head units

[Tom Nas]

Chris Covington <malth at umich.edu> wrote:

>I have a JVC something or other head unit from 1995 that has worked
>perfectly in and out of about 3 vehicles I've owned since that time
>period w/o any problems at all.  It has never skipped, not even in a
>stiffly-sprung Trans Am or a '90 CQ with coil-overs and 300lb/in front
>springs & 350lb/in rears, or blown bulbs, etc.  I'd imagine Sony would be
>just as good as well... but I would definitely NOT buy a German
>electronic device.

I have a Blaupunkt San Remo and a Sony whatever@#$235p4395, the Sony skips
like mad and the Blaupunkt is excellent. Both cost about the same, the only
thing the Blaupunkt lacks is the simple loudness switch of the Sony and a
pre-out. I love the preset 'switch on volume' of the Blau, the 'soft' mute
and the great sound quality. I've bought a Grundig to replace the Sony,
because it's basically useless for CDs. The Grundig has red backlighting
and the simple, elegant look that fits the Audi's dash.
I had a JVC for years, loved that too but the user interface was cr at p.

Tom