costanza

Quit the bullshyt

Oh hell with it ,you are suspended costanza.

Take a hike

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So I call no one any names, but simply state my opinion about the whole "giant wheel" syndrome, and I'm called a "hater" with a "big mouth and no money", and nothing is said to that person, but I'm suspended? Makes perfect sense to me

Ha ha ha....thanks for the support. I figured that I'd try this board out but your'e right....guy's like Constanzado make for a sh*tty time. Pretty much guys with big mouths and small money.

Apparently you have "big money", which is why you got the 300 instead of the 430?

Either way, the amount of money in a person's wallet has nothing to do with their taste or maturity, or the need to prove their manhood with over-sized wheels

Thanks for the feedback Abear....as for Constanza...well....i smell pure hater.

Thanks for provong my point :D

Isn't "Hater" supposed to = jealous. Your ridiculously impractical wheels that ruin the Lexus' "road experience" are supposed to make you into the "man" that everyone envy's and wants to be, right? Dream on :P

I see guys all the time blowing wads of cash on throw-away items like giant wheels (usually chrome) that are supposed to compensate for something they apparently lack. Either that or they're starved for attention Look at me! Love me...want me! It's just a variable on the kids that go out of their way to wear outrageous clothes, hairstyles, etc., that they think will make them the center of attention. I guess they do give us something to laugh at ;)

ghetto? to each his own I guess. I like it man, and congrats on the car!

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Ghetto is spending ridiculous amounts of money modding a base model car with such things as completely impractical giant wheels meant purely for "flash". Giant wheels are the new phallic symbol. In other words, I'm more of a "man" because I have bigger wheels than you. And denial is NOT a river in Egypt

Just a few pics of the '06 GS300 on 22's. Enjoy!

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ghetto

I suppose it's a matter of opinion. Since you consider yourself an audiophile, I will give you some detail on what I have found. For the 1998 GS300 there is no aux in adapter or XM/Sirius input device currently available. Therefore, like you, I bought a cassette adapter. While listening to XM via this device I noted 3 things:

1. Flat, dull audio quality

2. No highs over 10KHz worth mentioning

3. Alternator whine at engine RPMs over 3K

This led me to think, perhaps the Chinese-made adapter was poorly made and I should try another brand. I did so but it was no better. Sidenote, if your satellite receiver does not have an adjustable line output, using a cassette adapter can be tricky. It's very easy to overdrive the tape head which is sensitive to millivolts with the 1 volt or more line level output of the satellite receiver.

The audio cassette preamp in your radio (all cassettes have this design) has a different  EQ curve than a normal line input which would be flat. The reason for this is that cassette tapes have a bias signal recorded along with the audio signal. If you send a standard, non bias audio signal into the tape head, it does not translate well sonically in the preamp.

The solution I found to work best in my situation was to tap into the balanced line level input going from the head unit to the Lexus amp. This would be the line that sends the AM/FM radio signal to the amp. As my receiver does not have a balanced line output, I had to cheat and forgo the noise reduction benefits of balanced line operation. Considering this, the audio is clean and has the full frequency response one would expect to get. I checked it with my handy audio spectrum analyzer to compare it to the cassette adapter.

You see, I consider myself an audiophile as well.

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Which XM receiver where you using a cassette adapter with? The Roady has an adjustable output level.

Also, you could "create" a line-level input into our factory radio by wiring directly to the tape player circuitry as described here if you have the knowledge to adapt it to our radio.

Here are pics!

Personally, I find the audio quality of both FM modulators and cassette adapters intolerable. I've tried them all in various cars. The only way to listen is direct line in.

I bought an $90 P.I.E. adapter for my '04 Sequoia that turned the CD changer input of the factory radio into a direct line input for audio devices like a Roady. A direct comparison of the expensive PIE adapter vs. the cassette adapter showed NO difference in audio quality (I consider myself an audiofile). I returned the expensive adapter :)

As stated before, the Roady via cassette adapter has a SLIGHT reduction in high frequency repsonse compared to the Lexus OEM unit in my GS300. Definitly not enough of a difference to warrant the much more expensive price and VERY POOR user interface of the OEM unit :(

My Verizon phone won't transfer the phonebook to my car. I picked up a Sony phone from Cingular. I created a lengthy phonebook with all the numbers I can forsee I would ever need. I transferred the phonebook to my '06GS300 via bluetooth and I then returned the phone within 3 days and got a 100% refund. I now use my Verizon phone in the car via bluetooth using the Sony-created phonebook :P

How did you connect the audio from your Roady to the Lexus system?

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I'm guessing he did the fm modulator <_<

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I'm using the cassette adapter. The Roady is just sitting in the ashtray hole as I haven't gotten around to making a mount for it.

Installation is VERY easy.... just time consuming with pulling out most of the inner trunk trim. I got an XM kit from lexus-parts(dot)com for $300/shipped. I didn't keep it though because I HATED the interface. My $50 Roady shows more characters (letter/numbers) and I can glance at my Roady and see at once: preset buttons, channel by number AND name AND the artist or song. With the Lexus interface, the preset buttons take up most of the screen and you can't see the artist/song while also looking at the preset buttons. You have to press TEXT, but then you can't see you're presets anymore :cries:

It also takes a couple seconds for the song info and channel name to pop up on the Lexus. With the Roady they are shown INSTANTLY! It makes it really easy to scan the channels :D

The only pluses the Lexus unit has over the Roady is ever-so-slightly better high frequency sound and it's a cleaner/stealthy install.