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Originally Posted by Saijin_Naib
Very nice. I'm looking to get a Becker unit (as I think they look the best and certainly fit the car seeing as I'm using an older one already ;P) but I need to wait until they support USB and UMS/MSC for players and not just "iPod".
I've heard HD radio is amazing, but I've not yet had the chance to try it out. Do you feel that particular module was worth it? You get RDS with that too, right (RDS = track/song info)?
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So far, when the HD channel is locked in, the FM sound is fantastic.
Here's the specs on the Alpine I got. It pretty much blows away the factory setup. I paid a little over $500 shipped, including the HD tuner.
http://signature.crutchfield.com/s_5...ine+9887&ssi=0
"plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RW discs, including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC music files (except Digital Rights-protected files)"
compatible with: Alpine iPod adapter, Bluetooth® adapter, satellite radio, HD Radio™ tuner, CD changer
inputs: optional aux input
outputs: three sets of 4-volt preamp outputs (subwoofer output has bass level control)
compatible with most factory steering wheel audio controls (adapter required)
24-bit Burr-Brown digital-to-analog converter
digital signal processor includes a 7-band equalizer (switchable to 5-band parametric mode), 6-channel digital time alignment, and high- and low-pass filters
Alpine's Imprint MultiEQ sound tuning technology (requires an external tuning module)