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Though all I needed was a remote, I had to purchase an entire unit simply for the remote. At any rate, the price was worth it to me.
Love this thing. I used the radio frequency tuner which was OK - but on long trips you have to switch to a different un-used station. The screen did scratch easily it seemed - I have since added one of those screen overlays made for PDA's - works good.
So I hooked it up to the aux inputs both in car and at home and sound improved and no station switching needed. Do that FIRST so you prevent any scratches. I owned a Roady 2 - gave that to my son and bought this one.
Great sound. The slide in and out docks were what sold me. It is easy as heck to take from car to home with the slide in docks.
Also - if you experience the "whine sound" that someone else commented on - you may need to buy a ground loop isolator for the car - Radio Shack - $20.
A great system except for one thing, a very high frequency is emmitted from the reciever which I find extremly enoying. However, other people do not seem to hear it.
I have to say that though this model has a lot of features, the Roady gets my vote overall. I have yet to find a good place to mount the thing.I have to confess I am not yet "au fait" with the instruction manual (what. but.for some reason, it's confusing to scroll through the presets. Wants to scroll through one category only (say rock or talk) and then I have to whack a couple of buttons to get to a less-often listened-to station. Why.1. me read a manual).
It's all I can do to watch out for them, let alone tune this thing. Be warned.2. I have no time to do this while dodging local drivers on THEIR cell phones in their SUV's combing their hair and applying their mascara. So presets that are easy to use are a must.
3. The unit is about 10 to 15 percent larger than the Roady2 and space is at a premium in my rather small sedan. I have both this model and the competing Roady2. The scroll category feature is great.
The screen on the Audiovox scratches easily. Really easily. and this WOULD of course help, but frankly, the Roady2 is a lot simpler and easy, so it gets my vote over this perfectly fine, very attractive but more complicated unit.
I definately like the fact about no commercials,that was the selling feature that got me to finally purchase this item. In any event I do like my receiver and like most of you, I to don't listen to regular FM/AM radio anymore. I am ordering the in house docking station so to enjoy on my home system. I just purchased the Jensen JXM900CNBA at a well known discount store/super center. I should have shopped here at Amazon and would of purchased the latest MDL at a much lower cost. O yea I will be buying from Amazon as well. Paid about $50.00 more for a older MDL. It pay's to compare before you buy.
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