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Title: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: dr.ph0b on April 18, 2005, 11:12:40 AM: anyone have experience with the phatnoise player? Just bought one on ebay for my audi. plugs right into the cd changer cable :)

does flac etc, even lists burr-brown Opamps and DAC on the spec :P

http://www.phatnoise.com/products/digitalmediaplayers/index.php
Title: Re: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: macdaddy on April 19, 2005, 08:43:04 AM: nice - how much does this thing run..?

let us know how it works out.

+T
Title: Re: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: dr.ph0b on April 19, 2005, 08:54:14 AM: Quote from: macdaddy on April 19, 2005, 08:43:04 AM
nice - how much does this thing run..?

let us know how it works out.

+T

should be here today. and as easy to install as plugging it in the cd changer cable. :) (any wood around to knock on?) :P i grabbed mine on ebay, new for $250. phatnoise site sells em for more than twice that! ill try to snap some nifty pics when i install it.
Title: Re: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: dr.ph0b on April 20, 2005, 07:52:01 AM: 2 thumbs way up! couldnt be easier to install and get working! plugs right into the cd changer cable and your done. the thing even speaks the artist name etc, while navigating thru the files.
Title: Re: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: macdaddy on April 20, 2005, 08:33:24 AM: Quote from: dr.ph0b on April 20, 2005, 07:52:01 AM
2 thumbs way up! couldnt be easier to install and get working! plugs right into the cd changer cable and your done. the thing even speaks the artist name etc, while navigating thru the files.

nice.
Title: Re: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: momule on April 20, 2005, 06:03:47 PM: I looked into these last spring , just for the flac plaback.
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/product/redirectFeature.jsp?goToUrl=product.jsp%3FproductId%3D2474

+T for new toy's
Title: Re: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: JackoRoses on April 20, 2005, 07:50:16 PM: Quote from: dr.ph0b on April 18, 2005, 11:12:40 AM

anyone have experience with the phatnoise player? Just bought one on ebay for my audi. plugs right into the cd changer cable :)

does flac etc, even lists burr-brown Opamps and DAC on the spec :P

http://www.phatnoise.com/products/digitalmediaplayers/index.php
I been eyeing one for a long time, the knewood music keg version.
Glad to hear someone else is running one now, relieves some anxiety.
Might have to get around to buying one eventually :P
Title: Re: Phatnoise car audio
Post by: dr.ph0b on April 21, 2005, 08:13:02 AM: Quote from: jackorose on April 20, 2005, 07:50:16 PM

I been eyeing one for a long time, the knewood music keg version.
Glad to hear someone else is running one now, relieves some anxiety.
Might have to get around to buying one eventually :P

yeah, so far im very impressed with how nice everything works. i need to brush up on the menu navigation mentods, cause right now, im just scrolling thru a list of the cd or playlist titles ive loaded. but u can browse by genre also. but i dont have cd-text on my stereo, so i can only browse by the voice prompts. and it doesnt know how to pronouce "Phish" very well hehehe :)

whats nice is, apparently, even tho they sell different versions for different cars, you can use any phatnoise box in any car with a simple firmware upgrade, and adapter cable for your particular car. like ebay only seems to have a bunch of VW phatnoise boxes, and for cheap. so u can just upgrade the firmware and get the cable you need for another car and be fine.

the only thing is, i THINK the phatnoise box only works with factory stereos.