garys@houxm.UUCP (#G.SEUBERT) (05/04/84)
Just had a Kenwood 7100 stereo/cassette installed in my new car. VERY impressive! Only has 4W/channel @ <1% THD (I'll soon make use of the 'preout' to add a separate amp) but the list of features makes it well worth the slightly more than $300 price tag. In addition to all the 'standard' features (Dolby, Separate bass & treble, metal, power-off eject, auto-reverse, auto-load, etc.) it has a few other features that were important to me: 18 FM presets and 6 AM Preset scan to sample the preset stations Tape advance to next song Radio on during fast fwd/rew I was told by many that Kenwood made quality equipment. I hope they were right - so far it looks quite good. Gary Seubert - ..!ihnp4!houxm!garys
waynez@houxh.UUCP (W.ZAKARAS) (05/10/84)
I had a Kenwood in my car about a year ago. Worst radio/casette I
ever owned. After a year the fancy AUTO LOAD/AUTO REVERSE deck
broke down. It needed to be replaced at a cost of $70.00 to $80.00
then I was told that the drive motor was not part of the deck and
might go at any time.
Moral: The simpler the deck the lesser the problems, especially if
you drive rough road.
WayneZ...