Ooh baby

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 5:59 pm

yeh i know it is a bit of a bitch that it dont come with it........ but give it 2 days and u'll be so used to the controls that u'll forget about the stick....

ur best bet is ordering online or mail order to get a good price cause shops want like u said 1000-1300 quid just for the head unit :rolleyes:

pat · Post by **pat** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:02 pm

I have already ordered it online - got it almost 400 quid cheaper!

On a side note:

There seems to be quite a lack of info about the unit on the web. You know what it's like when you want to read about everything - but one thing I do have is the Sony brochure. On that, it says there's 1 'Sub out'. Does this mean I shouldn't really need the extra amp these kind people (who it sounds like they saw me coming now) want to put in along with the sub?

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:05 pm

no u always need an amp powering ur sub cause the head unit cant provide enuff power to a sub.

400 quid cheaper aint too bad

pat · Post by **pat** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:18 pm

Thanks for your help mate.

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 6:20 pm

no problems mate.......

just dont expect to have a life for about 2 weeks after u get it cause it takes that long to discover everything about it

kmarei · Post by **kmarei** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 7:30 pm

i managed to get my peugeot stalk working with the sony
i had to take it out, and connect the contacts of the buttons i wanted on the sony wired remote to the peugeot stalk
just 4 of them
track up/down
and volume up/down
so now the sony wired remote is connected to the contacts on the peugeot stalk
it's pretty easy to do if you know how to use a soldering iron

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Sun Feb 23, 2003 10:16 pm

this sony head unit does not have a connector for a wired remote tho so it aint gonna work

pat · Post by **pat** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 8:21 am

You know what? I've had to change my mind about it - got to call the company that sold me it this morning to stop them shipping it to me.

The reason is - after some careful reading I realise it won't let me rip straight off a data CD-R/RW filled with mp3s - it only allows that via a normal CD, or using their 128MB MagicGate Memory Sticks.

The fact that my entire CD collection is packed away in individual boxes, within other individual boxes right now, and that I have them all nicely stored as MP3s on this computer makes it a ludicrous choice because I'd either have to go through mountains of boxes here and unpack the bloody things, or burn the MP3s back onto AUDIO cds in order to rip them onto the unit. (which would take longer than the amount of patience I have.)

It's amazingly stupid how Sony have implemented their CD ripping on that thing... can't believe I didn't realise it earlier. I think they must have been pussy footing around Sony Music.

So instead, I'm going for a (considerably cheaper!) CDX-MP70 with a 6 disk MP3 changer, so effectively giving me 5 or so GB of storage with no faffing about!

I'm sure you love yours Erm, but you can't have a humungous MP3 collection like me or would have mentioned this shortcoming I'm sure!

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 10:15 am

or u cud just use the USB cable to transfer the MP3s from ya laptop

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 11:41 am

Or you could get a Dension DMP3-80. 80GB capacity!

pat · Post by **pat** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:18 pm

or u cud just use the USB cable to transfer the MP3s from ya laptop

I read that that didn't work either - tell me I'm wrong! (Apart from the fact I don't have a laptop with enough space on)

pat · Post by **pat** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:19 pm

Or you could get a Dension DMP3-80. 80GB capacity!

I know, I did look at those, but to me it all seems rather faffy having a satellite control and leaving in a rubbish HU.

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:21 pm

Who said anything about leaving the rubbish HU in place?

pat · Post by **pat** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:28 pm

I know, but... well, nothing interfaces to the HU right? Apart from perhaps track up/down and whatnot? It all doesn't seem 'tight' enough if you get my drift.

Damn and I promised myself a Sony as the flat here is completely Sonyfied - talk about suckered in.

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Mon Feb 24, 2003 1:30 pm

I think it's got an FM modulator, in which case you just tune your HU into it.