Howdy!

So, first order of business: buy an S (done :-D I got a red MY06). Now that that's out of the way, I need to get tunes from the iPod to come out of the factory car stereo. I've done a lot of searching and reading, and I think it comes down to this:

1.) Honda Music Link kind of sucks (lose iPod control)
2.) Neo iON is the same thing as the USA SPEC, and both are ~$170?
3.) Alternative is the Dension ice Link (Plus/Lite/Lite AV/etc.)
4.) Last alternative is the Harman Kardon Drive+Play but I have no idea if it's any good or not.

Now, I'm leaning towards the USA SPEC/Neo iON, but does anyone know how they compare to the Dension ice Link, in both quality and price? It doesn't look too hard to install the USA SPEC/Neo iON myself, but I don't know much about the ice Link, and this is also a little bit disconcerting: http://www.densionusa.com/ (a disclaimer stating that Dension USA has discontinued their partnership with Dension Audio Systems, Ltd.). I wouldn't even know where to get an ice Link at this point, to be honest.

Any comments/thoughts? Thanks!!!

~McManus

 

I have the Neo Ion. Love it. You have to set up your ipod to have playlists to choose from. there is no song name but who cares, i keep the radio door closed anyway. My favorite part is the radio controlls allow you to skip a song by using the channel button on the left side. I give it

 

Oh yeah, concerning that channel button... I'm assuming on an iPod it'll be similar to a CD, where the 'channel' button goes to the next track, but is there any way to get it to go back a track? Utterly perplexing...!

~McManus

 

Umm...buy Alpine 9885 ($200 bux) + ipod cable ($30 bux).

 

can u keep the flip down up with this hu and ipod cable installed?

 

I second that

the sound upgrade is worth it

 

I think the cable runs to the back of the unit so yes you would be able to close the radio door.