[s-cars] Replacement Car stereo - Ipod integration - Thoughts onbrand?

[Steve Powers]

let's just say that they require more care and feeding than any
electronic convenience device ought to.

'nuff said!

sp

On 4/22/05, matt ludwig <matt.ludwig2 at verizon.net> wrote:
> Gonna have to shed some disagreeing light on this one, Steve.
> 
> I have used them throughout "large cities", specifically Washington,
> D.C., NYC, Boston, Denver (comparable to Seattle), and San Francisco-
> all with tremendous success and all in my Avant. I would not say they
> are "practically useless", not even close. They provide very good
> quality sound and for the $$, provide a very realistic solution to the
> overwhelming majority.
> 
> One other item that I did not mention w/ the Monster transmitter- it is
> powered amplification. This is key and makes the signal exponentially
> stronger, especially when dealing with smaller, local signals @ the
> bottom of the dial, like the ones FM modulators use.
> 
> Now, I am by no means trying to say this will out-do a fully integrated
> iPod system or even match sound quality w/ all things being equal, just
> not possible. What I am saying though, is this is a very nice
> alternative and amongst those FM modulators I have used, hands down the
> best I have seen or heard of.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> matt ludwig.
> 
> 
> On Apr 21, 2005, at 9:46 PM, Steve Powers wrote:
> 
> > Now for the other side of that coin.
> >
> > FM modulators work well in areas not saturated with radio signals,
> > e.g. not so large cities. Here in Seattle, they're practically useless
> > because you're always needing to switch frequencies. I don't even want
> > to think about LA or NY.
> >
> > Steve Powers
> >
> > On 4/21/05, matt ludwig <matt.ludwig2 at verizon.net> wrote:
> >> Don't mean to jack the original thread going on here, but I thought I
> >> would share a lower cost experience for iPod integration.
> >>
> >> Used a friend's Wireless FM Transmitter made by Monster last weekend
> >> on
> >> a trip and was absolutely thrilled with the performance. Check it
> >> here:
> >> http://www.monstercable.com/productPage.asp?pin=2734
> >>
> >> Sound quality (despite haters of the BOSE system) was flawless and
> >> clear. when a new, local station was detected of the same freq.,
> >> easily
> >> switched to pick up another. it blows away the crappy iTrip adapter
> >> made by Griffin and is usable w/ a longer, yet concealable cable, and
> >> nicely match-lighting of the interface w/ the UrS gauges.
> >>
> >> not affiliated or anything like that, but once i see a couple trips in
> >> the future, i will w/o question be picking one of these up.
> >>
> >> sincerely,
> >>
> >> matt ludwig.
> >> 1995.5 S6 Avant
> >>
> >> On Apr 21, 2005, at 7:20 PM, Taka Mizutani wrote:
> >>
> >>> Calvin-
> >>> Have you had good experiences with free-air subs? I have not heard a
> >>> good system with
> >>> free-air subs. That's why I advocated an acoustic suspension box.
> >>>
> >>> A nice 250W or 300W monoblock would be nice for the sub.
> >>>
> >>> Taka
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