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| barbel jim Member Since: 12 Dec 2012 Location: Northants Posts: 1423   
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Facing a bit of a dilemma. I know everything is soon going to be dab and fm reception is already grim in some areas. In order to achieve what the set up I want realistically I need a new head unit. The great question is do I go for one with built in dab, or another analog one, and have dab as an add on later ??? Seems logical to do it now, but technology moves so fast, the worry being a dab device will be so much better in a couple of years. How good are the current dab's. anybody have any experience with alpine units? As this would my brand of choice?
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26th Feb 2013 1:09am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20382
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Current DAB radios aren't great IMO a the moment especially for multimedia. You can ad DAB to and existing HU IIRC if you search on E-bay. I think it uses the standard antenna but picks up DAB. Have a look.
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26th Feb 2013 10:14am |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888  
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Can't help with Alpine I'm afraid, the JVC units are in their second generation though and are very good. JVC have been leading the field in DAB support for a while IMV, in fact they were the only manufacturer offering a decent range of DAB units a couple of years ago when I made the change. IMV you are far better going for a "proper" DAB unit rather than a bolt on repeater type. Aside from the practical aspects of having another unit to find a home for you just don't get the same functionality.
As an example, the JVC head units (and I assume all the other decent ones) will automatically switch between DAB and FM on radio stations that support both. I listen to Radio 4 a lot of the time in the car, if I leave it on FM and it finds a DAB signal it will automatically switch to DAB Radio 4. If I go through a DAB dead spot and it loses the signal, it automatically switches to FM until the DAB signal returns when it switches back. Using a unit that takes a digital signal, decodes it, encodes it to FM, broadcasts it to another unit that decodes it... is never going to give the best experience. If you're going to go for a DAB setup going into it in a "half hearted" manner will probably just leave you disappointed with the results. I went the JVC route a couple of years ago when I fitted one to Pam's 90. I was so impressed that I then fitted an identical setup to my Range Rover and then fitted another to my challenge motor. All 3 setups have been spot on and I've not regretted going down that route. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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26th Feb 2013 1:14pm |
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