My friend just bought one ... now it's my turn s:D :D s:D
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£150
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£170
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ALPINE CDE-W235BT CD TUNER WITH PARROT BLUETOOTH
Alpine CDE-W235BT double din CD receiver features a large, dual line LCD display and allows you to connect your iPhone / iPod or USB mass storage device via its handy front USB port. Built-in Parrot Bluetooth gives you hands-free operation of a Bluetooth enabled phone along with full phonebook access with alphabetic search.
In addition to hands-free operation, Bluetooth Plus offers many other convenient functions, including display of song, artist and tag information when streaming music, SMS text message alert, mobile reception and battery status information.
The front 3.5mm mini-jack AUX port lets you plug in for example a portable MP3 player or similar AUX source. The Alpine CDE-W235BT even let's you connect a Nokia phone via USB to enjoy and control its stored music through your car's audio system.
FEATURES & BENEFITS OF THE ALPINE CDE-W235R
CD Tuner with Parrot Bluetooth
Parrot Bluetooth
Bluetooth Audio Streaming
Phonebook Download
Made for iPod / iPhone
Selectable Illumination
Front USB in and Aux in
50W x 4 & 1 Pre / Sub Out
Steering Control Ready
WHATS IN THE BOX
Head Unit
Power Cable
Microphone
Mounting Sleeve
Face Plate
Rubber Cap
Hex Bolt
Screws M5 x 8
Owners manual
I have looked at these before. Let us know how you get on with it. :-) :-) :-)
Quote from: "StuC"I have looked at these before. Let us know how you get on with it. :-) :-) :-)
I will. All the reviews I've seen are pretty good. Sat in my mates car and it sounded great and he said it has very easy fittings on the back. Not sure if I'll buy in at halfords on the way home or save £20 and wait for it to be delivered.
Quote from: "dcod"Quote from: "StuC"I have looked at these before. Let us know how you get on with it. :-) :-) :-)
Not sure if I'll buy in at halfords on the way home or save £20 and wait for it to be lost in the xmas post.
Fixed that for you! s;-) ;-) s;-)
s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
but I think it'll be by courier.
Does it have a seperate mic to mount near sun visor?
Oh dear ... just seen this ... £130! ... will have to check out the reviews on it.
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Quote from: "Two's Company"Does it have a seperate mic to mount near sun visor?
Yes, I think it does.
Quote from: "dcod"Oh dear ... just seen this ... £130! ... will have to check out the reviews on it.
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Personally I have had both Pioneer and Alpines in the past and I would pick the Alpine over the Pioneer.
The Pioneer does seem to have some issues. Mainly with the dimmer ... that doesn't dim s:roll: :roll: s:roll: oh, and build quality.
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Quotecontrols suck, menus suck, extremely bright, doesn't properly work with droids.
Don't think this chappy is too happy about the Pioneer
Quote from: "StuC"Quotecontrols suck, menus suck, extremely bright, doesn't properly work with droids.
Don't think this chappy is too happy about the Pioneer
My eyes say Pioneer but my head says Alpine.
... and I can see why people need the dimmer working ...
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Perhaps you need a trip to Halfrauds to have a play with both of them.
Quote from: "StuC"Perhaps you need a trip to Halfrauds to have a play with both of them.
Think I'll go for the Alpine. Everything works as it should, sounds great and I prefer lightly old school. Bling doesn't really interest me.
!!WINNER!!
s:-D :-D s:-D s8) 8) s8) s:-D :-D s:-D
I don't know about whats available in double din units but i've got a JVC radio/cd/Bluetooth/iPod single din one and in the 4yrs I've owned it i've never used the CD player s:lol: :lol: s:lol: I certainly wouldn't buy one with a cd again.
Ordered. s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:
With the £20, I saved from not buying at Halfrauds, I'll buy my wife some outdoor led christmas lights for the front garden ... just to keep her sweet s:D :D s:D
Quote from: "AckersMR2"I don't know about whats available in double din units but i've got a JVC radio/cd/Bluetooth/iPod single din one and in the 4yrs I've owned it i've never used the CD player s:lol: :lol: s:lol: I certainly wouldn't buy one with a cd again.
Have to admit I haven't used a cd for about 8 years.
Quote from: "dcod"With the £20, I saved from not buying at Halfrauds, I'll buy my wife some outdoor led christmas lights for the front garden ... just to keep her sweet s:D :D s:D
s:lol: :lol: s:lol: I did the same a couple of years ago, well I say the same, I bought an £8500 motorbike and the mrs a £150 discounted garden furniture set s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
So you got yourself a bike, your MRS some garden furniture ... what did you get your wife? s:D :D s:D
s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:
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Awesome!
Not sure if it will let you play the music on your desk though! s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
GLC... really?
