I have said this before in this forum and I don't recall anyone telling me that I was just totally off-base...the Kenwood KRC-3006 is the best shaft-style you can get, period. It has not been manufactured new (by Kenwood) in quite some time. It has been repo'd as the KNW 801 by www.customautosound.com at a ridiculously high price of $289.
Buying new is probably preferable, given the amount of time that has elapsed since the Kenwood-branded items were made new - However, that's a tough $$ pill to swallow. I would personally not spend any money on any "modern" shaft-style receiver other than a 3006 or clone of same (I wouldn't buy a Sanyo). A better bet may be to go with a retrofitted stock Oldmobile/Delco shaft-mount radio and then mount a modern DIN-style receiver under the dash in an 8-track housing. A retrofitted stock radio could provide good radio reception and the DIN would provide the CD and iPod functionality you seek. This is the most robust option, and also the most expensive. ----- Original Message ----- From: Hans Naepflin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, March 26, 2006 5:36 pm Subject: Shaft Style Stereo Availability To: oldsmobile@chebucto.ns.ca > After 20+ years my old Kenwood KRC2000 stereo is down to one > working speaker output. When I go to the local circuit city, etc > all I see are the DIN style radio's. > > Where can I go to get a good shaft style radio? Crutchfield has > a sanyo AM/FM cassette for $79. Any other options? > > I really don't need a cassette player. Who actually uses > cassettes in a car anymore? If anything I'd want MP3, preferably > off of some sort of flash memory or maybe with ipod input. > > Actually I will use it 100% for radio and the #1 criteria be good > reception (both AM and FM) off the in-windshield antenna on my 70 > Cutlass an good rejection of alterantor and distributor EMI. > > Been away from the market for 20 years and everything's changed. > > -Hans > > > > > > --------------------------------- > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC > for low, low rates.
