pioneer and Kenwood can't use voice-recognition to select the music on it.
G)Who cares about the size if it's in a corner of the trunk?
I) Refer to ^G)
K)It's being connected to my stock stereo. So the VR should be fine.
Fits the bill for me.
A) More expensive
) 100x more complicated to install than "Plug iPod into cable running from back of headunit".
J) It's harder to search through than most iPod interfaces in headunits.
I am aware of no direct oem headunit ipod hookup for the G that calls out voice announcements to help navigate with.
H) Not easily dockable in the home.
F) There's a lot of people that wouldn't understand how to transfer their existing music library to it, since iTunes can't load it. (I don't use iTunes at all wtih my iPod)
I) It doesn't fit nicely in the center console or glovebox.
E) A lot of people actually do take their iPod around with them and enjoy the convenience of having their music continue from their headphones to their car by just plugging it in when they get there.
Last edited by redwillow; Mar 23, 2010 at 10:33 AM.
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