Group Buy / EOI new generation DNS head units (RNS-510 alternative)

[stranger2502]

Of course, before that happens it would be good to see the actual software etc. Very soon now I hope!

So Sandy those who are waiting for the video before paying will we still get the change to pay before it closes ? as I see you have changed the group buy to "closing Soon"

Regards

[jib6984]

Hey sandy

Forgive me if its a bit of a stupid question but prices being quoted for the unit itself and accessories etc is it in AUD $ or US $?

Cheers

[matiasg85]

Hey sandy

Forgive me if its a bit of a stupid question but prices being quoted for the unit itself and accessories etc is it in AUD $ or US $?

Cheers

It is AUD$

[Bobban]

Nailbiting stuff.... I've got a pile of boxes on the garage bench staring at me, waiting for the DNS. Some Audio-System X-ion speakers imported from a guy in Germany, a PDX F6 Amp and a bunch of Dynamat.

[moda]

Nailbiting stuff.... I've got a pile of boxes on the garage bench staring at me, waiting for the DNS. Some Audio-System X-ion speakers imported from a guy in Germany, a PDX F6 Amp and a bunch of Dynamat.

Indeed.... though for me it's more a case of *will my car start this morning* thanks to my current, ****ty, battery draining chinese piece of **** headunit.

Sigh.

[Hans Byxor]

DkN,

After driving around a little more than usual during summer vacation the RDS function - or actually lack of them - on ANS series unit has started to annoy me more and more. It seems that despite showing the station name on preset buttons the unit actually saves the frequency and not the name info. Staying on one channel works but changing between preset channels in other areas than close to home both ends up on random channels and often screws up the preset channels too.

Do you know if the radio system is similar in the DNS or has it been redesigned?

If the radio is the same on DNS you can take my name off the list.

[acmonster]

Pretty eager for any update. I realize you may be getting the runaround, but even a 'i called and no one answered' update is good enough for me. Thanks for putting this together.

[DkN]

DkN,

After driving around a little more than usual during summer vacation the RDS function - or actually lack of them - on ANS series unit has started to annoy me more and more. It seems that despite showing the station name on preset buttons the unit actually saves the frequency and not the name info. Staying on one channel works but changing between preset channels in other areas than close to home both ends up on random channels and often screws up the preset channels too.

Do you know if the radio system is similar in the DNS or has it been redesigned?

If the radio is the same on DNS you can take my name off the list.

I'm not exactly sure what you mean but I think you're referring to the fact that a station might change frequency when it thinks the signal isn't good? It's a glitch in the coding for the RDS feature that allows searching for alternative frequencies for the same station. I know the RDS functions have been reworked but I can't say for sure if this particular issue has been fixed, and it's rather hard to test. I will see what I can find out.

Regarding the release date, I'm still trying to get a concrete answer but I now know that the music library and android mirroring functions are not yet complete. Depending on how soon this can be expected to be fully finished it's possible that the unit will be released first without these functions and an update will follow soon after. This will probably work out better considering the wait, unless they are only days away from competing those functions anyway.

Will keep everyone posted. And I noticed this question was raised again but I will allow everyone a chance to make up their minds on a demo video before finalising this group buy. I am expecting a firmware update over the weekend, even if the above two features are not yet complete. There is simply too much missing in my current firmware to make a demo video useful.

[Fanaki]

Hey Sandy, any word from Audiosources regarding any extra goodies to compensate for the delay?
BTW you are very patient from what I can see, I would have lost my chit by now haha

For what it's worth, thanks for being such a good sport and trying to get back to most of our questions and concerns.


Sent whilst on the go

[Hans Byxor]

I'm not exactly sure what you mean but I think you're referring to the fact that a station might change frequency when it thinks the signal isn't good? It's a glitch in the coding for the RDS feature that allows searching for alternative frequencies for the same station. I know the RDS functions have been reworked but I can't say for sure if this particular issue has been fixed, and it's rather hard to test. I will see what I can find out.

I mean that the radio does not actually seem to store the station names but the frequency. If I try to select a stored station in another town (same station but different frequency) the radio does not necessarily find it but selects some other station that may have the same frequency that the original station has in my home town. At the same time ANS changes (at least sometimes) the stored channel name and I have to set the stations again when I get back home... Annoying as hell.

The back and forth jumping when trying to find better reception I can live with. This alternative frequency search actually works if you start from home and stay on the same station. If you do not start from home you are in the above described trouble assuming the unlucky case where the original frequency is used by another station.

I hope this explains the problem in more detail.