Difficulty finding the right head unit.

[dozens]

Hey all, I hate to do something like this, but I am at my wits end
trying to dive into all the car-install info, and I only have a couple
days to make a decision. I'm sick of staring at all the slow car stereo
sales sites like BestBuy and Crutchfield and them all using bad
examples and mis-matching info and all that... It's making my brain
burn trying to pick the right stereo. Can someone take a look at what I
want and help me decide what is best for me?

I want an in-dash CD & MP3-CD Player that has an aux input on the back
so I can hook my iPod up to it. I can afford $175 or so. XM would be
nice, but I already have an XM head unit from my dad that I could also
plug into the aux, right? And there is an adapter that I can buy for
cheap that will plug into my 4G iPod's dock connector input on the
bottom and plug into the aux on the back of the receiver and also plug
into another thing that charges it, right?

Jesus, this is confusing to me... A call to Crutchfield was little
help, they just said to buy the expensive Alpine with the $100 add-on
thing. Ugh.

Help please....


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Don't you think you already knew the answer...

[Tony F]

The nice thing about Crutchfield is that they have gobs of detailed info on
their products, although they're not the cheapest place to buy from. I
quickly browsed the site and immediately saw 2 Pioneer units under $175 that
might work for you (DEH-P3700MP and DEH-P4700MP). Each would require a $35
aux input adapter (model number CDRB10). If you want to be able to hook up
both an ipod and XM then you could devise some Y-cables or just have them
accesible from the driver's seat so you could hook one or the other up.
Down the road you could also add an XM or Sirius tuner, which both of these
head units support.

Tony


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2001 Nissan Maxima SE Anniversary Edition
Eclipse CD8454 Head Unit, Phoenix Gold ZX475ti, ZX450 and ZX500 Amplifiers,
Phoenix Gold EQ-232 30-Band EQ, Dynaudio System 360 Tri-Amped In Front and
Focal 130HCs For Rear Fill, 2 Soundstream EXACT10s In Aperiodic Enclosure

2001 Chevy S10 ZR2
Pioneer DEH-P9600MP (Just gettin' started)