Cars StereosCar stereos are essential on many cars. They help ease the pain of endless hours spent in rush hour traffic. Stereos have come a long way from the basic analogue radio / cassette player combo of old. Today you can buy MP3 playing stereos and state of the art speaker systems to get the most out of your system. Basic cheap car stereos found on most modern cars come with a stereo radio player and cd player combo as standard. These are normally hooked up to a basic speaker system to give pretty good sound quality.
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1st Car Shop
Argos
Comet
Currys
Dixons
Edworthys
Halfords |
| More expensive car stereos can be purchased as an optional extra for a new car direct from the manufacturer or purchased for a set fee for a high street store. These more expensive models often have more expensive cd players hooked up to state of the art multiple speaker systems that offer higher quality output and sound. At the highest end of the market drivers can buy MP3 playing car stereos which allow the owner the full flexibility of an MP3 player on the road. The driver can download his / her favourite songs and load them into the built in player. They can also purchase a crystal clear digital radio player and top of the range speaker system to go with it.
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Installing / uninstalling a car stereo is a straightforward process and normally involves simply connecting / disconnecting a couple of wires to the battery. If in doubt, consult the stereo user manual for further advice. If you are not technically minded then you can always take your car down to a local garage and they will fit it for you. Some town stores also offer a fitting service.
There are great deals to be had if you choose to buy the car stereo
online. If you are planning on buying online, make sure you do your
research first. Before you buy, make sure you know what you are looking
for and what your budget is. Don't buy from a manufacturer that you
do not know. Some offer cheap products that break easily. Once you
have found your stereo, search around on the Internet for product
reviews and user reviews. You don't want to buy something to find
out later that it has a lethal fault. A final word of advice on
keeping your car stereo safe from thieves. Car thieves are especially
attracted to the higher range stereo players. Always remove your
stereo at night and take into into your house. Alternatively, buy
a stereo lock to stop thieves.
If you would like to find out more about car stereos then we recommend UK
Car Audio which is a great guide to car stereos.
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Ministry of Sound MOSCA110MP3P Pink Car Radio
, 24, 40w, balance, bass, car, cdrs, cdrws, cds, controls, display, electronics, encoder, fader, fm/mw/pll, lcd, ministry, mosca110mp3p, mp3, multi, pink, power, preset, radio, sound, stations, tesco, treble, volume, wma...
Shop: Tesco
| £39.97 | ![Philips SHL9600 DJ Headphones]() |
Philips SHL9600 DJ Headphones
, &, 40mm, car, connectors, dj, drivers, gold, halfords, headphones, mp3, philips, plated, shl9600,...
Shop: Halfords
| £39.99 | ![Philips SHN5500 noise cancelling headphones]() |
Philips SHN5500 noise cancelling headphones
, &, 75%, active, cancelling, car, external, halfords, headphones, mp3, noise, reduce, sounds, volume...
Shop: Halfords
| £39.99 |  |
Goodmans GCE7355MP3 CD Radio with MP3.
, 22, 30, angle, argos, buttonid3, car, carry, case, cd, connection, detachable, display, fascia, led, play, playback, pll, radios, random, red, repeat, rmslw/mw/fm, station, tagbalance, treble, tuner, watts, wide...
Shop: Argos
| £44.99 |  |
Acoustic Solutions ICS30 MP3 CD Radio.
, 24, 30, analogue, argos, balance, bands, bass, bullet, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw, clock, connection, control, detachable, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw, functions, iso, lcd, mp3, play, playback, presets, radios, random, rds/eon, repeat,...
Shop: Argos
| £44.99 |  |
CD MP3 Car Stereo ( CD MP3 Headunit )
, &, ·, 10, 30, 40w, albums, alert, appropriate, audio, bass, burning, capability, car, cd, cdburner, cdr, cdrw, cds, characters, classical, customised, electronic, eq, etc·, faders, flat, fm, front/rear, head, id3, incar, label, left/right...
Shop: Maplin
| £49.99 |  |
Acoustic Solutions ICS60 MP3 CD Radio.
, 24, 25, analogue, argos, balance, bands, bass, bullet, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw, clock, connection, control, detachable, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw, functions, iso, lcd, mp3, play, playback, port, presets, radios, random, rds/eon, re...
Shop: Argos
| £49.99 |  |
Ministry of Sound MOSCA110MP3P Pink MP3 CD Radio.
, 24, 25, argos, balance, bass/treble, car, carry, case, cd, channel, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, id3, iso, lcd, line, mp3, multi, pause, play, playback, pll, presets, radios, rca, rds/eon, rmsfm/mw, search...
Shop: Argos
| £54.99 |  |
Ministry of Sound MOSCA110MP3 MP3 CD Radio.
, 24, 25, argos, balance, bass/treble, car, carry, case, cd, channel, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, id3, iso, lcd, line, mp3, multi, pause, play, playback, pll, presets, radios, rca, rds/eon, rmsfm/mw, search...
Shop: Argos
| £54.99 |  |
Sony CDXGT121 CD Radio.
, 22, 30, argos, aux, balance, bands, bass, car, cd, cdr/cdrw, clock, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, front, functions, iso, lcd, mp3, outs, pause, playback, pre, presets, radios, rds/eon, repeat, rms...
Shop: Argos
| £59.99 |  |
Kenwood KDCW312A MP3/CD/Radio.
, 24, 50, argos, aux, balance, bass, car, carry, case, cd, clock, connection, control, dac, detachable, digital, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fl14, fm/mw/lw, front, iso, mp3, mute, play, playback, presets, radios, random, rds/eon, repeat, rms, searc...
Shop: Argos
| £64.99 |  |
Ministry of Sound MOSCA111USB MP3 USB CD Radio.
