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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: adam estate on 28 December 2011, 13:54:16

Title: DAB shopping wishlist
Post by: adam estate on 28 December 2011, 13:54:16

This is probably looking for the holy grail of radios here but these are my wishes (priority order).

1/ Digital Radio

2/CD Player

3/Mini Jack Input for mp3 Player

4/Bluetooth connection for phone / built-in hands free  (I don't mind running a mic to the drivers pillar)

5/Large understandable buttons and display on unit (I hate the small buttons on single din after-market radios, really who has fingers thin enough to use them!!!!)
do omegas have proper double din units or are they single din in disguise?

6/Compatible with steering wheel volume control buttons

7/Preferably tasteful enough not to turn dash board into mini Blackpool illuminations


Also has anyone used either window mount or loose wire aerials? Or analogue -> DAB aerial converter boxes?

Window Mount - http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/AFAR_Amplified_internal_glass_mount_DAB_car_aerial_.html

Aerial Converter  - http://www.dabonwheels.co.uk/FM-AM_to_FM-AM-DAB_aerial_converter.html



Any suggestions folks ?

Title: Re: DAB shopping wishlist
Post by: freecall666 on 28 December 2011, 16:09:54

saw a dab box last week £200 on its own plugs into arial on unit.

Title: Re: DAB shopping wishlist
Post by: Andy H on 29 December 2011, 21:06:23

I changed my head unit for a single DIN Blaupunkt DAB53.

I use a Nokia Bluetooth interface and an Autoleads steering wheel adapter.

DAB reception is excellent. (I discovered last week that Radio 4 works all the way through the Saltash tunnel [1/2 mile long & curved, you cannot see either end when in the middle].

The bad news is that it is no longer in production, the buttons are too small to read and it doesn't have a front accessory socket (but it does have spare inputs on the back).