Hi All,
I finally obtained a digital camera, so I took a quick picture of my stereo installation. It looks completely stock, with the exception of the 5" monitor that is placed above the climate control unit.
It is a DVD, as well as a MP3 player. It will play over 160+ songs on just one CD-R. The system is controlled by a remote control. The player is situated just behind my seat. In addition, I can still play CD's from my changer anytime...so my song count jumps up to approximately 250.
I installed this in late August. It took me about eight hours to install everything. I started at 11pm, and finished at 7am the next morning. No sleep that evening! I was too excited
Unfortunately, it is interfaced via RF adapter, so you don't get all the dynamics as one would with one's changer. The sound quality is on par with radio. And you have to crank up the volume a bit more than usual. But this was what it took to get a clean installation without the headaches of redesigning the whole console (no disrespect to those who did! In fact, I admire how beautiful SNDSOUL's, Enrique's, and other sound systems look Some compromise was necessary for my car.
The cool thing is that if I disconnect the monitor, you wouldn't be able to tell that anything was done to the center console.
I have yet to drive while watching a movie, nor do I plan to, although my girlfriend watches movies all the time from the passenger side. I do end up playing movies that I've seen before, so I can just listen to the dialog and the sound effects. SuperSpeedway Mach II edition is just incredible in the canopy! The latest thing I've been doing is listening to Director's Commentaries while driving. I just turn off the monitor and listen to Coppola talk about the Godfather Trilogy. To many people, I'm sure all of this is pretty ridiculous. After all, what will come next? A mobile office with a fax, PC, photocopier, and conference phone? ;-)
However, the main reason I did this was to get MP3 capability in my car. Nothing beats having the titles of songs and artists categorized into different folders at your fingertips
Don't you agree?
BTW, I don't log on every day, but if you have any questions about the system, please send me a message, or post an inquiry. I would be happy to provide you with info.
Take care all!
[This message has been edited by Yawwn (edited 07 November 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Yawwn (edited 07 November 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Yawwn (edited 07 November 2001).]
I finally obtained a digital camera, so I took a quick picture of my stereo installation. It looks completely stock, with the exception of the 5" monitor that is placed above the climate control unit.
It is a DVD, as well as a MP3 player. It will play over 160+ songs on just one CD-R. The system is controlled by a remote control. The player is situated just behind my seat. In addition, I can still play CD's from my changer anytime...so my song count jumps up to approximately 250.
I installed this in late August. It took me about eight hours to install everything. I started at 11pm, and finished at 7am the next morning. No sleep that evening! I was too excited
Unfortunately, it is interfaced via RF adapter, so you don't get all the dynamics as one would with one's changer. The sound quality is on par with radio. And you have to crank up the volume a bit more than usual. But this was what it took to get a clean installation without the headaches of redesigning the whole console (no disrespect to those who did! In fact, I admire how beautiful SNDSOUL's, Enrique's, and other sound systems look
Some compromise was necessary for my car.The cool thing is that if I disconnect the monitor, you wouldn't be able to tell that anything was done to the center console.
I have yet to drive while watching a movie, nor do I plan to, although my girlfriend watches movies all the time from the passenger side. I do end up playing movies that I've seen before, so I can just listen to the dialog and the sound effects. SuperSpeedway Mach II edition is just incredible in the canopy! The latest thing I've been doing is listening to Director's Commentaries while driving. I just turn off the monitor and listen to Coppola talk about the Godfather Trilogy. To many people, I'm sure all of this is pretty ridiculous. After all, what will come next? A mobile office with a fax, PC, photocopier, and conference phone? ;-)
However, the main reason I did this was to get MP3 capability in my car. Nothing beats having the titles of songs and artists categorized into different folders at your fingertips
Don't you agree?
BTW, I don't log on every day, but if you have any questions about the system, please send me a message, or post an inquiry. I would be happy to provide you with info.
Take care all!
[This message has been edited by Yawwn (edited 07 November 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Yawwn (edited 07 November 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Yawwn (edited 07 November 2001).]
