Subject	Alpine is decent.. If you are looking for something
Posted by	Ash's Z (In Progress) on May 13, 2004 at 11:15 AM
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In Reply To	Opinions on this headunit? posted by ZMANIAK on May 12, 2004 at 08:38 PM
Message	that will enable you to 'tune' your audio system to its fullest, try and find yourself a head unit that has built it digital soundfield processing capabilites and either a user configurable parametric EQ or multi-band EQ. The reason I suggest this comes from experience. In my Z I dont have a head unit, unless you consider a multi-thousand dollar computer installation a head unit. I'm using the SoundBlaster Live 5.1 soundcard to pump all my jams through and connected the soundcard's outputs directly into the amplifiers (USAmps 600W 4 channel for front/rear channels, and a Coustic 350W amp for the 12" sub). The SBLive has a user configurable parametric EQ as well as digital soundfield processing, all of which allow you to specifically tune each channel of your system as well as provide spacial effects to get you out of 'the box' of an automobile soundfield. Winamp provides a 12-channel EQ with their interface, and the x-10 plugin module allows you to control all of winamp's functions and features from the x-10 remote control- AND it includes a built-in mouse with the remote! I currently have over 6000 high-bit (at least 192kb sample) MP3's and the clarity of the system gets a lot of notariety from those who have heard it. If you want to go the PC route, you could always get yourself one of the TFT display headunits (the ones with DVD players in them) and use a TV out card in the PC to feed into the headunit's aux video input to display the desktop. Feed the audio output from the head unit into the soundcard's line-in and have the soundcard directly feeding the amplifiers. The soundcard has AC3 decoding (for 5.1 surround) so anything you play in the PC will have full effect... Then all you have to do is build the PC case.. Here's a few pics of my install. Once you have a PC in there, the possibilities are almost endless - you could put a Conzult or NProbe in there, a ZEMulator, GPS system, wireless internet, and on and on... Check out my website to see what kind of ideas I put together and how I built it all.. [ http://ashleypowers.com ] [ ashleypowers.com ] [ agpowers@bellsouth.net ] [ Zemulator Information Sheet ] [ Z1 Motorsports Website ] Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W. Irving. Are you an enthusiast? If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor. Albert Einstein
Follow Ups	Opinions on this headunit? - ZMANIAK 20:38:33 05/12/04 IMO, Alpine is OVER-PRICED... - Waco300zx 20:45:35 05/12/04 your opinion is wrong - Guapo 20:50:38 05/12/04 My old Blaupunkt was the best I had... - CasperIV 20:59:00 05/12/04 do not use Consumer Reports for anything other than toasters (n/m) - Spee 21:01:30 05/12/04 Must have changed in the past 2 years since I was in the - Waco300zx 21:28:29 05/12/04 my JVC crapped out. (n/m) - Guapo 21:30:03 05/12/04 LOL! (n/m) - Ash's Z (In Progress) 11:01:08 05/13/04 way to back that up with sound reasoning. - Spee 21:00:42 05/12/04 way to back that up with sound reasoning. - AbnormallyAspirated 21:02:42 05/12/04 how do you figure?? Have you had alpine and then another? - Waco300zx 21:20:36 05/12/04 JVS? - Spee 21:39:16 05/12/04 2nd,3rd and 8th (n/m) - ZBlacktt 02:48:24 05/13/04 =) (n/m) - Ash's Z (In Progress) 11:17:31 05/13/04 Sony! Why pay for sound quality that only a dog can hear (n/m) - ups777(PA) 21:11:58 05/12/04 I have Sony now and I want to upgrade, and >>> - ZMANIAK 21:15:44 05/12/04 my dog has better taste than you (n/m) - Guapo 21:18:21 05/12/04 you have a dog? (n/m) - aliaZ 22:52:21 05/12/04 His wife does. - Kenny 23:06:15 05/12/04 if your salsa tastes like urine, it probably isnt (n/m) - Guapo 23:16:32 05/12/04 I sorta figured it would taste like urine anyways. - Kenny 10:24:13 05/13/04 Sony makes the worst car audio components. - KILLR300ZX 21:21:50 05/12/04 They used to be quite good. - Spee 21:42:27 05/12/04 I wasn't aware of their non-Xplod mobile-audio line. - KILLR300ZX 21:45:54 05/12/04 Yeah, what I had was prior to the Xplod line. - Spee 21:48:51 05/12/04 xplod is brand new.. - NIXTA TTZ 15:06:07 05/13/04 2nd. I liked my old Mobile ES too. (n/m) - Snoguitar 22:11:20 05/12/04 Eclipse by Fujitsu Ten - Z'White Light 21:25:43 05/12/04 2nd (n/m) - z32thatwillkickyou (MI) 21:32:25 05/12/04 2nd - Ben_96_Slicktop (VA) 21:39:38 05/12/04 Sorry can't 2nd a "2nd"....so ----> 3rd (n/m) - Ben_96_Slicktop (VA) 21:40:30 05/12/04 Panasonic dot matrix has worked very well at a good price. (n/m) - upcominZ 22:01:21 05/12/04 4th, amazing product, even better service. (n/m) - kingt151 03:59:19 05/13/04 Alpine is decent.. If you are looking for something - Ash's Z (In Progress) 11:15:50 05/13/04 About your zpc... - Xlr8tt 14:13:00 05/13/04 Heat in florida posed a problem with the inverter. It has - Ash's Z (In Progress) 22:44:02 05/13/04 Whoa, you're a dork :) (n/m) - mongoozTT 15:01:36 05/13/04 Thanks for the info, I saw your old setup >>> - ZMANIAK 23:39:34 05/13/04
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