Retro radio

Discussion in 'Sparky's corner' started by racenu, Dec 14, 2020.

  1. FLGS400

    FLGS400 Gold Level Contributor

    Me too.
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  2. racenu

    racenu Well-Known Member

    Looks good Rich, I will be ordering one up in the new year
     
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  3. bobc455

    bobc455 Well-Known Member

    Just finished installing the RetroSound radio in our '73 LeSabre - sounds SO much better! We thought we had a bunch of blown speakers and crap but it was the old Pioneer radio to blame.

    Plus the RetroSound looks like it belongs there, and fits much better.

    If you really want to go loud you can get it set up for an external amp, then maybe add a MiniDSP 6x8 or Dirac, and a sub, and all kinds of fancy stuff. But now that ours is installed we found it unnecessary.

    -Bob C.
     
    Last edited: Dec 31, 2020
  4. racenu

    racenu Well-Known Member

    I will be adding an amp or 2, my hearing is getting bad so I need a loud stereo....
     
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  5. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    Jim Shepard out of Phoenix converted mine to bluetooth so I can stream through my phone. Very reasonable and may even have the model radio you'd need in stock.

    Username is: j69shep
    Email: J65pony@aol.com

    Here's the link he sent me when he finished mine:

     
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  6. Max Damage

    Max Damage I'm working on it!


    Since this connects between the antenna and the radio, this means it's generating it's own little FM broadcast and injecting that into the FM radio you currently have. Usually these systems are BAD, especially if you live in a location with crowded FM dial. You need to be able to find a frequency that's blank, which in my area (Seattle, WA) is not easy.

    Also if you are traveling with the car, as you change areas and "new" FM stations appear they can crowd your device too.

    I have dealt with a lot of these devices and generally I would say avoid it. If you are happy with the way your FM current sounds, and the car pretty much stays in one location where there is open space on your FM dial, it could work well...
     

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