What's a head unit ???

Been looking for a wireless for the Defender and have seen head units for sale.
Can speakers be plugged in to them or are they some sort of cd player stack system thingys

Thanks

you want a sony mex-bt 3100, it will do everything you need

SteNova said:

you want a sony mex-bt 3100, it will do everything you need

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Yes but can it play radio stations like a car stereo does?

if you can't get the cricket on it on LW it aint worth buying

Chrisw8 said:

if you can't get the cricket on it on LW it aint worth buying

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Its out of a 1977 Mini that I bought years ago, the cassette works as well, sound quality is not good but ok for 5 live etc

landowner said:

Been looking for a wireless for the Defender and have seen head units for sale.
Can speakers be plugged in to them or are they some sort of cd player stack system thingys

Thanks

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A head unit is a car stereo, most commonly with a CD player and Radio with FM and MW, but probably not LW. There are more fancy features that you can pay a fortune for but are probably not interested in.

Something to be aware of is that, whilst you can connect your speakers directly to the head unit, it will come with a fancy connector which you will either need to purchase an adaptor for or, like most people do, chop it off and connect the wires to the correct place (you could also connect spade connectors to the pins in the connector, if you wanted to avoid chopping it off).

Chrisw8 said:

if you can't get the cricket on it on LW it aint worth buying

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Tuner Feature

PresetFM18/MW6/LW7

SteNova said:

Tuner Feature

PresetFM18/MW6/LW7

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No FM unfortunately and just a moving wire to tell you where you are station wise, no presets either

landowner said:

Yes but can it play radio stations like a car stereo does?

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Sony : Specification for MEX-BT3100U | MEX-BT3100U technical specifications

landowner said:

No FM unfortunately and just a moving wire to tell you where you are station wise, no presets either

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not even pull to save push to tune buttons??

SteNova said:

not even pull to save push to tune buttons??

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No sorry, just volume and tuning knobs and MW / LW switch and a tone button, on or off

You gotta have long wave! Come the nuclear armageddon it's the only thing you'll be able to listen to. 'course you'll need a series to put it in 'cos all them electric thingies on your posh cars won't work any more.

SteNova said:

you want a sony mex-bt 3100, it will do everything you need

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Is the inbuilt microphone on that Sony any good for calls or have you rigged in the external mic? Replacing my LR radio this weekend and the Sony is half price in halfords!

its good I've used it while driving with no issues, the mic socket is a standard one so you can add external mic easily anyway

all I've done is stuck it in, paired the Bluetooth and that's it, the manual is huge lol, but just looking at the specs I'm gonna read up how to make it talk txt messages

Bought one, and the extractor jobby, fitted it in Halfords car park, great radio, pairs with phone and get hands free calling. Very happy, thanks for the recommendation!

mstd5 said:

bought one, and the extractor jobby, fitted it in halfords car park, great radio, pairs with phone and get hands free calling. Very happy, thanks for the recommendation!

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landowner said:

No sorry, just volume and tuning knobs and MW / LW switch and a tone button, on or off

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Now that's what I call a proper radio, the one I have in my landy has more buttons on it than the space shuttle. Why do manufacturers have to make life so complex? All you need is what 'landowner' describes, simples!

My girlfriend is a head unit

Stuballsed said:

My girlfriend is a head unit

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Does she do World Service