Blaupunkt SAN JOSE MP41 CD Receivers

Blaupunkt SAN JOSE MP41 CD Receivers 

DESCRIPTION

  • 50 Watts (Max.) x 4-Ch
  • 4-Ch Low Impedance Pre-Out
  • 18 FM / 12 AM Preset Stations (ORC V Tuner)
  • Integrated Infrared Sensor
  • 2-Channel Subwoofer Preamp Output
  • Titanium Flip-Down Electronic Release Panel Faceplate
  • Large Rotary Encoder For Easy Access To User Features
  • Programmable Message For Turn-on and Turn-Off Modes
  • Station Call Letter Display
  • 3-Beam Laser with 1-Bit/8X Oversampling Digital Filter
  • Constant Display 12/24 Hr. Clock
  • Controls Optional CDC A08 & IDC A09 CD Changers

USER REVIEWS

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[Dec 08, 2003]
Nick Burger
Model Reviewed: Blaupunkt SAN JOSE MP41

Strength:

- Very Rich Feature Set - Incredible Price - 12 character dot matrix display - MP3 CDR/CDRW Playback - Travel Presets - Disk and station naming - Full pre-amp outputs - etc.

Weakness:

Interface polish - CD mechanism made disturbing noises while ejecting, injesting CDs. - Inconsistant controls (hold DISP to confirm here, press Mute to confirm there, hold button X for this, etc.) - MP3 folder browse showed file# of first song in folder instead of Folder Name. - MP3 displayed file# while scrolling through songs, only showing names after the song started playing - Default display modes not consistantly applied, ignored in some circumstances (Set to Song Name, but displayed file name instead) - Bright blue backlight very bright in car at night, no dimmer - Rotary encoder skips values when adjusting volume slowly (45-46-48...) - Just nitpicky stuff

Note: the MP41 is almost the same as the slighly less feature rich MP3000. I've only had this unit for a few days. The unit is functional and sounds good enough (I can't compare it with anything except my $6000 home stereo...). The build is solid, the feature set is complete, and it has a great price all over the web right now. Overall, though, I was disapointed with design and execution of the interface, primarily the MP3 control. I might be happy with the Blau in the long run, but I've decided to return it for an Alpine CDA-7995 (which was available for $254 from Crutchfield). It's really on a matter of nit-picky interface details for me. However, I'm afraid that I'd regret not making the change, or that larger design flaws would become apparent down the road. A few notes on MP3s ------------------------------------ I used PC iTunes to rip my entire CD collection to MP3 recently. However, I have discovered that their best MP3 encoding was rouhgly 2/3 the size and dramatically lower quality than the "Standard" encoding in the widely used L.A.M.E. encoder. Be sure to use a high quality encoder, such as LAME, if you plan to play on a quality system. Even the LAME MP3s were not as good as CD on this unit, but it could be the unit's fault.

Similar Products Used:

n/a - This is the first MP3 Car stereo that I've used.

OVERALL
RATING
3
VALUE
RATING
4
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