Re: Stock audio: what's Audi doing wrong?

[eyvind.spangen@c2i.net (Eyvind Spangen)]

On Sun, 8 Nov 1998 14:25:15 +0100 (MET), you wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Just read a test of the new Alfa Romeo 166, replacement for their
>top-of-the-line 164- standard equipment is very nice indeed. There's even a
>stereo as standard, and it's a Becker! (very high-quality stuff, very
>expensive). If you want more than a radio/cassette, the options list has
>all kinds of Harman Kardon stuff listed.
>
>Why is a high-end manufacturer like Audi sticking with low-end
>manufacturers like Blaupunkt and Bose (the stuff sounds OK, but no more
>than that) while the up-and-coming guys like Alfa use Beckers and HKs? Now
>a Becker would be my idea of a stereo befitting Audis...

I think VW/Audi and Blaupunkt (Bosch) has got an agreement on this.. I
am a bit into car audio, and when I recommand systems, I usually
recommend Alpine or Sony. Becker is just too expensive to be worth
it.. Is is a really good radio, but not so much better than the
others. I've got an Alpine stereo in the car. Bought the head unit in
the US, so unfortuneately no RDS. The amplifier is an Alpine MRV-T505.
The whole thing sounds pretty decent. It didn't cost me more than
$700, and that's value for money.

ES