Re: Delta Radio Wows :-(

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made dieckeaw@plu.edu say:

> My advice... Get a new radio.  The deltas aren't that great compared to a 
> decent after market model.  BIG caution:  If the car is equiped with a 
> bose system (I hope not), you can't replace the radio without replacing 
> the entire system.  The stock amp and speakers are not compatable with 
> aftermarket components.

The delta radios replace quite nicely, thank you.

Mine died about 2 years ago (best thing that ever happened to me),
right about the time Lechmere had a really nice removable Kenwood
disc player on sale for $249. Guess where that disc player is now?

Well, actually, it's locked in my desk.... but:

They are standard DIN mounts, and the wiring harness is easy. The only
two gotchas are:

	1) Deltas use 2 antennas. Use the front one for your new radio.
	   Reception will be decent, but not superb. Who cares? I play discs.

	2) The rear speaker will need a line leveller (I think this
	   is a matching transformer) to reduce electrical noise.
	   There will still be some, especially with rear window
	   defrost running.

The stock speakers in a 100 are very good; no need to upgrade. The
new head unit made a night/day difference in sound. Wanna stop by
and listen some time, Mike?

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Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's pretty level.