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Mac.
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OK so I have an aftermarket Panasonic stereo with just a cd player and tuner in my 2001 Subaru Legacy.

And I want to play my ipod through the stereo, what is my bets option.

Get a new stereo with aux for $100, or anything else?


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Dec 9 2008 6:56PM
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hartig
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i recently got an alpine head unit with a ipod cable.. 100% control of the ipod through the head unit
Dec 9 2008 6:58PM
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Jordan
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Thats a little more than a hundred bucks...

You are going to be hard pressed to get a good head unit with ipod stuffs for 100 bucks. Try and find a decent unit with an aux input, then you just need a two way headphone jack.


Dec 9 2008 7:04PM
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spruitm
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i just got a deck that has a usb port on it for just over $100.  so you use your regular ipod cord and you can control the ipod from the cd player.  i think its better quality than an aux.
just keep checking the ads at best buy, circuit city, etc for deals.  they always have something
Dec 9 2008 7:11PM
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Mac.
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Yeah the factory stereo had a tape player in it, but no cd player, so we installed a radio with just a cd player.

Now I am thinking I should just buy a new stereo with aux (since I like to control the ipod through the ipod and not through the stereo) and just use that one.

But then comes the added costs of cables to fit the car etc.
Dec 9 2008 7:15PM
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funk.
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get a deck with the USB in port, NOT audio in through a "headphone" jack.  Quality will be like listening through tape deck if you use the two channel jack.  You can get all channels using USB and yeah.. it's just better.. worth the money IMO.
Dec 9 2008 7:23PM
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hartig
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thats a good call.. i didnt really read that part too well apparently.

either way.. its not much more than 100 (mine was 150, but its on sale a best buy for 129 currently), and its quality product too
Dec 9 2008 7:57PM
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