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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re[2]: Kinda off topic: Jukebox input to stereoRe[2]: Kinda off topic: Jukebox input to stereo
From: Tom Evans <tom_at_impulsed.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 16:20:44 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time) On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:43:35 -0500 Wesley Simon <wsimon_at_lsil.com> wrote: > > Chris, > > No, that isn't all I was impressed with. I just wanted to write about > the stereo in terms of use with the jukebox. I did search for quite > some time to find a decent unit that supported mp3 cds, cd-r, cd-rw, > and had the AUX input. For the money, this unit fills every one of my > expectations. I was thinking about putting a CD changer in the wife's > Honda Odyssey, but now I'm considering one of these units instead. > > The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of getting one for > the Honda. We frequently load the kids up and make the 3 hour drive > into Kansas City. It would be very nice to create a playlist on the > jukebox that had music for everyone and there wouldn't be the shuffling > around (or arguing about) of different radio stations or CDs. I could > let each person pick some songs they would like to hear and then > generate a random playlist of sorts from those songs. When the "Can we > change this?" question came up, I could tell them that their song will > be playing soon. > > Enough thinking "out loud." A few months back I looked around at Best > Buy and Circuit City and noticed many units with AUX inputs on the > front. A couple weeks ago, I went back and Circuit City had one cheap > unit with an AUX input on it and Best Buy had zero. Some had the > optional $20 AUX input cable that connected to the back of the unit, > but I didn't much like the idea of wires hanging out from under the > dash. > > I haven't decided if the power is going to be enough. I custom mounted > some JBL 505c components in the doors. I'm only using two of the 4 > channels. > > Wes > I know its not an archos, and hence theres no rockbox (sniffle), but since my FM started playing up, I looked into non-archos alternatives, and since i listen to it mostly in my car, I found the Denison DH-100 unit. Basically its a head unit with a removable (portable) mp3 player, you just flip up the top and plug the portable in. http://www.dension.com/repablak/dh101.dw?nyelv_id=2 Regards, Tom Received on 2003-09-05 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |