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FlyAudio VS. Vais ML+

Old 05-10-12, 12:37 PM
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Looking to upgrade from stock and I have been seeing alot of post on here and across the web.

Can you guys (and girls) help me decide which aftermarket audio unit is better and what are the pros and cons of both.

FLYAUDIO VS. VAIS ML+


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Old 05-10-12, 01:49 PM
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Vais ML+
Old 05-10-12, 07:36 PM
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Why do you perfer ml+
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FLY Audio cheap crap!
ML+ plug&play with your oem Navi unit and works perfect and plus you will get sound improvement.
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So for those of us without the nav, I assume we can just buy the SL2xD2? Or does it have to be the SL2s? Can you still control your ipod when it's hooked up to these systems, or is it only/all controlled through the car?

Do we need to purchase the kit with the tuner? I know some IS's don't have XM/Sirius in them..

Finally, charging is nice, and digital is nice, but for those of us with stock stereos, without the Levinson system, does it make sense to buy one of these?
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Originally Posted by Herofmine
FLY Audio cheap crap!
ML+ plug&play with your oem Navi unit and works perfect and plus you will get sound improvement.
Now I understand Fly Audio is aftermarket, and not up to speed, but it is 1/3rd of the price compared to sourcing factory nav if your not lucky enough to have it stock, and for you, going from factory to FLY would be an expensive backstep.

BUT, FLY seems to be pretty decent in that it fully integrates with AC and factory CAN-Bus and I would assume if you know enough, you can skin the front-end app to look better.
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Check out the FlyA thread, endless problems. Better avoid it.
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Originally Posted by Herofmine
FLY Audio cheap crap!
ML+ plug&play with your oem Navi unit and works perfect and plus you will get sound improvement.

I have the stock navi and Bluetooth with steering wheel controls does ML+ use keep the steering wheel control? How about the install?!
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So basically for us with non nav and non levinson, the only option is FlyAudio?
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Originally Posted by KumarBDH
I have the stock navi and Bluetooth with steering wheel controls does ML+ use keep the steering wheel control? How about the install?!
Yes, ML+ works like factory installed system, steering wheel control fully functional with ml+
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My ML+ is great. Integrates perfectly with with the Mark Levinson/nav.
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If all you want is to have control of your iPod/iPhone and maybe add Bluetooth functionality some of us went with GROM adapter kit. Works great IMO, does what it advertises and all I needed.
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