are mp3 headunits a must have?

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: AvesPKS

Originally posted by: m2kewl
must have. cd holders and changers are so old school.

edit: i'm waiting for the 20gb ipod of mp3 headunits.

Ahhh, not if you have an MP3-CD changer, though...

Got it First gen unit tho so no ID3 tags/file names and its a tad slow loading but hell it was a good deal so it all works out

 

[Paulson]

I love my mp3 head unit

If I didn't have that, I don't know what I'd do...

 

[MichaelD]

When I bought my current HU two years ago, MP3 capability in car stereo HUs was fairly new...and pricey. So I didn't get a MP3-capable one.

I now regret being a cheapass (not that my HU was cheap, but the MP3 would've been like another C-Note) b/c most of current listening is MP3s...most converted back to .wav.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Seriously? Link?

Yep, Omnfi is Rockford Fosgate's line (they are OEMing the SimpleFi design). Here is a link to Omnfimedia.

Where supposed to be out this month, now it looks like they slipped to 'Q3'. Which means sometime before September....

Bill

Holy cow, I think I just found my new deck!! THAT IS AWESOME! Just what I needed!

 

[isekii]

I think i'd much prefer a Hard drive based headunit. I heard there is a long gap before each songs.

 

[Triumph]

The best thing about MP3 head units (and CD-text) is the ability to display the artist, album, and song title. Before I got my MP3 head unit, I was indifferent. Now I'm pissed off because I have 15 dollar cd's that only show "NO TITLE" on the display, while my 4 cent CD-R or MP3 disc shows "METALLICA - AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" or whatever. Why CD-text never caught on is beyond me.

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: AvesPKS

Originally posted by: m2kewl
must have. cd holders and changers are so old school.

edit: i'm waiting for the 20gb ipod of mp3 headunits.

Ahhh, not if you have an MP3-CD changer, though...

Got it First gen unit tho so no ID3 tags/file names and its a tad slow loading but hell it was a good deal so it all works out

What brand? I was looking into the Kenwood changer, but not if it doesn't have the file names...

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: isekii
I think i'd much prefer a Hard drive based headunit. I heard there is a long gap before each songs.

Nah. While that may have been true of some of the older, first-gen units, the current ones (including mine) don't take any longer than a regular CD to advance tracks.

 

[kmac1914]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
I'm too lazy to change out my CDs so I end up listening to same 15 songs over and over, I really need to get an Mp3 Deck so I can listen to the same hundred songs over and over.

lol...that's exactly what i do with my MP3 deck now (kenwood kdc-mp8017), cuz I'm too lazy to burn new cds