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Marty M · 01-11-2008, 09:27 AM

Thanks for the reply. I am leaning towards an Alpine unit. I saw a 9883 at Best Buy for $200 that I am now considering.

In doing research I decided to go to a local dealer that sells nothing but car stereos. I was pleased to see they had an iPod connector for an Alpine unit, so I asked if I could hook up my iPod. When the guy starts to hook everything up he says I have to turn off all my playlists, artists, albums, etc. He says the only thing the iPod will do is turn it on and it will start going through my entire library, song-by-song. He says I can't play anything by artist, album, playlists, or search.

This was coming from someone who works at a dedicated store for car audio. What an idiot. I'm thinking of calling the manager of the store, but I don't want to get the guy fired.

So, its off to Best Buy now, where the blue shirts do know more.

01-11-2008, 09:27 AM	#3 of 5
Marty M Member Location: Cham-Bana, IL Join Date: Dec 1998 Local Time: 01:48 AM Local Date: 10-11-2008 Posts: 4,809	Re: Looking for HU under $200 with best iPod connection Thanks for the reply. I am leaning towards an Alpine unit. I saw a 9883 at Best Buy for $200 that I am now considering. In doing research I decided to go to a local dealer that sells nothing but car stereos. I was pleased to see they had an iPod connector for an Alpine unit, so I asked if I could hook up my iPod. When the guy starts to hook everything up he says I have to turn off all my playlists, artists, albums, etc. He says the only thing the iPod will do is turn it on and it will start going through my entire library, song-by-song. He says I can't play anything by artist, album, playlists, or search. This was coming from someone who works at a dedicated store for car audio. What an idiot. I'm thinking of calling the manager of the store, but I don't want to get the guy fired. So, its off to Best Buy now, where the blue shirts do know more. Lawn Ranger Motto: You're only young once, but you can be always be immature.