RE: Nakamichi MB-75

[shaun d mullen <mullens@phillynews.com>]

Beware the allure of the Nakamichi name.  Please note going into this 
diatribe that I have not owned a Nakamichi product in 10 years.  Having 
said that, I had nothing but problems with both my Nakamichi automobile 
units -- basic stuff like switches that failed and cassette tape drives 
that worked erratically.  Additionally, I was the owner of an early 
(mid-1970s) Nakamichi home cassette deck, perhaps the 500 or 600 model, I 
don't recall which.  The slant-cabinet styling and black face was 
seductive, but one channel failed within a year.

Shaun Mullen
Wilmington, DE

-----Original Message-----
From:	CW Hanlon [SMTP:cwhanlon@eai.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, October 06, 1999 12:28 PM
To:	Christopher Gharibo; audi-20v@boldfish.com; quattro@audifans.com
Subject:	Re: Nakamichi MB-75


A friend bought this unit earlier this summer.

It sounds great, but he had a lot of trouble with it.  The first unit he
got skipped a lot, almost every little bump.  (he has a stock VW golf
gti vr6).  Frustrated, he sent that back (after having the installation
checked).  He was frustrated because he expected better from a $800
piece of equipment.

The new one he got didn't skip as bad, but after 1 month a mechanism
inside of the unit failed, so he couldn't retrieve any of the CDs.
Frustrated again, he returned the unit.  After 4 weeks, nakamichi
returned his CDs.

This time he just got his money back instead of exchanging the unit for
a different one.

Good luck!
chris


Christopher Gharibo wrote:
>
> Nakamichi has a new in-dash 6 disc changer.  Removable face.  40Wx4 amp.
>
> Anybody have an opinion on this unit.  I am considering changing to it.
>
> Chris
>
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