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Stereo Recommendations
My Cobra Replica has very bouncey suspension and I fing that the CDs spend a lot of time skipping on our awful Michigan roads!
Does anyone have a recommendation for a Car Stereo (normal size DIN) that has a decent CD player anti-skip system? Boat stereos seem to have them as boats bounce a lot boat most boat radios are white and I would really prefer black or even better, something a bit throwback looking. |
If you already have a DIN opening in the car, get a head unit that has iPod/iPhone integration so you can use an iPod or iPhone as the source. Alternatively, most new head units have aux in 1/8" female jacks, which also would work. I would recommend against playing the music out of the headphone jack of an iPod or iPhone because it adds a small/cheap amp in the chain and won't sound as clean as playing the music through the line-out (e.g., Apple 30 pin or Lightning connector).
If you don't have a DIN opening, then do iPod/iPhone line out > RCA > amp (with line level volume attenuation) > speakers. That is what I'm doing. The JL Audio HD amps have a feature where you can control the volume of the amp using an optional pot, so the install will be clean and doesn't require a head unit. |
I have a DIN opening. Ipod integration is nice, bluetooth would be good too but I also want to be able to play CDs. I already have an Alpine Amp and Subwoofer in the trunk and 2 6x9s (Rockford Fosgate) behind the seats.
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If you are looking to install a radio, you may have an overly-restrictive exhaust system. :) I can't imagine how loud I would need to crank it to hear anything between the wind noise and exhaust. Good luck!
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I have an in-dash CD in my 62 Vette and it doesn't skip. The car has a solid rear with leafs and a kingpin front. It rides rougher than a cobra.
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Sell cobra. Buy Corvette. Stereo be gooder
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If you need a stereo in a Cobra, your side pipes aren't loud enough!!!
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Radio I have is plenty loud, even with the side pipes as I have a powerful amp and sub. Just need a good radio that plays CDs wthout skipping and bluetooth is nice too. The Alpine recommended earlier seems to be a good fit. Looked at some of the retro styled radios but none had CD or bluetooth.
Sometimes the car is parked too you know! ;-) |
Why would you want to be shuffling CDs when you could load a thousand CDs onto an MP3 player and have them all instantly available? %/
If you're turning your music up so that it can be heard over a decent exhaust, then maybe you're one of those annoying people that thinks everyone else wants to listen to your music. :rolleyes: |
I have an Alpine stereo with I pod USB port with a 400 watts Alpine AMP, twin round 8" Pioneer speakers in the front, 6x9 Pioneer speakers in the rear and a mild subwoofer. That said I could not appreciate the sound until I installed a windscreen on my roll bar. Stay away from from using CDs you will feel the bumps.
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No doubt we are all different but when I need to hear music I need to hear it clean and crisp only exceptions is with family and or friends around. |
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But to each their own!!!! |
Where are you going to put the flat screen tv?;)
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My Kirkham stereo is plenty loud! I really love the stainless steel speakers.
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I relocated the in-dash volume knob.........its beside the brake pedal. :eek: The radio plays the same old tune, over and over; the 427 FE wail! David |
I'm as guilty as anyone else, but maybe it's time to stop piling on the OP. It's a situation of you want a stereo or not. It's neither good nor bad... it's just what you want. I'm done with this one. ;)
Bob |
Ipod + Etymotic Research Er6i earbuds...
http://di1-1.shoppingshadow.com/imag...+EDITION+E.jpg Much easier than a stereo AND protects your ears from wind noise. |
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