Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics

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Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« on: 2 May 2012, 03:16 am »
Here's a link to a place where you can get oem looking radio's for your vintage cars that have modern electronics....

http://www.classiccarstereos.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=cca&gclid=CNGAnZLR4K8CFWYJRQodzFZB_A

Make you want a 56 Chevy!

Jim

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Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #1 on: 3 May 2012, 05:19 pm »
I have a 1969 Thunderbird, and frequent a number of forums related to all years T Birds.

Those radio's are reputed to look good, but are not frequently recommended around the forums.  Folks have had SQ issues with them.

Perhaps even more folks on forums I don't hang around love them mind you.

milford3

Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #2 on: 3 May 2012, 05:37 pm »
Jim, thanks for the blonde in the red tee shirt.  I can't help but not to ogle it.

decal

Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #3 on: 3 May 2012, 06:02 pm »
I bought a H/U from classic for a '69 Camaro project a couple of years ago. Frankly, it sounded like crap.YMMV.

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Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #4 on: 3 May 2012, 06:06 pm »
I bought a H/U from classic for a '69 Camaro project a couple of years ago. Frankly, it sounded like crap.YMMV.

Sorry to hear that, did you try running it into a better amp and just use the head as a radio and pre?

Jim

decal

Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #5 on: 3 May 2012, 07:13 pm »
Yes Jim, I was refering to the H/U.

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Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #6 on: 3 May 2012, 07:39 pm »
Yes Jim, I was refering to the H/U.

That was obvious, I asked if you ran it ( the H/U) to a better amp, meaning an external amp and use the H/U only as a preamp and radio?

Jim

decal

Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #7 on: 3 May 2012, 08:26 pm »
I said yes Jim.

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Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #8 on: 3 May 2012, 09:12 pm »
In a strange, obtuse dialect.

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Re: Vintage Car Radio's with modern electronics
« Reply #9 on: 9 May 2012, 07:05 pm »
This thread was useful insomuch that it identified said head units to be good looking, but not good sounding. 

Jim