95.5 CD Sound System Options

[Ti Kan]

Mike Veglia writes:
> ...
> Your other option would be ebay. The 10 disc Sony transport changers are
> easy to fix when they go down and quite reliable, water damage aside that is
> (a common killer of CD changers BTW). The new-to-us '95 A6q avant has a 10
> disc factory changer that has garden variety Sony 10 disc internals--I would
> guess the '95.5 S6 likely takes the same changer.

If he has a Gamma radio, then yes, it's the same Sony-made 10-disc as those
on the 100/A6 from 92-95.  If it's a Delta CC, then no.  It's an Alpine-made
6-disc.  They are not compatible with each other.  There is no adapter for
aftermarket changers if the radio is a Delta CC.

I understand that the "95.5 S6" should really be a "96", but since 1996
model year mandated OBD2 compliance in the US and the 20VT I5 engine isn't,
Audi called it a 95.5 to get around it.  So the 95.5 model has all the
'96 features, such as the Delta CC radio.

Ebay might still be a good place to find the appropriate changer, though.
Just make sure that it was originally intended for the correct radio model.

-Ti
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