Quote from: "StuC"GLC... really?
I'm looking after it ... for a friend ...
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Can you change the glow colour ?
Quote from: "DannyN"Can you change the glow colour ?
Indeed
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Yay! Been looking for one that will do Red to go in family car (Altea)
GLC - saw them play in Wedgewood Rooms couple years back. Good gig, good laugh!
Quote from: "DannyN"Yay! Been looking for one that will do Red to go in family car (Altea)
The Clarion units have a massive range of colour displays, seem to sound pretty decent too.
Quote from: "loadswine"Quote from: "DannyN"Yay! Been looking for one that will do Red to go in family car (Altea)
The Clarion units have a massive range of colour displays, seem to sound pretty decent too.
So do many of the JVC and Kenwood units.
Decided to fit it this lunchtime ... an hour later (including a trip to Halfords) ...
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I NEVER WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN! WHAT A PALAVA!
Haven't had any time to play yet but initial findings are ... impressive s:D :D s:D
Quote from: "dcod"Decided to fit it this lunchtime ... an hour later (including a trip to Halfords) ...
I NEVER WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN! WHAT A PALAVA!
What didn't go to plan?
... I've never done it before ... it was spiss piss spiss ing down so lack of space to move ... didn't have the best screwdrivers to get at the angled screws ... 3 muscles pulled ...
Sounds to me like you did pretty well, all things considered! :-) :-) :-)
Have you already flashed your doors?
Not yet. Planning on doing that in SUMMER! s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Meh, where is the fun in that!
I remember installing my heated mirrors last years around this time. Swearing is so much better when your hands are frozen!
Quote from: "StuC"Swearing is so much better when your hands are frozen!
Changed my CV joints on my mini 1275GT in the middle of winter ... swearing was the least that happened.
Cant decide whether to pick one of these up myself....
i got a single din Alpine at the moment with simular features...
cant help but think a double din might look smarter...
Thoughts?
Quote from: "dj vinxy"Cant decide whether to pick one of these up myself....
i got a single din Alpine at the moment with simular features...
cant help but think a double din might look smarter...
Thoughts?
I'm loving it s:D :D s:D
Just setup the microphone and the inbuilt Bluetooth parrot works perfectly. After finding loudness switched off as default, I'm now find the sound fantastic s:D :D s:D
How about a picture of your single DIN?
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Picture s:) :) s:)
I think if i am gonna change my head unit then NOW is the time as im going to install my new center console which means once its in... its IN!
Rich
I just replaced my Sony CDX RA 650 which wasnt cheap..
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With a Kenwood KDC-BT92SD
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I was shocked by the improvement of sound quality. Well worth doing your research s8) 8) s8)
That looks smart Nathan. Nice and simple looking, minimal buttons FTW.
Quote from: "StuC"That looks smart Nathan. Nice and simple looking, minimal buttons FTW.
+1
I love Kenwood styling.
Interesting,
Looks realy nice!
Same output as my head unit + the double din in question
I really like that Nath. I still like my Sony because I don't need a switch for the aerial and it was only £115, but it is annoying only having a 1 line display due to a CD slot that I'll never use.
Nice .. it does red ... and it looks like it takes an SD card?
Quote from: "Wabbitkilla"Nice .. it does red ... and it looks like it takes an SD card?
It does indeeed, has a rear USB too which's good.
Amazon here I come s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Rated rather highly too ...
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Its got that many options on there i havent had chance to play with them all yet. It is however fairly simple to use. I was sick of all the cd's rolling around the car which are now scratched and jump anyway. My old stereo had an issue with the facia which im still trying to resolve or i wouldnt have replaced it.
This has a Parrot built in so connects to your phone by Bluetooth. This works fine for me with normal steady driving or at a stand still. My exhaust tone on the motorway doesnt help people hearing you on the other end s:( :( s:( standard exhausts should be ok. It does however upload your phone book each time you connect so you can call from the stereo rather than having to touch the phone itself
It has an SD card but it also has a USB which i can plug my iphone 5 into. This is fully controlled again by the stereo and seems to work great giving an even better sound than CD.
You can control the cross-over seperately which is handy.
Colour wise you can change the button colours and the main display again seperately to one of around 20 different options. Theres even a fetching pink colour in there s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
There was one odd thing about this stereo though s:? :? s:? I recently did the ariel window switch mod (with the help of Amer) and cut into a wire on the back of my Sony harness. The Sony harness didnt work with this stereo so i had to get another from Halfords (£18 s:scared: :scared: s:scared: ) when they are £3 from ebay so best to order at the same time if you need one. Oddly it would appear the amp remote wire also controls the ariel according to the handbook. The ariel now goes up once the stereo is on. I just need to find another wire that controls the ariel and cut into that. Oh one other thing.. the graphic EQ visuals dont seem to relate to the song playing in any way s:? :? s:? although this doesnt bother me.
