Matty Moo Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 I need to do something about my tunes situation. My 6 disc changer took a shit, my CD player doesn't work and my stock HU doesn't sound too good anymore. All I care about is the USB input and one set of rca's for a Basslink. It's an Alpine cde-121. I haven't bought a new HU since 2003, so I really don't know what's out there anymore. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500CDE121/Alpine-CDE-121.html?search=CDE121&skipvs=T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVL WAGN Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Nice and simple...no flipping faces or other useless bullshit. I say go for it dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagoneer855 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Had that one in my 740. Simple, great sounding little unit. Quick CD loading, quick USB reading, ran 4 - 4" speakers no problem. Only complaint is the no dimming option. It's ridiculously bright at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Moo Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Only complaint is the no dimming option. It's ridiculously bright at night. Shit...better than what I have, which has no lights since they are burned out. I get to guess what station it is by format. I'm going to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Shadow Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 dont buy it, i'll trade ya, 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or what ever lol abs modules for something i carry...kenwood or pioneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted_brick Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 i feel ya, my last HU was from '03 and it was an alpine 9807. now i have an alpine cde-124sx or whatever. it's kinda like that one. the usb hook up is great. if you can, get xm radio. it's so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Moo Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Nice and simple...no flipping faces or other useless bullshit. I say go for it dude. I despise that shit...I don't know if they design that shit for 16 year old boys or if somebody thinks it looks tits. dont buy it, i'll trade ya, 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or what ever lol abs modules for something i carry...kenwood or pioneer. I'll give you a ring later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I despise that shit...I don't know if they design that shit for 16 year old boys or if somebody thinks it looks tits. I agree 100%...I hate how just about all aftermarket HUs look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted_brick Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 that seems to be the general consensus around here. if it's not from the factory, it's no good. you have to look around to find stuff. chances are the first few things you look at you wont like but that doesnt mean that the ones you saw and didnt like represent everything. it took me a while to like the style of my new alpine and now i love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVL WAGN Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 that seems to be the general consensus around here. if it's not from the factory, it's no good. you have to look around to find stuff. chances are the first few things you look at you wont like but that doesnt mean that the ones you saw and didnt like represent everything. it took me a while to like the style of my new alpine and now i love it. Not from me dude...look at most of my threads about Volvos in general...stock is always horseshit...wheels, audio, seats...you name it. I have replaced it all. My car sounds 4 billion times better than the Volvo Dynaudio set-up and I'm being very conservative...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted_brick Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Not from me dude...look at most of my threads about Volvos in general...stock is always horseshit...wheels, audio, seats...you name it. I have replaced it all. My car sounds 4 billion times better than the Volvo Dynaudio set-up and I'm being very conservative...lol ok maybe not everyone is so negative but it seems like a lot of people are thinking that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVL WAGN Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 You get use to it around here. It just seems to be the Volvo way I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Moo Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I don't mind aftermarket HU's...I just don't like all the fast and furious bullshit styling that comes with a lot of them. It seems like the $100-$200 range avoids a lot of that but you still have to look. They need to make shit like they used to 20 years ago where it was clean, blended in and was usable right out of the box. Simple, but a few more options than oem. I don't like the oem unit, the only reason it's still there is because I rarely drive the car more than a few miles at a time. I've been driving it more often and will be dd'ing it all winter for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted_brick Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 20 years ago they didnt have nearly the amount of stuff that they could do. that's why it was clean, there simply wasnt enough buttons and things to fill the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVL WAGN Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I wish we could go back to those times too...the components were 1,000,000,000x's better and they were made in Japan still...not Malaysia, Thailand, or somewhere else that pays their labour only a dollar a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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