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hey, i am thinking of geting the ipod kit for the cls. but i have couple questions about the kit. are the sound quality of the ipod the same as the cd player in the car? if i were to record a song from the cd to the ipod and play it...will it sound better if i play it on the cd changer or will it sound the same as playing it off the ipod.... if the quality wont be as good if i play it off the ipod, then i prob wont get it...
how do u guys think about the ipod kiit? and pros and cons...? let me know
how do u guys think about the ipod kiit? and pros and cons...? let me know
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The quality seems just as good off the iPod, it's just quieter. You can't turn up the volume as loud on the iPod as with a CD. That said, it's hard to beat having your whole music library available with the touch of a few buttons on the steering wheel.
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Originally Posted by MBenzNL
ipod kit plays at lower volume compared to the rest of teh audio
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Once the iPod is docked, the controls on it are inoperable. It seems to be a power issue. The iPod only has so much power to run the MB stereo. Seems to me the AUX input could be run through the MB amp but I guess this doesn't take place.
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Originally Posted by xraymd
Seems to me the AUX input could be run through the MB amp but I guess this doesn't take place.
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ipod kit plays at lower volume compared to the rest of teh audio
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Originally Posted by MBenzNL
the AUX DOES go through the amp
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Originally Posted by kjb55
A posting in the CLS section claims the volume is 50% of normal!!
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90% of the time it's fine. Sometimes though, when I'm flying down the freeway, a song comes on that I really want to crank and can't. If I'm driving around town I seem to have all I need, but I usually have the volume near max. One thing that'll get me in trouble is listening to the iPod on the way home from work in the evening and then turning over to radio the next morning for traffic updates. BAM! No need for caffeine!
That said, I use my iPod in the car a lot, and I have Sirius. I think it could have been done better, but I would buy it again. Does the CLS have an AUX input in the glovebox like the E? If it does, find somebody with and iPod (if you don't have one yourself) and run it through your AUX. I used this setup before the integration kits were available and the volume is pretty much the same both ways. That way you can find out if the volume's going to work for you without buying anything except the patch cord.
Steve, thanks for the "input" :p on the amp and the AUX. I had always assumed the signal wasn't getting amped because it was quieter.
That said, I use my iPod in the car a lot, and I have Sirius. I think it could have been done better, but I would buy it again. Does the CLS have an AUX input in the glovebox like the E? If it does, find somebody with and iPod (if you don't have one yourself) and run it through your AUX. I used this setup before the integration kits were available and the volume is pretty much the same both ways. That way you can find out if the volume's going to work for you without buying anything except the patch cord.
Steve, thanks for the "input" :p on the amp and the AUX. I had always assumed the signal wasn't getting amped because it was quieter.
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Are we talking about OEM or a generic kit. If it's OEM I thought it wasn't available for the IPOD in the CLS only for the E after 05.
I haven't found a generic kit for my E that is worth buying. I tried it with the cassette tape and the sound was terrible. I'm also convinced that it has to do alot with the sound on the IPOD.
I am a little dissapointed with it. Even with the sound turned up all the way the volume on the car is too low and it just doesn't sound good. Just like Xray said if you forget that the ipod was plugged in HELLO AND GOOD MORNING.
I have the Harmon Kardon and even the fm radio sounds better than the IPOD.
Too bad I bought the IPOD for the purpose of enjoying it in my car.
I haven't found a generic kit for my E that is worth buying. I tried it with the cassette tape and the sound was terrible. I'm also convinced that it has to do alot with the sound on the IPOD.
I am a little dissapointed with it. Even with the sound turned up all the way the volume on the car is too low and it just doesn't sound good. Just like Xray said if you forget that the ipod was plugged in HELLO AND GOOD MORNING.
I have the Harmon Kardon and even the fm radio sounds better than the IPOD.Too bad I bought the IPOD for the purpose of enjoying it in my car.
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damnnn..i guess the sound comming out of the ipod is realllly little then... cuz u guys are all turnning up the volume near the end!!!! thats crazy... on the regular cd player, u guys probably dont even need to crank up 75% of the volume to boom ur music righttt>>>
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Originally Posted by clos
Are we talking about OEM or a generic kit. If it's OEM I thought it wasn't available for the IPOD in the CLS only for the E after 05.
The mercedes E-class Ipod kit is the same kit as for the CLS (not only according to me, also according to MB).
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So the kit is offered for the CLS. Well I will order it anyways. Eventhough the sound is not that good it's stil worth having in my opinion. Nothing like having your entire music library on hand instead of all those cds which tend to disappear when you valet 
