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From: broder@magic.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: If I may recommend... (Dealer Radios)
Message-ID: <139@magic.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 22:14:42 EST
Article-I.D.: magic.139
Posted: Wed Jan 30 22:14:42 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 1-Feb-85 21:39:19 EST
References: <5550@rochester.UUCP> <hao.1346> <1419@cca.UUCP> <383@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Reply-To: broder@magic.UUCP (Andrei Broder)
Organization: DEC Systems Research, Palo Alto
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Summary: 

In article <383@ssc-vax.UUCP> wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP writes:
>Suggest, if you are ordering a car or otherwise have the choice, buying
>the cheapest AM radio offered.   Then, you can pull it out and
>install whatever radio you want to get.  The advantages:
>1.  You get all the power wiring, without having to tap into anything
>and add your own fuse holders
>2.  You get an antenna 
>3.  When you decide to sell the car, you can pull your good radio out
>and reinstall the cheapie, and save money on your next car 

All this is true.  But if you plan to have a very high quality
system, don't ruin it with the cheapo speaker cables installed
by the dealer.  Car speakers are 4 ohm speakers, that means that at
some frequencies their impedance can go down to less than 1 ohm, and
cable quality becomes crucial.