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Date:         Sun, 12 May 2002 15:51:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Eric Unrau <eunrau@YAHOO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Unrau <eunrau@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: mp3 players in vanagons
Comments: To: lbmelman <lbmelman@EARTHLINK.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <E176TCa-0000mj-00@goose.prod.itd.earthlink.net>
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I installed the JVC KD-SX980 a few weeks ago. It meets your three criteria, plus it isn’t to gaudy, sounds pretty good and it's cheap. Haven’t had any problems reading my mp3s either.

~Eric~ '89 Westy

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of lbmelman Sent: May 11, 2002 2:30 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: mp3 players in vanagons

For general information, I have been looking for a CD player that would have three capabilities.

1) it must play mp3s 2) it must have remote controllability 3) it must have what I have read referred to as 'station scan.' That is it will scan all radio stations (not just presets) for 5 to ten seconds at a time and then move to the next station unless told not to do so.

The last is a deal breaker because that is how I listen to the radio and watch television and it is most difficult to find. However Blaupunkt sells three models that satisfy these criteria and they are:

Los Angeles San Jose MP3000

The Los Angeles is a beautiful receiver but out of my price range. The San Jose and MP3000 are more reasonable and only differ slightly.

I have seen the San Jose for $239 and that includes the remote and the MP3000 for $199 without a remote at millionbuy.com.

I am distressed by the bug Aaron Reams has found in the San Jose as that is the model I had decided upon. I would imagine all three models share the same bug. Re-encoding all of my cds at 192 Kbps is out of the question.

Perhaps someone here knows of an in dash radio/cd player that will do what I am asking.

Pat.

on or about 5/10/02 4:03 PM aaron@INTERVAL.COM wrote:

>Hi everyone, > >Be forewarned... I purchased this model Blaupunkt (San Jose MD41) and there >is a bug in their MP3 decoder algorithm. Any songs recorded at a bit-rate >of 128 Kbps or less will have cracks and chirps in them periodically. >Unfortunately I have 20+ GB of MP3 recorded at 128 Kbps ( CD-quality ). > >Fortunately, I called their tech support and they said that they are aware >of the problem and do anticipate a firmware upgrade to fix the problem in >the future. Who knows when that will be though. Until then, I'm re-ripping >my CDs at 192 Kbps... long process. Oh well. :-( > >Aaron >-85 Westy > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brent Christensen [mailto:sbsyncro@HOTMAIL.COM] >Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 3:52 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: mp3 players in vanagons > > >There's an easier way... > >http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-IaLCl5J39yx/ProdView.asp?s=0&c=3&g =6270 >0&I=023MP3000+ > >Brent >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Karl Ploessl" <ploessl@SUNMAC.SPECT.UPENN.EDU> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 8:42 AM >Subject: mp3 players in vanagons > > >> the following is in German, but maybe it gives someone an idea. And with >> 49.00 Euro affordable http://www.microboss.de/mp3/mp3carrock.htm >> >> Karl >> '81 Westy "Jenny" >> Wilmington, DE >> http://homepage.mac.com/karlploessl/album.html >>

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