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Hi all,
my '04 W209 CLK has the Audio 10 radio/cassette with CD autochanger in the glovebox. I'm looking to replace it with a head unit that will take USB and (ideally) SD cards as an audio source. I rip my CDs as WAV files in the first instance, so the ability to directly play WAV would be perfect, but would be happy to convert to 16/44.1 WMA for in-car use if necessary. My ears are getting on a bit, but to me MP3 just isn't good enough quality.
I quite like the general audio quality of the Audio 10, so whatever I replace it with needs to be at least as good, and preferably better.
I've looked into the double-din all-singing-all-dancing units and they leave me a bit cold - too distracting/fussy, I don't need sat nav (have a Garmin if I go anywhere unknown) and I have an aversion to Apple products so no "made for iPhone/iPod" needed
Also, I'd like to keep the centre console as OEM and understated as possible (car is an Elegance so lots of nice wood).
Inbuilt bluetooth for those rare occasions when the phone goes off when I'm alone in the car would be a bonus, but not essential.
Has anybody had any experience of good quality single-din audio players who could offer recommendations?
OC
my '04 W209 CLK has the Audio 10 radio/cassette with CD autochanger in the glovebox. I'm looking to replace it with a head unit that will take USB and (ideally) SD cards as an audio source. I rip my CDs as WAV files in the first instance, so the ability to directly play WAV would be perfect, but would be happy to convert to 16/44.1 WMA for in-car use if necessary. My ears are getting on a bit, but to me MP3 just isn't good enough quality.
I quite like the general audio quality of the Audio 10, so whatever I replace it with needs to be at least as good, and preferably better.
I've looked into the double-din all-singing-all-dancing units and they leave me a bit cold - too distracting/fussy, I don't need sat nav (have a Garmin if I go anywhere unknown) and I have an aversion to Apple products so no "made for iPhone/iPod" needed
Also, I'd like to keep the centre console as OEM and understated as possible (car is an Elegance so lots of nice wood).
Inbuilt bluetooth for those rare occasions when the phone goes off when I'm alone in the car would be a bonus, but not essential.
Has anybody had any experience of good quality single-din audio players who could offer recommendations?
OC