Playing music through USB drive...

[pr086]

as far as blue tooth, do you just pair it once and thats it or will i have to pair the phone or ipod every time i use it? i want to be able to just turn on the ipod and have it connect automatically.

[13 FR-S Veteran]

Originally Posted by pr086

as far as blue tooth, do you just pair it once and thats it or will i have to pair the phone or ipod every time i use it? i want to be able to just turn on the ipod and have it connect automatically.

Paired my phone once and its good to go everytime i start the car....for calls and music.

[WiKKiD]

Originally Posted by pr086

as far as blue tooth, do you just pair it once and thats it or will i have to pair the phone or ipod every time i use it? i want to be able to just turn on the ipod and have it connect automatically.

Once. After that whenever it is within range it will connect automatically. And with my iPhone I could be in my driveway with my phone in my house 50ft. And it connects which surprised me because I have a old brick house with player walls with metal sheathing.

[Tt3Sheppard]

How much better is the quality if through USB? The only issue I have with using my IPOD is that it will give someone a reason to break into my car. The white cable gives it away.

[13 FR-S Veteran]

I don't speak techno...... but i'd estimate the sound quality to be equal. I say that having listened to music through my phone on both blue tooth and by wire through the aux input.

I suppose it all depends on the quality of the file.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Ingen

How is your music laid out?

It's all lumped into one folder on the usb drive...is there a specific way to lay it out optimally?

[Ingen]

Originally Posted by Jester

It's all lumped into one folder on the usb drive...is there a specific way to lay it out optimally?

I have mine in a folder called music, then beneath that is artist folders, then albums, then the track files. If you get iTunes and acquire all your music then use their consolidation function it will prepare it.

[mezdup]

these are some other issues you could come across (with solutions): http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17141.

i've never had the issue with USB not picking up where it left off, in fact sometimes after i turn the car off, i take the USB out to add more songs to it. next morning before starting back up i put it back in and it still manages to pick up where it left off. i also haven't had any issue with random not working, but if either of these come up i'll post if i find any resolutions.

edit: come to think of it, both of these issues could arise from a bad USB drive. try using another one and see if you get the same issues.

[JayNutter]

Originally Posted by 13 FR-S Veteran

I've tried playing my music from my cell phone via blue tooth and the sound quality just isnt there....it's like listening through a tin can.

If you are playing through bluetooth or aux you may want to increase the volume on the phone. I have noticed that the bass is lacking unless the phone volume is near max. Regardless the stock stereo has minimal bass and a subwoofer is needed for it to be tolerable.

[13 FR-S Veteran]

Originally Posted by JayNutter

If you are playing through bluetooth or aux you may want to increase the volume on the phone. I have noticed that the bass is lacking unless the phone volume is near max. Regardless the stock stereo has minimal bass and a subwoofer is needed for it to be tolerable.

Thanks...but I think you missed the part where I said I added the OEM Audio Plus System 400. I'm good in the bass department.

[QFry]

i just put MP3's on a 2gb usb drive and it continues to play where it left off...is completely random when on random and no problems at all...

[Space Boy Matt]

Originally Posted by Jester

Everytime I turn my car off and back on, the USB drive plays from the first song (it doesn't remember what track i was on like it does when you play a CD). Anyone experiencing this?

At least yours plays right. Mine has problems when I plug in the USB and select "next folder". See here:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22941

[cwb48]

Mine picks up where it left off, as long as you haven't switched to the radio or CD, in which case it starts at folder one when you switch back to USB. This is true even if the car is turned off.

I just wish it could read the folder name instead of converting to "folder1, folder2,....". Also, some of my CDs don't have the properties filled in after ripping, but you can fix this on a computer by right clicking on the .mp3 file, selecting "properties" and filling in the information.

[Shagaliscious]

Originally Posted by Tt3Sheppard

How much better is the quality if through USB? The only issue I have with using my IPOD is that it will give someone a reason to break into my car. The white cable gives it away.

I like using my Ipod because it displays track info, but when I use my phones bluetooth connection, I don't notice a difference in quality. I'm also paranoid, so I leave my Ipod in the glovebox, and run the cable through the back, and down the center console. I tuck it away so it's between the center console & passenger seat when I park the car.