Thursday, April 24, 2008

Pioneer DEH - P5550MP Customer / User Review

Excellent piece costing me INR 10,000 in Grey market . all features of DEH-P5550MP + other features like slide in CD tray etc. Can be compared with Sony make Xplode series. (Sony Players have very good
Bass) This unit is having balanced Bass and Treble.

Ideal for small and medium cars. Best output available with Sub-woofer, tweeter and Speaker boxes.. Whispers can also be heard. Noi squeaky or hiss or disturbance due to car ignition and engine. Can be used with car Indoor electronic antenna.

Specifications: CD Features Improved S-10.1 Mechanism CD-R and CD-RW Compatible MP3 File Playback from CD-R/RW WMA File Playback from CD-R/RW WAV File Playback from CD-R/RW CD Text with Scroll 1-Bit D/A Converter, 8fs Digital Filter Disc Title Memory (48-disc, in-dash)

Track Scan Pause Repeat Random Play 8cm Disc Direct Loading Track / Manual Search Supertuner Features Supertuner IIID with Digital Processing Provision for upgrade to DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) Automatic Seek (Up / Down) 24-station 6 preset buttons 18 FM and 6 AM presets BSM (Best Stations Memory) Selectable Local / DX Selectable Local Seek Sensitivity 9kHz / 10kHz AM switching Multiplay CD Control Features CD Text Display with Title Scroll ITS (Instant Track Selection) Disc Title Memory , 8 characters Track & Disc Scan Disc List Search Repeat Play (Track/Disc/Mag) CD Pause

Sony - CDX-GT350S Customer / User Review

m changing my review alil..earlire was when i just got into car audio..and now when m fully into it
i had read the posted reviews and m sure they dont kno ne thin about car audio.
this cdx gt350 was my 2nd system and the worst thing happened is i bought this. let me tell u sony is not good for car audio.

this sys do hav a nice output from uilt in amp nd nothing else.no looks,no sound quality,bad radio reciever,takes a lotta time to read nd change a track....skips a lot ...a lot ...if theres a bump u’ll skipping is guaranteed...this is a just fukin shit. gives u lotta bass and highs(dso setting).but where is the mids.

muzic should be heared as it is..m a sq lover no spl for me!! hope ppl here understand sq and spl...and there4 there should be a balance of frequencies which is not in sony..of course what can u except from such a cheap unit. i wanna ask pplusing sony had they heared better brands?sm xpensive unit..if they had not plz do listen !!how can u judge that sony isnt crap..or just sony sells more so itz the best..plz....
blaupunkt got chinese so dont buy it..quality highly hampered..
alpine- for indian users ,coz v dont spend much ..best in its price range
pioneer better than sony but cannot touch alpine even if they put their all efforts..
eclllipse even better than alpine--highly priced
nakamichi..for high end customers

the list is endless..alpine is truely the winner among INDIAN BUYERS..better than pioneer sony kenwood or ne u kno.yes even blaupunkt.
even jbl is chnese now highly loss of quality..

sony is like maruti 800
pioneer like alto
alpine like accord
and one cannot compare 800 and alto with cars like accord can u?
the only advice i’ll give as a frnd is save till u get the best.this might take years

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Blaupunkt Car Audios Blaupunkt Munich CM168 Customer / User Review

I purchased Munich (made in Germany) for my Ikon long time back when it was for Rs.14000/-

- Essentially its a Cassette player, u can listen 2 radio & attach a Blaupunkt’s Multi CD Changer which can b operated from d head-unit itself.
Comes with an easy 2 use remote control. U can even instal its ever jazzy steerin wheel remote control - extremely useful 4 occupant of drivers seat.

- Sound quality -
Sound quality is 4 u 2 decide.
Gud or bad.
I ll tel u how...
Dere r 2 parts 2 it...
1) Sounds of Higher frequencies can disappoint many music lovers (It means Treble is very low even when full Treble is selected).
2) Even if Sounds of Higher Frequencies r low it doesnot mean dat dese frequencies r absent. D best part of d Stereo is - It plays each & every sound - Right from d Lowest frequency 2 d Highest.
Tho d worst part is ofcourse discussed - Treble is low.

- Frequency bands -
Only d ’Volume’ of d preset frequency of Bass & Treble can b changed.
U cannot adjust d Middle frequencies. - Gud 4 those who like a simple car stereo.

- Power -
Its has 160 Watts RMS output, distributed 40 Watts in 4 channels.
But if u compare it with some other car stereos of similar output, chances r u shal find it ’Less Powerful’ dan many others.

- User friendliness -
More or less user friendly controls.

- Looks -
Looks of a Munich r very simple (’decent’ 4 many ppl)
but I personally luv sumthin funkier dan it.

- Display -
Bright & gud display at night when its dark
but wonder wht happens 2 its display lights during d day time
coz it becums extremely low dat time.


- Customer care & service -

Very very poor (Query, Technical related )
& many a times very costly too (repair jobs).


- Features -

Some realy gud features (now ofcourse dey come in almost every gud car stereo) for ’’emotional satsfaction’’ - U can watch ur personal greetings bein displayed everytim d system is switchd on like in ur mobile phones & so forth...
but Nothin realy relating 2 sound - essentially only Bass & Treble boosters.


- Product quality -
Quality is ’’Okay-kinds’’ (not ’dat’ gud).
One commonest problem I find in all d Munichs is d Volume-Wheel (See in d image d round thing on d left side) stops workin properly afta a few weeks of usage.
Tho even den d Remote control can b used 2 change d Volume PERFECTLY well.
A little less common problem can b d problems relating 2 Display afta 2 to 3 yrs of usage.



- My suggestions -

...If u r one who luvs 2 listen 2 good & high bass & treble (& overall sound quality)
without wanting 2 install a high wattage amplifier
or without installing an amplifier - DO NOT BUY IT
coz dere r exceedingly much much better options in d market (like ANY model of Pioneer with Blaupunkt/Pioneer speakers wud do wonders 4 u in this case).

- On d otha hand, if u r more like me (m a DJ) - who luves 2 listen 2 amazingly gud bass & treble (& overall sound quality)
at extrodinarily high volumes,
who wants to get an amplifier of power ’’MORE THAN’’ RMS 350 Watts per channel (dat is 700 Watts for 2 speakers, 1400 Watts for 4 & so on...)
& also if such an amplifier has Bass & Treble boosting gainers - YOU MUST go in for MUNICH.
Nothing can beat it den...



- 2 conclude,
Blaupunkt stereos at large r now not really ’’BLAUPUNKT’’.
Now their stuf is further dwngraded & dey sel us made in India stereos (with poor product quality) (their best unit I learned is in Germany)
& dey charge so hefty as if dey r payin custom duties on it.



Anyways keep hvn interest in Music! -