If you want to check out a serious Spridget audio install you may want
to check out Car Stereo Review, December or January I think, I'll have
to check at home. It features an Alpine CVA-1000 in an under dash
console(pop out 4" LCD, navigation controls), 8 inch subwoofer under the
dash, multiple amps, etc. all packed into a Midget. It was road tested
on the '98 One Lap of America. It's impressive but overkill to me. I
have an audio system in my truck but it's much more suited for it.
Personally, I don't think a Spridget needs a CD player or any sort of
radio. I just want to enjoy the sweet mechanical sounds and the wind
rushing by. Much like riding a motorcycle.
Just my 2 cents
Bill Hunt
64 MKII - Herbytoy
billh@aaai.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Toby Atwater [SMTP:tob@taltec.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 11:29 AM
To: Sprite Maling List; Mostyn Faulkner
Subject: Re: cd-player, ugly but where? (long)
Ok first off, the sprite (spridget) is no ghetto blasting
vehicle....but I'm sure I
can get good volume out of it as to understand the lyrics and
sing along. (sorry I
gotta put some non-LBC stuff here) In my Land Cruiser, with the
hard top taken off,
with a hurt muffler, 75 mph on the freeway, no overdrive, 3500
rpm (allot for this
engine) a spridget sounds like a pop gun. I found the cheapest
auto CD-player I
could find ($75) and slapped\wrestled it in the glove box
(great anti-theft). It
was horrible! and I had allot of interference from the engine
(as I would speed up,
so would the interference!) It also skipped allot! I then
replaced it with the
Cheapest SONY auto CD-Player I could find ($175) and no problems
what so ever! I've
been off roading with and no problems what so ever. My dental
fillings will come
out before it skips. (you get what you pay for it dentistry too)
It blasts my 100
watt speakers no problem...
Now obviously a little more finesse is required in the sprite.
It has to be
completely be invisible yet controllable! I have discovered this
in my Toyota. The
driver can't reach the controls! you have to LEAN over and hit
the right button. I
have some ideas about this I might share when I have thought
this out....
>Toby,
>Don't you think it will only sound good with the motor off and
the wheels not
turning.
>
>Otherwise ittt willl sssooounddd funnnny.( they do have 60
second skip on some of
the
>discman units)
>I wonder where you can install big enough speakers to hear the
D@#%@*&M thing and
it
>sure defeats the purpose of having a good exhaust note don't
it?
>I would like to put one in my car without using the dash and am
thinking the same
>things.
>Can anyone help us?????
>
>Mostyn
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