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Car Forum / Honda Cars / December 2006car stereo recommendations?
I finally have to give up on the stock radio/cassette deck in my 94 Civic EX.* Any recommendations for a new car stereo system, or good sites that review them? I don't need massive wattage or super bass, and the ambient noise in a Civic is such that massive frequency range is irrelevant. I hope to reuse the stock wiring and speakers, and keep costs reasonable. Removable faceplate would be nice, and AUX input jack is important. Cassette is not. I don't want a $13/month satellite subscription. Thanks! *[Long description:] Pulled the unit to see if I could trace a cracked circuit board terminal that would have caused the dead display, and locate the fault in the end-of-cassette detection mechanism that triggers the auto reverse--it was stuck flopping back and forth--but the mechanism doesn't lend itself to examination while running. Anyhow, I managed to blow the unit completely in the course of testing, so I'm spared more inefficient hours of troubleshooting. [Hint: don't accidentally short terminals at the main-board/cassette mechanism connector when you're looking for the power terminals!] Pulled the unit to see if I could trace a cracked > circuit board terminal that would have caused the dead display, and > locate the fault in the end-of-cassette detection mechanism that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > accidentally short terminals at the main-board/cassette mechanism > connector when you're looking for the power terminals!] ==================================== You "Let the smoke out". :-) Good reason to upgrade. 'Curly' > I finally have to give up on the stock radio/cassette deck in my 94 > Civic EX.* Any recommendations for a new car stereo system, or good [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > is important. Cassette is not. I don't want a $13/month satellite > subscription. Thanks! Crutchfield is your friend here. > I finally have to give up on the stock radio/cassette deck in my 94 > Civic EX.* Any recommendations for a new car stereo system, or good [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > is important. Cassette is not. I don't want a $13/month satellite > subscription. Thanks! crutchfield.com Crutchfield.com. Look at the Alpines. > I finally have to give up on the stock radio/cassette deck in my 94 > Civic EX.* Any recommendations for a new car stereo system, or good [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > accidentally short terminals at the main-board/cassette mechanism > connector when you're looking for the power terminals!] Thanks, guys. Haven't bought a car stereo in 20 years. Crutchfield is exactly what I was looking for. motsco--Alas, I didn't even have the satisfaction of smoke! Just a teeny pop and all the lights went out. Bummer eh? ;-(() > Thanks, guys. Haven't bought a car stereo in 20 years. Crutchfield is > exactly what I was looking for. > > motsco--Alas, I didn't even have the satisfaction of smoke! Just a teeny > pop and all the lights went out. Bummer eh? ;-(() Good start... also, try adding rec.audio.car to your subscriptions :) >Thanks, guys. Haven't bought a car stereo in 20 years. Crutchfield is >exactly what I was looking for. better yet, use crutchfield to select a car stereo, and then buy it using froogle.com, epinions.com, or shopping.com, etc. Crutchfield is overpriced and you can save 30-50% of their price. >>Thanks, guys. Haven't bought a car stereo in 20 years. Crutchfield is >>exactly what I was looking for. > > better yet, use crutchfield to select a car stereo, and then buy it > using froogle.com, epinions.com, or shopping.com, etc. Crutchfield is > overpriced and you can save 30-50% of their price. But their service can be invaluable, especially to someone that isn't experienced... The equipment will come with all necessary brackets and wiring harnesses, specialized instructions for your car, and access to free lifetime technical support. Most e-vendors do not offer anything close. >>>Thanks, guys. Haven't bought a car stereo in 20 years. Crutchfield is >>>exactly what I was looking for. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >But their service can be invaluable, especially to someone that isn't >experienced... Correct. I bought from Crutchfield to learn how to properly install. If you are learning, they are the people to go to. >The equipment will come with all necessary brackets and wiring harnesses, >specialized instructions for your car, and access to free >lifetime technical support. Most e-vendors do not offer anything close. I was able to "muddle through" for about $80 dollars less total output on my last installation. But have to admit, I learned how from Crutchfield. > >Thanks, guys. Haven't bought a car stereo in 20 years. Crutchfield is > >exactly what I was looking for. > > better yet, use crutchfield to select a car stereo, and then buy it > using froogle.com, epinions.com, or shopping.com, etc. Crutchfield is > overpriced and you can save 30-50% of their price. That's good advice if all you're looking at is the price and not the value. Crutchfield, for their price, offers a COMPLETE solution--including the unit itself, install instructions for YOUR vehicle, an installation kit for YOUR vehicle, complete toll-free technical support on installing all of this, and a very good return policy. Yeah, you could pay half. And you'd get half (or less) for it. Why do people focus on price, price, price to the exclusion of all else? That's what's made Wal-Mart what it is today. Only a true idiot would look at only the price and nothing else. I've used these guys on a number of occassions: http://www.midwestelectronics.com/ for Blaupunkt equipment. Good prices on the clearance equipment, and I'm running a head unit right now in my 90 Prelude that controls a 10 CD changer. Got the install adapter from Radio Shack. Very smooth, but I have the Helm manual to get at the console. If you do go Blaupunkt, be advised some of the aux stuff requires a cable that you have to buy separately. Cheers, Mike Davis > I finally have to give up on the stock radio/cassette deck in my 94 > Civic EX.* Any recommendations for a new car stereo system, or good [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > accidentally short terminals at the main-board/cassette mechanism > connector when you're looking for the power terminals!] |
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