I always assumed that the stereo itself would have little affect on my sub setup given that i have an amp feeding it. However this stereo has lifted the sub and it sounds far more rich. The whole setup sounds like it has more depth and richness.
I looked at alot of stereo reviews. For the money this seemed to give you a lot of features. What i did notice coming across reviews is that Kenwood often came out on top for sound quality alone and this was the only reason i started to look towards Kenwood. Ive always been a Sony person previously.
I got mine from Ebay worked out about the cheapest
To be honest I'm surprised manufacturers are still making the majority or their stereos with CD players in them?
Does make you wonder though, with car manufacturers building their cars with custom built in stereos which have vastly improved in quality in recent years and with new media integration and the stereo doubling up as a control unit for other displays and sat navs will the demand for traditional single and double din units fall off to the point of extinction or certainly a lot less choice?
Whilst looking at the Alpine unit on the Halfords web site I noticed these JVC double din units below. To be honest I know nothing about stereos so they might be pants but they do seem really good buys and might be of interest to someone?
The first one is reduced from £239.99 to £99.99 and the second £399.99 to £149.99....
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I'm using a Sony xplod with blue tooth hands free USB cd and tuner.... Great piece of kit.... Also have parrot hands free kit in the 2
Quote from: "SteveMK3"Whilst looking at the Alpine unit on the Halfords web site I noticed these JVC double din units below. To be honest I know nothing about stereos so they might be pants but they do seem really good buys and might be of interest to someone?
The first one is reduced from £239.99 to £99.99 and the second £399.99 to £149.99....
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Does anyone have any experience of JVC units at all ???
Yeah all my cars have jvc units in them. I love them. Top notch units in my opinion.
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Quote from: dj2k21Yeah all my cars have jvc units in them. I love them. Top notch units in my opinion.
Thanks for that s:) :) s:) I must admit I'm tempted by one of these!
I've found a pioneer I'm gonna get. double din I'll link later
They are good, I have a double din in the mr2 which is now 6 years old and still has sd card, usb lead, dual zone for multiple screens etc it's great
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Well,I fitted the Kenwood today.
I already had a single din conversion so probably easier than a full conversion.
Getting the old Panasonic out that was installed by professionals was a pita purely because they took a couple of shortcuts, but once the old unit was removed the Kenwood just plugged in and slid in. Then cam the most annoying setup possible. You can only tune the radio using pty so you need to know the genre you're looking for. Then reception wasn't great where i was so i went to a hilltop to do the tuning properly. Oodles of options for setting up the speakers. I haven't tried the deck or SD card slot yet, they will be sorted over the coming week. I've installed the mic and paired the HU with my 'phone and it works a treat.
Sound quality is far superior to the Panasonic, bear in mind i have upgraded the door speakers already and have passive crossovers for the tweeters.
I haven't even tried the radio yet Nic :/
I used to work in Halfords as a car audio specialist (well, they gave me that title and let me figure everything out for myself!), they used to sell a head unit, Sony i think, that didn't have a CD slot, but had a tray that popped out, that you can plug your iPod into and slide it back in. Was a very smart piece of kit, although was a single DIN, the double DIN's look so much more impressive in my opinion s:) :) s:)
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Quote from: "MayerT"I used to work in Halfords as a car audio specialist (well, they gave me that title and let me figure everything out for myself!), they used to sell a head unit, Sony i think, that didn't have a CD slot, but had a tray that popped out, that you can plug your iPod into and slide it back in. Was a very smart piece of kit, although was a single DIN, the double DIN's look so much more impressive in my opinion s:) :) s:)
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Or also perhaps..?
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Quote from: "psychosomatic88"Quote from: "MayerT"I used to work in Halfords as a car audio specialist (well, they gave me that title and let me figure everything out for myself!), they used to sell a head unit, Sony i think, that didn't have a CD slot, but had a tray that popped out, that you can plug your iPod into and slide it back in. Was a very smart piece of kit, although was a single DIN, the double DIN's look so much more impressive in my opinion s:) :) s:)
Pretty sure it was this one: m http://www.sony.co.uk/product/mfi-ipod- ... sx-s300btx (http://www.sony.co.uk/product/mfi-ipod-car-audio/dsx-s300btx) m
Or also perhaps..?
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Definitely that one s:) :) s:)
I was a bit too lazy to go alllll the way over to the Halfrauds site!
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Quote£359.99
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Would always go Alpine over Pioneer - never let me down!
Totally got my eye on that Alpine as well, such a steal!
You can get the single DIN (exactly the same as the double) for £100!
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