Volvo 480 Club Europe

I’m getting rid of the multi changer in the boot because I am sick to my back teeth of it jumping like fuck ever time I go over the smallest of bumps in the road. So its time for a new one, any recommendations?

Cheers

Adam

I'm pretty pleased with my alpine 9825rb. It's nothing too flash, but it sounds good. 50wx4, twisty turney volume knob blah blah... Anyway, it was £150 squid at www.cel-direct.co.uk

pol

the link doesn't work but it sounds good

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it sounds good

must be pretty loud if you can here it in wales all the way from pauls house!!

very funny

Pioneer is my recommendation.

My word of advice however is you get what you pay for. If you are not intending to run amps and subs then there is little point in buying something which is designed to do just that. Think what you need/want before jumping in. For example MP3 playback

Fixed me link...

pol

Just get a decent Volvo headunit like a CR902, CR905 or CR906 and add a FM-modulator between the antenna and the radio. Now make a connector hidden at the bottom of your dash and a holder for an iPOD

I'm not a big fan of *bling* *bling* shiney aftermarket radios in a 480

I'm not a big fan of the standard stereos as they are pretty dated, but can understand why some people would want to keep everything standard, including stereo.

pol

thing is though. Just because its standard doesn't mean that some scally won't relieve your car of it

I personally fancy a Blaupunkt Woodstock 52.... cos it has DAB and plays MP3s too. Under £300. Looks quite understated. I have no experience of the brand tho.

Has anyone any experience of DAB in cars? Can the existing aerial be used?

Cheers,

blaupunkt are brilliant and would be my recomendation! i think DAB radios do need a special aerial. dont get an FM modulator cos they suck! get a decent HU with an auxiliary input and it will be future proof!
im not a fan of blingin radios but you can get some aftermarket stereos that are fairly "discreet" and not too flashy!
lee, glad i dont stay anywhere near you!!

Murf wrote:im not a fan of blingin radios but you can get some aftermarket stereos that are fairly "discreet" and not too flashy!
lee, glad i dont stay anywhere near you!!

Didn't you set lee's alarm off at the Scotland meeting while trying to get under the bonnet Murf

You looked very guilty in the pictures

i wasnt trying to get under the bonnet, part of the bonnet wqas sticking up a wee bit so i poked it to see why and all hell broke loose!! lights flashing and sounders screaming at me!!! it wouldnt stop either, every 30 secs it would keep going off and everyone would give me a dirty look

Alpine, best in the market by far in my opinion. Most manufacturers are bringing out a new range at the end of March/Beginning August, so i'd wait a bit for the new stuff, or for the old (but still good) stuff to go down in price.

On the 14th of March I will be purchasing the brand new Alpine CDA-9855RB, the dogs danglies.

iammart wrote:I personally fancy a Blaupunkt Woodstock 52.... cos it has DAB and plays MP3s too. Under £300. Looks quite understated. I have no experience of the brand tho.

Has anyone any experience of DAB in cars? Can the existing aerial be used?

Cheers,

Another separate aerial must be used, usually stuck onto the glass on the inside of the windscreen behind the rear view mirror. DAB radios are much better reception than normal but do cost a bit more. (I usualy just listen to CDs anyway).

The Woodstock DAB52 is also a bit bright and flashy for my taste, (bright red, white and blue display!) There's also a new version coming out in April (i think) which I hear will be much better, but much more expensive. You pays your money you takes your choice I'm afraid.

ive just found out about alpines ai-net compatible ipod interface and have started saving for it this very day!!!
only compatible with 04 and 05 alpine units so the stereos themselves wont be cheap but the interface unit is only £60, ipodtastic!!

link:http://www.halfords.com/opd_product_det ... e=3&cat=33

Breeze wrote: The Woodstock DAB52 is also a bit bright and flashy for my taste, (bright red, white and blue display!)

Ew, didnt know about that...!
My current Sony CD has a white & blue display which is a bit bright for me but I got used to it... does no-one use green these days....?! Much easier on the eyes... And why does everything have to be animated!!! I just want to see what's on the screen then get back to the road in a trice! (sorry, I don't often get to say trice...)

Cheers

Agree with you iammart, I had been looking for a new headunit since the summer, when a bit of magic smoke escaped from mine so it did wierd things, like he volume going up instead of down etc. Any way, all the new ones that i looked at either light up red or blue that would look shit with the rest of the car green, or they have major flashy animations, or just look ugly/chavvy. As for the motorised faceplates, that just strikes me as something else to break! (last unit lasted 5 years)
In the end i went on E-bay and got a sony CDX CA600 for 40 quid, does everything i want, lights up green, not too flashy, 4x50W internal amp, i can still use my changer with it and it has front and rear pre outs, so i might get another amp to drive my speakers.

Alpine,Denon or Nakamichi.The latter doesn't look the best but does sound it though guys!!

www.empire-direct.co.uk often have good deals on Alpine kit though!I got mine from there,thats probably why Murf is gonna fix it for me!!!The 4 Alpines I had previously were faultless!!!!!