I have no interest in streaming audio services - AM/FM/HD Radio, Pandora, Spotify - I don't want any of it. Of course, going for a quality head unit, many of these features are included, but on the head unit I recently purchased, an Alpine CDE-HD137BT, they included the awesome option to disable many of these features so they don't even show up in the menus when cycling through the inputs.
A CD player is a nice bonus in the rare event that I don't have my iMod with me, but for the most part it isn't necessary.
I have an external Garmin unit with up-to-date maps for GPS. Having something I can take with me in anyone's car is convenient, and I don't own a smartphone.
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I only have three requirements for a head unit:
- Independent Front/Rear/Sub outputs
- Auxiliary input
- Good sound quality
I have no interest in streaming audio services - AM/FM/HD Radio, Pandora, Spotify - I don't want any of it. Of course, going for a quality head unit, many of these features are included, but on the head unit I recently purchased, an Alpine CDE-HD137BT, they included the awesome option to disable many of these features so they don't even show up in the menus when cycling through the inputs.
A CD player is a nice bonus in the rare event that I don't have my iMod with me, but for the most part it isn't necessary.
I have an external Garmin unit with up-to-date maps for GPS. Having something I can take with me in anyone's car is convenient, and I don't own a smartphone.