AUDIophile! Stereo Options?

[George Selby]

At 12:49 PM 11/3/2010, you wrote:
>I mostly play CDs - Remote CD changer is probably a given.  I could 
>utilize a few Audi
>and ALPINE Changers if they would be compatable with the newer. .

I think CD Changers for the car are an idea that's come and gone.  My 
8GB usb drive can hold 100 hours worth of music, and it's all easily 
accessible.  Plus you don't scratch your CD's up using them in the 
car, no worry about them being stolen, and you don't have a CD 
changer taking up room in the trunk.

So here's my suggestion:  You have a computer, it's high time you 
input your entire music library into your computer in MP3 
format.  You can input the tapes, too, just takes more effort 
dividing them into tracks (or you can do an entire tape side as 1 
track.)  Once you've done this for your collection, you don't have to 
worry about doing it again, except for new albums you buy. (Make sure 
you have a backup.)  If you do the tapes you can make CD's out of 
them if you want to.

I've been happy with my Kenwood eXcelon head unit, it has a USB 
input, plays CD's, satellite input (I love XM, don't even listen to 
FM anymore)and has good crossovers for the line-level outputs built 
in, and it mostly matches my BMW dash (buttons are red, but knobs are 
blue backlit.)

George Selby