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| Personal Opinion Re: CDR23 mnchstrcityblues79 - Thursday, 19 January, 2012, at 11:11:34 pm |
I am sure this topic has been addressed ad nauseam, but what is everyone's opinion re the CDR23 and how to address its shortcomings? Particularly, I think it is a substandard receiver to have with the BOSE package (which my Boxster has) and the inability to use any USB/iPod device is infuriating.
So what are some suggestions to address this rather minor issue? I know the Denison Gateway 500 would solve the USB/iPod issue but at $400 or so bucks, it hardly seems worth it. Has anyone installed an aftermarket receiver with MOST and/or the BOSE package? I don't want to disrupt the appearance of the interior if I don't have to.
I know, I know, a rather vain concern but I value all your opinions.
Kind regards
So what are some suggestions to address this rather minor issue? I know the Denison Gateway 500 would solve the USB/iPod issue but at $400 or so bucks, it hardly seems worth it. Has anyone installed an aftermarket receiver with MOST and/or the BOSE package? I don't want to disrupt the appearance of the interior if I don't have to.
I know, I know, a rather vain concern but I value all your opinions.
Kind regards
| Re: Personal Opinion Re: CDR23 and no analogue aux ouroboros - Saturday, 21 January, 2012, at 2:08:42 pm |
I added a touchscreen DVD/Satnav 2 DIN unit for a while and went into the CDR 23 with a FM modulator. It sounded okay, but then I realized the maps & music on my iPhone were better than any aftermarket 2 din out there (even in the newest OEM car today).
You can take an iPhone/iPod via the 3.5mm Becker telephone jack I think. Only Mono, but being as this sound system isn't the best, esp with the top down I plan to do this using something like a pro clip to mount my iPhone (It works nicely on my other cars).
A proper job would be Dension, then again I;d want to check it does't kick the iPhone into accessory mode first . It really annoys me when car systems do this(like Mercedes does). I have to try select my songs using 1980's menus rather than my iPhone touchscreen!
The ultimate would be taking the CDR23 apart and getting the telephone in, in stereo. No idea if this is possible, but it would give me:
a) a proper analogue aux in
b) still allow me to control my songs on the iPhone touchscreen
You can take an iPhone/iPod via the 3.5mm Becker telephone jack I think. Only Mono, but being as this sound system isn't the best, esp with the top down I plan to do this using something like a pro clip to mount my iPhone (It works nicely on my other cars).
A proper job would be Dension, then again I;d want to check it does't kick the iPhone into accessory mode first . It really annoys me when car systems do this(like Mercedes does). I have to try select my songs using 1980's menus rather than my iPhone touchscreen!
The ultimate would be taking the CDR23 apart and getting the telephone in, in stereo. No idea if this is possible, but it would give me:
a) a proper analogue aux in
b) still allow me to control my songs on the iPhone touchscreen
| Re: Personal Opinion Re: CDR23 and no analogue aux mnchstrcityblues79 - Sunday, 22 January, 2012, at 8:06:12 am |
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ouroboros
I added a touchscreen DVD/Satnav 2 DIN unit for a while and went into the CDR 23 with a FM modulator. It sounded okay, but then I realized the maps & music on my iPhone were better than any aftermarket 2 din out there (even in the newest OEM car today).
You can take an iPhone/iPod via the 3.5mm Becker telephone jack I think. Only Mono, but being as this sound system isn't the best, esp with the top down I plan to do this using something like a pro clip to mount my iPhone (It works nicely on my other cars).
A proper job would be Dension, then again I;d want to check it does't kick the iPhone into accessory mode first . It really annoys me when car systems do this(like Mercedes does). I have to try select my songs using 1980's menus rather than my iPhone touchscreen!
The ultimate would be taking the CDR23 apart and getting the telephone in, in stereo. No idea if this is possible, but it would give me:
a) a proper analogue aux in
b) still allow me to control my songs on the iPhone touchscreen
Have you thought about a replacement for the CDR23? My biggest concern in replacing the unit would be the fact that it might stick out like a sore thumb and there is always the issue of whether it would be compatible with the MOST connection. Crutchfield doesn't even ask if your vehicle has the BOSE package so maybe it's not a big deal.
| Re: Personal Opinion Re: CDR23 and no analogue aux ouroboros - Sunday, 22 January, 2012, at 8:46:34 am |
I did replace the unit once with a 2 DIN unit.
BUT I still needed the CDR 23 as the input to the MOST fibre bus, which I interfaced with over a FM modulator. Was not great.
You could only replace the unit with a MOST compatible unit. Before the MOST cars came out I think it was a fully analogue system
BUT I still needed the CDR 23 as the input to the MOST fibre bus, which I interfaced with over a FM modulator. Was not great.
You could only replace the unit with a MOST compatible unit. Before the MOST cars came out I think it was a fully analogue system
| Re: Personal Opinion Re: CDR23 and no analogue aux mnchstrcityblues79 - Sunday, 22 January, 2012, at 10:27:58 am |
Boxsterra - Sunday, 22 January, 2012, at 10:25:28 am |
The cheaper Dension units, though still overpriced, are not terrible
$259 for MOST iPod/iPhone/USB integration here
[www.amazon.com]
mObridge also makes a unit but it is expensive
[www.amazon.com]
And of course there is the option of FM transmitters or in-line antenna adapters, which are much lower quality but "work".
$259 for MOST iPod/iPhone/USB integration here
[www.amazon.com]
mObridge also makes a unit but it is expensive
[www.amazon.com]
And of course there is the option of FM transmitters or in-line antenna adapters, which are much lower quality but "work".
| Re: I don't think there is a cheap solution, however ouroboros - Monday, 23 January, 2012, at 1:55:30 pm |
Boxsterra - Tuesday, 24 January, 2012, at 11:01:33 pm |
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