Hi everyone! I was reading the discussion on the idea of adding MD equipment to newer cars that are equipped with CD/radio head units that don't have auxiliary inputs. As has been mentioned earlier, some of the cars such as the Oldsmobile that was cited at the start of the thread use highly-integrated setups like steering-wheel control, "consolidated-display" setups where the car stereo's status appears on another panel on the dash and aesthetic integration (mainly practiced with the VW New Beetle). There are some ideas that can be put forward to Sony and other manufacturers to deal with this situation. The key factor is that the practice that FM modulators aren't the only solution for this problem. One solution that was practiced during the 60s and 70s with add-on cassette and 8-track cartridge players was to have the units equipped with built-in power amplifiers. These units often fed a set of speakers and, in some installations, the OEM car radio was fed through the tape player, which meant that the radio played through the tape player speakers. The moment you pushed a cassette or cartridge in to the tape player, the tape-player sound would cut over the radio. In the 80s, there were a few CD players and CD-changer controllers that installed between the existing car stereo and they performed the same job as these tape players. Why can't we do this for MD? Sony could sell a Unilink-compatible CD/MD changer controller that has sound-adjustment controls and installs between the OEM car radio and the existing speakers. They could also sell a tuner-less MD player (either a single-disc uniter or a 3+1 disc unit) that has a power amplifier and installs in the same manner as those old tape players. They could also design a MD-Walkman controller that installs between the OEM stereo and the speakers and provides power to and takes sound from a remote-capable MD Walkman. The control factor emulates the remote-controls that come with these Walkmans. With regards, Simon Mackay ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
