Is there a good head unit without built in amplifier and animated dolphins?
I have just bought a car and is currently planning some kind of audio system for it. Nothing too insane but i want it to sound reasonably good. I had planned to use a Dell X51v together with a compact flash to usb converter and an external USB hard drive. However this may not be such a good idea. The disk access from the USB drive will be very CPU heavy since the converter cannot use DMA. I had hoped I could use the PDA for both navigation and music/movies.
Are there any reasonably priced head units without all the extra cwap?
I have just bought a car and is currently planning some kind of audio system for it. Nothing too insane but i want it to sound reasonably good. I had planned to use a Dell X51v together with a compact flash to usb converter and an external USB hard drive. However this may not be such a good idea. The disk access from the USB drive will be very CPU heavy since the converter cannot use DMA. I had hoped I could use the PDA for both navigation and music/movies.
Are there any reasonably priced head units without all the extra cwap?
WOW! That 9255 looks really nice but i think it might be abit too expensive. I have also found Becker units but they are also not exactly what I am looking for. I still lean towards the Dell PDA as long as I can get everything to work ok. I will keep looking. Thanks for the clarion tip.
variable said:Alpine 7998 is a good one.. But I m pretty sure it doesn't have a built in amp. If I were you I will upgrade my front speakers as first priority.
well thats what the OP asks for, something without a built in amp and i listed HUs without a built in amp .
I am very aware that high end HUs will be FAR better than my PDA soundwise, but that is not the primary target anyway. Cmon, its a car. Its noisy. I do not need as good audio quality as in my living room.
I have done a few tests with my PDA and so far I am ok with it. I have started modyfiyng a pair of smallish car amplifiers that will drive my tweeters and mid-woofers with active crossovers. I have contacted a company about making custom transformers but they need some parameters that I am still unsure of. I have contaced Dell and they are very helpful bot I still haven't got the final piece ofthe puzzle.
I have done a few tests with my PDA and so far I am ok with it. I have started modyfiyng a pair of smallish car amplifiers that will drive my tweeters and mid-woofers with active crossovers. I have contacted a company about making custom transformers but they need some parameters that I am still unsure of. I have contaced Dell and they are very helpful bot I still haven't got the final piece ofthe puzzle.
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