Re: Delta Radio (Lack of) Quality

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Dave Weiss say:

> Anybody had trouble w/ these things?  Got a rebuilt Delta Bose a year
> ago as part of the deal on the car, and about half the time when turning
> it on it would come up to a nonexistent station.  Exchanged it
> immediately, and now two of the preset buttons are failing (no spring,
> feels like domes are shot, and I've been very gentle w/ them).  Squeeked
> in under the 12/12, and the latest one has absolutely no bass.  Another
> on order.
> 
> At $100 or so w/ core, it's probably cheaper than having it repaired,
> but  who's doing the QC on these things?

Mine died the same way. Happiest day of my life.

Instead of $100 to replace it, I ditched it for a $250 Kenwood CD
player that out it to shame. I don't understand why they put such
crappy $10 radios in a nice $35,000 car.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
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