Re: Avant Stereo stuff

[Derick Farfan <bg18461@binghamton.edu>]

I went to Canal St.  in Manhattan, NYC, and bought a Sony Radio and 10-disc
Changer for $300 flat.:)

Tim King wrote:

> Hi Larry/List -- I forgot the upgrade info:
>
> I went with a Sony CDX-C610 CD player from Crutchfield -- it was on sale for
> about $300. Check out their online site -- they sometimes have great prices
> on closeout head units. The key features I was looking for were: red or
> amber lighting, detach face, and digital skip protection. Since I got this
> unit about two years ago (it was in my 90 90Q20v before this), I've seen
> them with these features for even less. I've had no problems with it and the
> digital anti-skip is awesome on rutted, dirt, logging roads. I haven't made
> it skip yet.
>
> I replaced the front speakers (BTW, my system is non-bose, too), with some
> Boston Acoustic 4" coaxials. I put blockers on these so they wouldn't try to
> reproduce too much bass. I guess I'm too cheap for a electronic X-over).
> These were about $75 locally. Most 4" speakers come in a version for
> European cars. make sure you get those. I had to do some trimming of the
> speaker housing in the dash, but you can't see it when you get the speakers
> in. I used the stock grills.
>
> For the rear, I mounted 5" Boston Co-axials in the stock location. I left
> the useless little tweeter there, but it isn't hooked to anything. The stock
> grills are part of the speaker, so you can't reuse them. I still need to get
> grills... someday. In the left side storage compartment, I have a 6.5"
> powered bazooka tube, and a 4x30 watt clean ADS amp on a board mounted to
> the sheetmetal. The amp runs the front and rears -- with a splitter for the
> rear channels directing a signal to the powered tube.
>
> Frankly, it sounds pretty tasty for a self-installed, moderate-buck system.
> The 6.5" tube can't do the window rattling rapp bass boom, but it does more
> than enough justice for the alternative/elctronica that I listen to. It's
> also got lots of clean power for jazz and acoustic stuff.
>
> Have fun.
>
> Tim
> Seattle, WA
> 89 200 tqw