<VV> retrosound/corvair

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

My brother is an electrical engineer.  When my radio stopped working
properly the 2nd time I sent it to him and the first thing he told me when
he picked it up is that when equipment like that feels way too light it is
usually junk.

I wasn't satisfied with the appearance of the installation and made my own
very complex but great looking setup.  My problem is with the quality of
the unit.  Mind broke twice in the first two years.  I know my experiences
are not abnormal from reading others complaints.  The woman on their tech
support line made these malfunctions sound routine, no apology, no
statement that this is very unusual... just "send us the radio and $50 and
we will fix it.

Ray R

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:03 PM, John Miller <ssvairnut at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Not sure what you meant  by couldnt read it? I can read the digital
> display from nearly any angle easily, that is one thing I liked about it.
> The face on my LM's is angled down and I am able to mount it flush for a
> smooth transition..I have a couple retrosounds and the installs were
> way easy. Yes there are several parts, and it does require a little
> fitting, but because the radio is so small it is easy to adjust. All of a
> sudden you couldnt hear it?..I would suspect you had an improperly grounded
> output overloading the amp. Now on an AC car you cannot angle it down
> because of the middle vent, but the straight in fit looks ok. Get used to
> "not a perfect fit" you drive a Corvair -- it's only going to get worse.
>
> John Miller
> JTVairs.com
> Des Moines, Iowa
>
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> Ray:
> Amen brother! ?I also bought one of thoese RetoSound radios about a year
> ago. ?It fit in the stock location but the angle was totally wrong, with
> some tweaking of the bolts and knobs I was able to get it in but you still
> couldn't read it from the driver's seat.
> It worked ok for less than a year, then all of a sudden...no sound at all.
> ?I took it out and noticed that it weighed about a third of the original
> stock radio...it feels really junky.
> I'm planning on sending it back, but at this point, I'm going to put the
> stock AM radio back and hide a stereo under the front seat.
> They can make all kinds of sophisticated modern electronic hardware, but
> there's nothing as good as a solid heavy hunk of metal with old-fashioned
> transistors, filters, whatever...
> Best regards...Bill Hershkowitz ?66 Monza Sport Sedan 110 PG A/C
>