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Simes

Member Since: 30 Aug 2011
Location: Hinckley
Posts: 964

2011 Range Rover Autobiography Black TDV8 Barolo Black

DAB on the cheap...

Well, a £25 win on the bay of fleas got me a Sonichi S-1000-DAB (Halfrauds own brand). Mounted (using velcro at the moment) in the middle console and I think it looks OK.

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Dab by Burbage Photography, on Flickr

I've connected it into the main radio just using its clever FM transmitter - it's not worth messing around with wiring as FM will carry far better sound than you will get from DAB with it's low bit rates, so no quality improvement will be made wiring it direct. Also, that means that the main radio will nip off for traffic flashes as they occur - something else that is in the DAB spec but not implemented in the UK.

The FM transmitter in it, searches for a clear freq and away it goes, but it keep scanning, so that if you drive somewhere where that channel is used, it uses the AF feature of FM to find another clear frequency and tunes your car radio to that one. Clever eh?

Seems to work quite well - comes with a natty little Mag Mount antenna for the roof of the car, but I've just popped it on the back shelf, next to the window, between the back seat and the bar that contains the roll-up dog/parcel guard thingy - actually inside the car.

Works fine - and picks up LBC outside my house - from the West Midlands Multiplex - which is better than my home DAB does with a dipole on the roof of the house.

Might be useful to some here - it also has a line level input - could be used to play from MP3 players in the car if you've not got a Parrot or Bluetooth sorted.

24th Oct 2012 12:24pm

TheAllSeeingPie

Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Leeds
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2007 Range Rover Supercharged Supercharged Java Black

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24th Oct 2012 3:10pm

Bellini

Member Since: 11 Jan 2012
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2261

2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver

Nice!

Very similar to my Alpine Ezi-DAB that I posted on here a while ago, but mine's a direct DAB and not via FM.

Same handy location place, too. Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

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24th Oct 2012 3:43pm

Simes

Member Since: 30 Aug 2011
Location: Hinckley
Posts: 964

Direct DAB?

Wired into the Aux in?

I was going to, but apathy overcame to the point I didn't bother! Especially as FM is capable of far greater fidelity that DAB, so the added wiring just seemed a bit too much effort!

24th Oct 2012 3:45pm

Bellini

Member Since: 11 Jan 2012
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2261

Yes. Aux-In.

I had a man do mine for me whilst I drank coffee. I'd only have got it horribly wrong had I even attempted to do it myself.

And I did pay rather more. Think you did very well!!! Si. <This is my name.

I eat rat poison.

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24th Oct 2012 3:48pm

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Chilterns, UK
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24th Oct 2012 3:56pm

Simes

Member Since: 30 Aug 2011
Location: Hinckley
Posts: 964

That's the kiddie - but cheaper off the bay!

24th Oct 2012 4:30pm

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Chilterns, UK
Posts: 11309

None on the bay at the mo....

24th Oct 2012 4:38pm

daz62

Member Since: 27 Dec 2011
Location: Reading
Posts: 201

2003 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 V8 Oslo Blue

Works great

Thanks for the heads up on this little unit Simes. I just went and purchased one and it works a treat. My radio reception has been rubbish and bugging me since I got the FF. The s1000 works beautifully. Thanks again. 03 4.4 V8 petrol / lpg. 1st of many hopefully. I love my Rangie

25th Oct 2012 5:16pm

Simes

Member Since: 30 Aug 2011
Location: Hinckley
Posts: 964

A pleasure!

I've been using it for a few days now and I am really pleased with it. Just works - aerial on the roof works better in dodgy reception areas, but the two national DAB multiplexes seem to work about everywhere with the aerial inside.

26th Oct 2012 7:16am

Simes

Member Since: 30 Aug 2011
Location: Hinckley
Posts: 964

I've been looking at this kit:

http://www.parkmyauto.co.uk/range-rover-in...1138-p.asp

As a more integrated solution - but it appears to work through the AV channel on the TV - does this mean it will only be mono sound? AIUI the TV in the non-touch screen is set up only for mono (not stereo) sound...

Thoughts?

26th Oct 2012 7:59am

Simes

Member Since: 30 Aug 2011
Location: Hinckley
Posts: 964

Answered my own question - the sound is only mono.

26th Oct 2012 12:16pm

l322novice

Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: South
Posts: 32

2004 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Buckingham Blue

Dab on the cheap

Hi anybody tried one of these? It says all it needs is plugging into you lighter socket and away it goes (unless I've missed something)

ebay item number eBay Item No. 253861569159

23rd Jan 2019 6:08pm

philip1972

Member Since: 16 Jun 2017
Location: Marval 87440
Posts: 527

2006 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Java Black

Hi,

As a complete idiot, I need you to be clear

Do you just power it up via cigarette lighter and thats it?

Do I need to plug anything into the current car stereo etc?

Thanks

23rd Jan 2019 8:04pm

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