[s-cars] Radio Options

[Ian Duff]

Folklore from an audiophile I hold in the highest regard has it that Audio
Lab, in Harvard Square, can fix anything. http://www.theaudiolab.com.

I've done the sniff test, strolling thru and chatting with the folks
behind the counter, and plan on taking my B&O turntable there to be
repaired. Kind of a hole-in-the-wall, benches covered with oscilloscopes
and soldering irons, always good signs.

-Ian.
-----Original Message-----

From: Paul Luevano <paul at clarity.net>
Date: Wednesday, 31 July, 2013 17:36
To: s-CAR list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: [s-cars] Radio Options

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	Looking for some advice.  Patient is a 95.5 S6 with, what I assume to
be, the OEM Delta Radio.  As mentioned here a few weeks ago, the radio
volume button stopped lowering the volume.  No matter which way it was
turned, up or down, volume would increase.

	Folk on this list said "Common problem!", "Easy fix!", "just clean the
volume pot with some contact cleaner.  Well, I tried that, and no
improvement.

	I found a "Factory refurbished" radio on EBay, the seller had good
feedback, so I pulled the trigger.  Arrived quickly and seemed fine.
Even came with a copy of Ti Kan's Delta write up!  Worked fine out fo
the box, but I soon discovered that more often than not, there was rally
bad static on the radio.  Not static weak signal static, but static,
something is electrically loose static.  Only on the radio, CD and tape
worked fine.

	I contacted the seller (Morgan Technolgy, Canada) and they agreed to a
refund.  In talking with them, discovered they were a "Authorized
Blaupunkt Service Center".   I asked if they could just repair my
original, they said yes.  Great.  Send both radios to them.

	A few day later I hear back from them.  They claim that there is
nothing wrong with the radio I bought from them.  That in fact, it is
showing stronger signal than my radio.  That's great, if that was indeed
the fact in the real world, not on the workbench, I would not have sent
it back to you.  Also, with my original radio that "someone tried to
repair this radio before, and did not use the proper parts.  We
can't/won't work on it".  I try to get them to explain, but their
English is not good, and no matter what I said to them, (please just
replace the parts and send it back with no guarantee, I'm fine with
that", "Nope, can't do it, we wont work on it.".

	So, now I'm out $60 (shipping back and forth) and still without a
working radio.

	Options:

	1) Try another service center.  (Recommendations?)
	2) Roll the dice with a used EBay radio.
	3) Replace with a new radio.

	I like option 1 best.  This radio works, sounds great to me, I just
need the damn volume to work.

	Option 2, meh.  It's a gamble.

	Option 3.  If I can find a good radio that matched the interior
aesthetic of the car, looks OEM, and I don't have to heavily modify the
wiring harness.

	Thoughts, oh great Audi brain?

Paul Luevano
Wayland MA

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