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<blockquote data-quote="Dead Reckon" data-source="post: 7635482" data-attributes="member: 639418">Basically, I&#039;m just wondering if anyone knows an alternative to the flashy, over the top units out there on the market today?I don&#039;t like the glowing lights, most of them are blue, and the ones that feature variable colors still don&#039;t match anything in my car. The only car they would match anything in is something like a Scion xB with enough lights to rival a fifty foot Christmas tree.I drive a 1992 Camaro RS (third gen Camaro) I don&#039;t really want any useless features, I don&#039;t want hands free, I don&#039;t want CD&#039;s, FM, or AM, I just want something to plug an MP3 player into so that, if I feel like hearing something other than the engine, I can hear my music.Anyone know of a good alternative besides a digital media receiver, unless you know of one that isn&#039;t all flashy and nonsensical?I listen to metal, some rock, and some electronic music. I don&#039;t need a whole lot of bass, the factory speaker sizes are fine once I replace them with kicker KS460&#039;s and KS69&#039;s. All I need is an alternative for the flashy head units out there.I was thinking an amp and a EQ, but a friend of mine told me the EQ doesn&#039;t act as a preamp, so it won&#039;t work. Is this true?Basically, for an alternative to head units, for something I can plug in an MP3 player too, what are my options? I don&#039;t mind a little glowing, but this over the top nonsense modern units use is frankly, annoying.For the record, I&#039;m new to car audio, and, I&#039;d like some advise, maybe there&#039;s some obvious solution I don&#039;t know about, if so, please tell me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dead Reckon, post: 7635482, member: 639418"] Basically, I'm just wondering if anyone knows an alternative to the flashy, over the top units out there on the market today? I don't like the glowing lights, most of them are blue, and the ones that feature variable colors still don't match anything in my car. The only car they would match anything in is something like a Scion xB with enough lights to rival a fifty foot Christmas tree. I drive a 1992 Camaro RS (third gen Camaro) I don't really want any useless features, I don't want hands free, I don't want CD's, FM, or AM, I just want something to plug an MP3 player into so that, if I feel like hearing something other than the engine, I can hear my music. Anyone know of a good alternative besides a digital media receiver, unless you know of one that isn't all flashy and nonsensical? I listen to metal, some rock, and some electronic music. I don't need a whole lot of bass, the factory speaker sizes are fine once I replace them with kicker KS460's and KS69's. All I need is an alternative for the flashy head units out there. I was thinking an amp and a EQ, but a friend of mine told me the EQ doesn't act as a preamp, so it won't work. Is this true? Basically, for an alternative to head units, for something I can plug in an MP3 player too, what are my options? I don't mind a little glowing, but this over the top nonsense modern units use is frankly, annoying. For the record, I'm new to car audio, and, I'd like some advise, maybe there's some obvious solution I don't know about, if so, please tell me. [/QUOTE]

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