Miata Mailing List: March 1993, Message #146
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Subject: Re: Trunk CD player
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> Message-Id: <93Mar31.151555edt.70981-4@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
> Date: 	Wed, 31 Mar 1993 15:15:51 -0500
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> With all the talk of trunk-mount CD players, I've gotten to wonder about
> the quality of sound.  Most of the ones that I've seen seem to indicate
> that they contain a small FM transmitter.  My guess is that you are
> supposed to set your stereo to some frequency low on the FM band in
> order to listen.  Is this assumption true? 

Yes, I have the Pioneer ( which Mazda also sells under their name) it
has two setable 89.x fm feqs.


> Or have I just seen
> el-cheapo ones?

Clutchfield has come out with an adapter that will all you togo
directly into the back of the radio, thus bypassing the FM.

>  Does it affect sound quality? 

The FM band is narrower then a CD. On my Pioneer, it has a switch to 
select which part of the CD sound range you want to favor most.



> Will I be listening to
> what the guy in the next car has? 

No, the antenna gets cut off while the CD is on.

>etc, etc...  I'm not looking for
> brand-name wars, but what would I look for in a trunk CD changer?

I've had mine since I bought the car (May 90). No problems and it's
great for long trips.

Todd


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