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"Hachiroku ????" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:29:39 +0000, mjcDELETETHIS13 wrote:

Hachiroku ???? wrote:
On Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:09:11 +0000, Ajanta wrote:


I need advice about car stereos and must admit I know noting about them.

My pre-owned Toyota Camry came with an in-dash cassette/receiver which
also controls a cd-changer that sits in the trunk. There is a free
pocket just below this receiver. I want to get rid of that changer in
the trunk---it is too much hassle, and also keeps getting bumped by
luggage, grocery bags, and like.

I am considering following solutions:

(1) An in-dash cd player that would go into the free pocket and work
with the existing cassette receiver. It need not and probably should not
have its own radio, amplifier, etc. It could be one disc player or a
changer.

(2) An entirely new cd-cassette-radio player. This seems wasteful but if
it is the best option, or the cheapest or something like that, I would
consider it.

I would appreciate advice from those who know car stereos. Brands, as
well as the kind of stores I should go to (Chicago area). I don't need
MP3, satellite radio etc, just "cd cassette AM FM".

Thanks.



There are a few car stereos that incorporate the AM/FM/Cassette/CD, but
they are kind of expensive. Can you ditch the Cassette, or do you have a
large variety?

Also, what kind of changer is located in the trunk? There are some
units, ie, Kenwood, Sony, Clarion that have propreitary adapters to only
work with a macthing head unit, 'generic' adapters, such as Sony's D-Bus
that are compatible among head units, or have a built-in FM transmitter
that sends the signal from the CD to the radio via a pre-set (changable)
FM frequency, like some of the XM radios do.

(...)

I'm *fairly* sure that the Sony 'Explod' stereo I mentioned
has a CD changer controller as well as the cassette deck, but I don't
know
if it's proprietary. That's a question that Crutchfield could also
answer.
I mention this model not because it looks like a jukebox or video game
(which, unfortunately, it does), but because it's made in Thailand, where
they actually have labor unions and decent working conditions.


Most of the stuff I buy says Made In Japan.

I tend to shy away from the Made in China stuff...

Remember the old days when anything Japanese was considered junk...a LONG
time ago!!