junk@ur-tut.UUCP (Jan Vandenbrande) (10/21/86)
...... Posting for a friend who recently obtained a VW GTI. GTI comes equiped with "pre-stereo" package (antenna, leads, 4 speakers F/R). Wanted: Cassette / Radio in the US$200 - 300 range Preferable DIN chassis Radio: FM stereo, AM, digital tuning, arbitrary no of preselections Cassette: Reliable is the issue. EQ, metal, auto reverse etc are nice but not really required (neither is dolby) Preamp: Balance and Fader, separate Bass and Treble prefered. Amp: 4 Channels. Main Criterium = Buttons must fit the interior of the GTI and reliability. One unit (don't want separate amp) with 4 ch output. We are speaking about a basic unit here! We have looked at a rather large no. of car stereos around this area and have basically come across the same stuff where ever we go. The unit she likes are the Blaupunkt models. The main problem is that most of the affordable ones are 2 Channel (but have an output for an amp.) The 4 channel models would be the solution except that they are rather expensive (350 - 600 US$ = Los Angeles, Lexington and Washington models). The question now is: 1] How reliable are the Blaupunkts. They are not made in W-Germany but in Japan. 2] Does anyone know of a car radio/cassette with the above specs and price that will go well with the GTI's interior (I know that this may be a slap in the face for some true blooded audiophyles (sp?)) 3] Does anyone know a reasonably priced 4 Ch blaupunkt that does not require an additional amp. (The Euro models may be different from the ones sold here...) 4] How would a 2 Channel model hold up with an external fader attached? We are talking about 2x7.5 Watts only. How will this affect the sound quality/heat up the unit etc. How many ohms do these external faders usually have? (speakers are 4 Ohms each). With thanks in advance Jan. UUCP: {seismo, allegra, decvax}!rochester!{ur-tut!junk, ur-automat!jan}