Re: CD player in GTV6

[GLewis4457@domain.elided]

In a message dated 12/4/2002 8:32:23 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> From: Pottree@domain.elided
> Subject: CD player  in GTV6
> 
> In a message dated 12/2/2002 7:11:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:
> 
> >Has anyone recently installed a CD player in a
> >GTV6 and found its shock resistance acceptable?  If so, what model? 
> 
> Okay, you can file this under Car Audio, CD in GTV6, or All Alfa Owners are 
> 
> Cheap, Me Included.  
> 
> But here's what I've done and it works quite well.
> 
> <<snip>>

> I had to disabused myself of any notion of ergonomics anyhow, given the 
> position of the radio in GTV6.  At the same time, I bought a Sony "Car 
> Ready" 
> portable CD player, which comes with an output connector in the shape of an 
> 
> audio cassette.  This thing works on batteries or plugs into the cigarette 
> lighter (which arrangement is too much of a pain on all but the longest 
> trips, mostly due to the location of the lighter and the radio).  
> 
> Unless the driver or passenger kicks the CD player or knocks it over (not 
> unheard of), it rarely skips on rough patches of road in the GTV6 with 
> standard shocks.  Ditto the Spider with Konis.  
> 
> This thing with accessories cost about $US75, and I can use it in the GTV6, 
> 
> in the Spider,  in hotels and on beaches or on the terrace or wherever, so 
> it 
> is a 3-in-one wonder.  It's a little more complicated to get ready to play 
> a 
> CD in the car, but I believe (with only the most casual research) that an 
> all-in-one car unit of comparable sound quality would cost somewhere in the 
> 
> vicinity of 600 samoleons, and you would be stuck using it in the one car.
> 
> Of course, you also have to remember to bring it along, together with all 
> its 
> parts, to use it, unlike someone I know who left something home when 
> setting 
> out on last weekend's fantastic AROSC wine tour to Temecula Valley.
> 
> Charlie
> LA, CA, USA
> 
I did the very same thing.  On a whim, while shopping in WalMart I came upon 
a Phillips portable AM/FM/CD player with the auto cigarette lighter power 
adapter and earhones on sale.  Well, if it didn't woprk right I could just 
bring it back.  Plays very well using that tape player adapter and I have not 
had any problem with skipping since it has a 40 sec. delay....AND I can take 
it out of the car and use it.  I think I paid about $60 USD for it.

Jerry in Houston
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