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2005 Forester: advice on mp3/Sirius CD player?

I'd like to replace the factory 6-CD system with something that can:

(a) play mp3s on my mp3 player (which is not an iPod); (b) play mp3s on a CD; (c) play Sirius satellite radio.

I looked on Crutchfield.com and it returned 73 items with an AUX input and satellite ready. Some of those AUX inputs will be on the back, though many seem to be a 3.5mm jack on the front, which I think would be good for the mp3 player (I suppose a rear AUX input might be good, if it's accessible on the fly). And the satellite-radio-ready ones should remove the need for an FM transmitter, which I understand won't work well anyway. I want Sirius for CBC Radio.

Prices are U$120 and up. I don't want to replace speakers or anything else, and the Sony satellite receiver is consistently given a terrible rating, which pushes me away from a Sony, although the units seem reasonable themselves.

Crutchfield also offers installation (InstallCard) for $55, though I wonder how hard it is to install this myself. $55 sounds reasonable but I looked at InstallCard's prices on computer services and if they're anything to go by, this is about twice what it should cost!

Does anyone have advice on all this?

Thanks! =aw

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Andrew
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Is the factory radio a Clarion?

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David

I don't know, it's whatever came with the 05 XT. I'll check the manual.

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Andrew

-- mred

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mred
  1. Here's a kit to give you a jack for your media player. I'm planning to get one but haven't yet.
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  2. FM modulator. Mine works great if mounted back by the antenna. On some cars it works up by the driver, but not in my Subaru--reception was poor from there. So I velcroed it back by the left rear window, and ran a wire to the console. The only problem is sometimes I forget to turn it off, and the batteries run down.

  1. Not replacing the speakers? That's all I replaced. The factory speakers sounded bad. At least in my '03.

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David

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