, 24, 25, argos, balance, bass/treble, car, card, carry, case, cd, channel, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, id3, in/out, iso, lcd, line, mp3, pause, play, playback, pll, port, presets, radios, rds/eon, rmsfm/mw...
Shop: Argos
| £69.79 |  |
CD/MP3 Car Stereo with USB and SD/MMC Interface ( USB/SD Headunit )
, &, ·6, ·cd, ·mp3, ·usb, 10, 4channel, album, amplifier, artist, audio, car, card, cdr, cdrw, detachable, display, external, file/folder, function, id3, incar, increase, installation, interface, lineout, maplin, memory, mountin...
Shop: Maplin
| £69.99 |  |
Wharfedale WH180 Bluetooth CD Radio.
, 20, 24, analogue, argos, balance, bands, bass, bullet, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw, clock, connection, control, detachable, display, dot, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw, functions, iso, matrix, mp3, play, playback, port, presets, radios, random, rds...
Shop: Argos
| £79.99 |  |
Sony CDXGT220 MP3/CD Radio.
, 22, 30, argos, aux, balance, bands, bass, car, cd, cdr/cdrw/mp3, clock, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, encoder, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, front, functions, iso, lcd, outs, pause, playback, pre, presets, radios, rds/eon, rep...
Shop: Argos
| £79.99 |  |
Melbourne Car Stereo With SD Card
, &, &bull, 1gb, 2¼, 24studio, 45w, 4x, 7¼, aux, bluetooth, calling, car, card, d16cm, detachable, dvd, fm/mw/lw, front, h55, hands, id3, input, memory, mobile, mp3, mp3/wma, panel, phone, players, pll, radio, rms, sd, sd/mmc, slot, sound,...
Shop: 24Studio
| £99.99 |  |
Melbourne Car Stereo With SD Card
, &bull, 1gb, 2¼, 24studio, 45w, 4x, 7¼, aux, bluetooth, calling, car, card, cds, d16cm, detachable, fm/mw/lw, front, h55, hands, id3, input, leisure, memory, mobile, mp3, mp3/wma, panel, phone, players, pll, radio, rms, sd, sd/mmc, slot, stre...
Shop: 24Studio
| £99.99 |  |
JVC KDG333 MP3/CD.
, 19, 24, analogue, argos, balance, band, bands, bass, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw, clock, connection, control, detachable, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, functions, iso, lcd, mp3/wma, mute, playback, pre, presets, radios, random, rds/eon...
Shop: Argos
| £99.99 |  |
Sony CDXS2250S / In-Car MP3 CD Tuner
, 247, 4x, 50w, 50x178x176mm, band, cd, cdr/rw, codec, detachable, dims, drives, electrical, eq3, equalizer, front, hwd, id3, multi, multimedia, panel, playback, preout, rdseon, rearsub, smosfet, switchable, tag, text, tuner...
Shop: 247 Electrical
| £102.55 |  |
Sony CDXGT420U USB CD Radio.
, 26, 30, argos, aux, balance, bands, bass, browser, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw/mp3, changer, clock, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, front, function, functions, iso, lcd, mp3, outs, play, playback...
Shop: Argos
| £109.99 |  |
Panasonic in Car CD/Radio with MP3.
, 24, 50, analogue, argos, balance, bass, blue, car, carry, case, cd, clock, control, detachable, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw, id3, lcd, mp3, mute, play, playback, pre, presets, radios, random, rds/eon, remote, repeat, rms, search, skip, stat...
Shop: Argos
| £119.99 |  |
Panasonic in Car Bluetooth USB CD Radio.
, 24, 50, analogue, argos, balance, bass, bluetooth, car, carry, case, cd, changer, clock, control, detachable, display, equalizer, expansion, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, functions, id3, lcd, module, mp3, mute, play, playback, port, pre, presets, radios, ran...
Shop: Argos
| £129.79 |  |
Sony CDXGTU620U USB CD Radio.
, 26, 30, argos, aux, bands, bass, browser, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw/mp3, changer, clock, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, front, function, functions, iso, lcd, mp3, music, outs, pause, playback,...
Shop: Argos
| £129.99 |  |
Ministry of Sound MOSCA099 MP3 CD Radio with DVD.
, 24, 25, 25in, argos, aux, car, card, cd, connection, detachable, digital, display, divx, equalizer, fascia, fold, format, functions, id3, iso, mp3, play, playback, pll, port, preset, presets, radios, rds, rmsfm/mw, sd/mmc, search, skip, slot, station, t...
Shop: Argos
| £149.79 | ![JVC KD-SHX751 CD Tuner]() |
JVC KD-SHX751 CD Tuner
, audio/car, car, cd, halfords, mp3, mp3/wma, players, tuner...
Shop: Halfords
| £149.99 |  |
Sony CDXGT828 USB CD Radio.
, 26, 30, argos, balance, bands, bass, browser, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw/mp3, changer, chassis, clock, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, drive, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, function, functions, iso, lcd, motion, mp3, outs, pa...
Shop: Argos
| £149.99 |  |
Sony CDXGT929 USB CD Radio.
, 26, 30, argos, balance, bands, bass, browser, car, carry, case, cd, cdr/cdrw/mp3, changer, clock, connection, control, detachable, digital, display, enhancements, equalizer, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, function, functions, iso, lcd, motion, mp3, music, out...
Shop: Argos
| £179.99 |  |
Sony MEXBT5100 Bluetooth CD Radio.
, 26, 30, a2dp, argos, audio, balance, basstreble, bluetooth, car, carry, case, cd, changer, clock, connection, control, detachable, device/mp3, digital, display, fader, fascia, fm/mw/lw, front, functions, handsfree, iso, lcd, mexbt5000, mic, mobile, mp3,...
Shop: Argos
| £229.99 |
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