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> From: dmeadow@juno.com
> To: MIKESL@tartan.sapc.edu
> Cc: dr-doug@msn.com; mgs@autox.team.net; simjason@ix.netcom.com
> Subject: Re: CD player (was Questions
> Date: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 1:47 PM
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> Perhaps there are those that think that everyone in a twelve block radius
> should hear the music they are listening to (or more importantly, that a
> car that thumps attracts females, kind of like that rabbit in the movie
> "Bambi"), but I find it rather amusing that someone would spend major
> dollars putting high performance audio equipment in a car that has the
> road noise and downright horrendous acoustics of an MG.
>
We're not talking about 15" subwoofers and 500 watts here, sir. :-)
Besides, some of the MG's road-rattle can be tamed, and frankly, the
acoustics aren't as horrible as you may think in there. BTW: How much is
major dollars? It's all relative. If a person has a head unit and CD
changer in there already, they can put in a good followup system for less
than $500. I told another chap eariler that I can't understand why a
person would buy a head unit and CD changer (minimally $500 for any quality
beyond Radio Shack :-)) and go cheapo on everything else...
> This solution wouldn't work for the "thump" crowd, but what I did was
> hook up some ear "buds" (those things you stick in your ear, like on a
> Sony walkman) to the tape deck in my MGA. It is wired so the (admittedly
> low-buck) speakers are cut out when they are plugged in. Since the
> "buds" are of high quality and the sound is right in your ear, the
> overall quality of the sound is pretty good. Of course, the range is
> limited on the low end. A bonus is that they block out a good bit of
> outside wind and engine noise, although they let in enough outside noise
> (versus full-fledged cover-the-ears headphones) so they are not
> dangerously exclusive of what is going on around me. Unfortunately,
> this solution may be illegal in some states that ban the use of
> headphones by drivers.
>
Illegal or not, it's generally not a particularly good idea to plug your
ears with nylon and plastic while driving... Remember: what we're after
here is audibility and quality. Not the ability to blow the driver of the
car next to you off his seat! :-)
Regards,
J
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