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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6480   
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Right, the ancient Sony which replaced the ancient Kenwood in my 90 is now dying, and I'm after replacing it.
Mechless is probably better, one less thing to get full of water and dust. Must be iPod/iPhone compatible via USB and have REAR socket for that (again, front socket will be dust and water filled). No point directing me to top-end stuff, the 90 is either flap-flap-flappppp-flap-flap-flap or swooooooooooooooooooooooosh which drowns out any kind of fidelity 
Bluetooth is probably pointless for the same reason as above 
Ideally to have buttons for volume up and down, but I cannot find anything without a dial nowadays. Maybe volume control will just have to be a bit hit and miss. Green illumination, not blue or red or orange or yellow. Green please 
I have found the Sony DSX-A42UI which other than the volume control, and front USB (but a cover over it) fits the bill @ Ł45. Any recommendations? Happy to buy second hand if someone has something which fits the bill going spare   1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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17th Oct 2014 4:11pm |
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| Cheshire110 Member Since: 26 Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire/London Posts: 2724
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maybe a bit higher budget but i loved my asteroid, and i know a few others on here have them.
available for ~100 secondhand, and has genuinely the best bluetooth handsfree/music system I've used, and 4 rear USB inputs, external mic, 3.5AUX in, etc etc. Can also use bluetooth hotspot or a USB dongle to get internet for internet radio etc if you're into that kinda thing... I never used that, just found it the best single DIN head unit available. Cheers, David Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8. |
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17th Oct 2014 4:24pm |
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| Dale Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: Bristol Posts: 79 
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I've got this in my Defender:
http://www.halfords.com/sat-nav-audio/car-...-bluetooth Dial for volume and front USB with cover again I'm afraid, but illumination is customisable and can do various shades of green. DAB radio, and bluetooth so maybe a bit too fancy?  |
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17th Oct 2014 4:28pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6480
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I don't really have a budget, and it's a good recommendation
Problem is I think it's probably a bit "good" and will get trashed in a soft top 90, if the winter damp doesn't get it the summer dust will. The internet/apps stuff is pointless for me as 3G phone signal is virtually non-existent round me. 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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17th Oct 2014 4:31pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6480
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I've got nowhere to put a DAB aerial so I think DAB is out
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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17th Oct 2014 4:32pm |
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| Dale Member Since: 14 Jul 2014 Location: Bristol Posts: 79
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Got a windscreen dab aerial on mine. Fitted it in front of rear view mirror so tucked nicely out the way
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17th Oct 2014 5:17pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Another for Asteroid.
 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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20th Oct 2014 8:21pm |
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| jonnyboy Member Since: 15 Oct 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 161 
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Martin,
Have just ordered one of these as I had pretty much the same requiremnts list as you http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-...-25860.htm Is generally been discontinued but found one on ebay for about GBP80. John |
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21st Oct 2014 12:47pm |
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| womble Member Since: 27 Jan 2012 Location: south east Posts: 272 
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hi martin , i have just bought the pure unit that you have looked at above but havent fitted it yet so dont know about the quality but i did have a pure add on dab before and it was good.hope this helps.
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8th Dec 2014 8:08pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Put a V8 in the 90 and you'll have music all the way
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8th Dec 2014 9:32pm |
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