[net.audio] Car AM/FM/Cass. Decks

randy@ssc-vax.UUCP (Yoda Necron) (06/18/85)

I have an affinity for car decks without knobs,
and I have been looking for such for awhile.
Grundig used to make such a beast, with two
large rocker switches, one for volume and the
other for tuning.  From the few people who had
any knowledge of this deck (which has since 
disappeared from the ads), the general response
was that it had a bad reliability record, and 
was discontinued.  The June issue of Car and Driver
has an ad for an ULTRX deck (UDR-100) that looks
nice, but no price, and none of the ads in the back
(or in any of the other magazines that I have looked
at) listed the model.  

Does anyone out in netland know the price/availability
of the ULTRX UDR-100 and if my information on the 
Grundig model is correct?

P.S. I can hear the flame throwers in net.audio turn on
their guns because I dared to mention Grundig on their 
net. 

			-Yoda Necron-

heneghan@ihu1m.UUCP (Joe Heneghan) (06/20/85)

> 
> I have an affinity for car decks without knobs,
> and I have been looking for such for awhile.
> Grundig used to make such a beast, with two
> large rocker switches, one for volume and the
> other for tuning.  From the few people who had
> any knowledge of this deck (which has since 
> disappeared from the ads), the general response
> was that it had a bad reliability record, and 
> was discontinued.  The June issue of Car and Driver
> has an ad for an ULTRX deck (UDR-100) that looks
> nice, but no price, and none of the ads in the back
> (or in any of the other magazines that I have looked
> at) listed the model.  
> 
> Does anyone out in netland know the price/availability
> of the ULTRX UDR-100 and if my information on the 
> Grundig model is correct?
> 
> P.S. I can hear the flame throwers in net.audio turn on
> their guns because I dared to mention Grundig on their 
> net. 
> 
> 			-Yoda Necron-
Pacific Stereo carries ULTRX.

shilo@t4test.UUCP (Shilo Jennings) (06/25/85)

About The ULTRX stereo, I know about 4 people who have bought one
on the past 9 months, and they are all happy with it , after playing
QA for Sony. The dealers were all real good about taking it back until the
problem was resolved.  In the Bay area they are available at Pacific
Stereo, for about $450. My husband has one in his car that sounds better
than my $600 Blaupunkt(sp?). Incidentely, the problems encountered by 
various people were never the same, so I'd say take your chances, and
be sure you buy from a reputable dealer, not your local flea market!

	   Shilo Jennings
	   @INtel CA.