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Re: Just to keep this on topic, what sound systems do you guys have in your cars

As a rule, and I don't know if it's because I am an audiophile, but I really don't enjoy car audio and I don't even try. It's a lost cause because real happiness for me there is impossible.

I had an Alpine unit in the BMW. It was all right, but I had problems with it and then it just completely broke. The joke was, the radio got stolen 3 weeks later (when completely useless) as I had not removed it yet. The only auto theft I ever had. Serves him right.

I had a Blaupunkt in my Neon, and swaped it because it didn't have a jitter memory and every bump causes it to skip. I replaced it with a fairly high model Alpine but found the Alpine was not as good sounding, even though it had 20 second jitter protection. So it came out and the Blaupunkt went back in, but padded more securely.

I would get a Nakamichi but I don't trust them. I and a friend owned cass decks by them and both suffered from mechanical problems. I have heard they are among the most truly musical audio decks out there however, but I don't care enough to invest the money in it. I'd rather use it towards an inside upgrade.

What you did with the B&W's was not an uncommon practice back in the 70's. It's actually not a bad idea really, as it helps dampen and control the speaker far better than any car driver does. I may do something like that in my Ford Ranger. Cars like the 911 or even my Spitfire are great for that as they have fairly large gaps behind the seats. Not big enough for a person, but big enough for a speaker.


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