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sav · 04-04-2013, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by radroach

What are the best aftermarket radios? I'd like a same-size replacement of the stock subaru nav unit.

Depends on budget and what you want from it.

Kenwood's got a nice unit that fits the 86 perfectly but you need to buy the nav module separately and it's expensive.

BentAnat · 04-05-2013, 04:56 AM

I had a look around, and one thing that really bothers me about the Parrot units is that they seem to cancel out the CD player... call me old fashioned, but occasionally, I like listening to CDs (often because the music on the memory stick gets old, and I CBA to put new music on there at 6AM on the way to work, so I grab a CD from the rack).

As such, I think I will go for a smaller Parrot Hands Free unit (the Neo looks good) for the sake of having decent hands free while driving, and then upgrading the radio as and when needed.

As I said - I don't need nav at all.

Vladror · 04-05-2013, 10:03 AM

you could hook up an old ipod to the parrot and at 160 gig, these things can hold most people's music collections. Maybe time to convert all those CDs to mp3?

sav · 04-07-2013, 04:47 PM

Yep, or just plug in a 1TB 2.5" drive which should be able to hold enough music to last a lifetime.

I've not found a format the Parrot couldn't play so if quality is a concern, rip all your CDs lossless.

BentAnat · 04-08-2013, 03:44 AM

The big harddrive is of course an option that didn't even occur to me (thanks to my Fiat only taking 4GB at a time)... worth investigating. With the right packaging, the vibrations shouldn't be a huge issue either.

Nik27 · 04-08-2013, 11:52 AM

What are your guys thoughts on Pioneer's HUs? They seem like decent units (on paper at least) and AppRadio would just be an added bonus. Are kenwoods units better.

Im looking at the lower budget units

sav · 04-08-2013, 12:57 PM

I had a Kenwood in my car. Nice unit, was just too basic for my needs.

JVC's also got an App radio sort of thing and it's pretty cheap too.

04-07-2013, 04:47 PM	#18
sav Official anti-BS squad Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 High 6MT Location: South Africa Posts: 2,365 Thanks: 378 Thanked 452 Times in 309 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yep, or just plug in a 1TB 2.5" drive which should be able to hold enough music to last a lifetime. I've not found a format the Parrot couldn't play so if quality is a concern, rip all your CDs lossless. __________________ Toyota 86 High 6MT (Satin Pearl White) 95RON SAV Tuned

04-08-2013, 12:57 PM	#21
sav Official anti-BS squad Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 High 6MT Location: South Africa Posts: 2,365 Thanks: 378 Thanked 452 Times in 309 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had a Kenwood in my car. Nice unit, was just too basic for my needs. JVC's also got an App radio sort of thing and it's pretty cheap too. __________________ Toyota 86 High 6MT (Satin Pearl White) 95RON SAV Tuned

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BentAnat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 86 STD SPW Location: Windhoek, Namibia Posts: 124 Thanks: 46 Thanked 22 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had a look around, and one thing that really bothers me about the Parrot units is that they seem to cancel out the CD player... call me old fashioned, but occasionally, I like listening to CDs (often because the music on the memory stick gets old, and I CBA to put new music on there at 6AM on the way to work, so I grab a CD from the rack). As such, I think I will go for a smaller Parrot Hands Free unit (the Neo looks good) for the sake of having decent hands free while driving, and then upgrading the radio as and when needed. As I said - I don't need nav at all.

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Vladror Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 M High - Dark Grey Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 498 Thanks: 66 Thanked 109 Times in 52 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	you could hook up an old ipod to the parrot and at 160 gig, these things can hold most people's music collections. Maybe time to convert all those CDs to mp3?

04-08-2013, 03:44 AM	#19
BentAnat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 86 STD SPW Location: Windhoek, Namibia Posts: 124 Thanks: 46 Thanked 22 Times in 15 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The big harddrive is of course an option that didn't even occur to me (thanks to my Fiat only taking 4GB at a time)... worth investigating. With the right packaging, the vibrations shouldn't be a huge issue either.

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Nik27 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 High Manual Galaxy Blue Location: South Africa Posts: 45 Thanks: 7 Thanked 6 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What are your guys thoughts on Pioneer's HUs? They seem like decent units (on paper at least) and AppRadio would just be an added bonus. Are kenwoods units better. Im looking at the lower budget units

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