Re: Bose Radio

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

ScharfR@aol.com wrote:

>A closing note to our friends outside the U.S.  The above assertions apply to
>the U.S. market with certainty.  I believe they apply equally well to other
>markets where the radios named were used by the Audi importer/distributor.

Here in Holland we get the same 'quality' Bose/Blaupunkt stuff. Nobody buys
it though, because anything that comes on a car as standard is subject to
the same 45% special new car tax as the car itself. $700 for a
Bose/Blaupunkt system, anyone?

And quinn@hns.com wrote:

>So anyone know of decent head unit manufacturers who make radio/CD/cassette
>units that glow RED?

Two names that I know of: Blaupunkt (surprise, surprise!) and Philips. I'd
advise neither, though. Sorry Phil, but Philips just hasn't got any quality
stuff anymore. Grundig (decent, cheap), Alpine (decent to good, not cheap)
and Becker (quite good, very expensive) used to have red illumination, too.

I made my JVC unit light up red by buying new 'condoms' for the bulbs in
the faceplate. It's actually red/green now, because I can't think of
anything to do with the LEDs that illuminate the volume/power buttons...

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
 tnas@euronet.nl
1988 Audi 80 1.8S, mostly Tizianrot metallic, 214,000km

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