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You need to:
1. dismantle radio
2. remove LCD screen holder, which is usually a thin metal bracket. this clamps the LCD and the polarizer to the circuit board. It may be soldered to the circuit board.
3. flip the polarizer over
4. reinstall the LCD screen holder
5. reassemble the radio
Google up "LCD polarizer flip" for some videos, not of this radio.
Old Blaupunkts were easy to operate and to my eyes look way better than modern radios.
An old model Blaupunkt had a Dolby switch that would make FM sound really sweet. Some FM stations had Dolby equipment in their broadcast system which are surely no longer active, so don't know if the Dolby button would improve the sound like it used to.
The rep also said we’d need a specific mount to slide the radio in place. One nugget of advice I was given was we’d need to adjust the fade to the desired setting before pulling the CDR-23.
Just got my Conti and harness from Bergvil. Bough wrong harness because was unaware i have m490 option. My fault. Kinda sucks cause base harness is 18$ and 22$ shipping, the m490 is 88$ lol. Damn it
The rep also said we’d need a specific mount to slide the radio in place. One nugget of advice I was given was we’d need to adjust the fade to the desired setting before pulling the CDR-23.
The MOST converters usually don't support fader adjustments.
Definitely like to switch polarity. Sound quality is average. Might do a EQ speakers and amp. Next season.
Nice work. That's a different model Continental than was posted earlier -- this one looks really great and very at home in the 996 -- will be even better if you can do the polarity switch.
Regarding sound quality -- definitely replace the dash and rear speakers first -- the originals are low quality and not very robust -- chances are they will have some structural damage from dried out paper cones when you take them out. The original door woofers are actually very well made, so they are likely still in perfect shape and aren't that easy to improve on, so I think you are better off leaving them in there.
I didn't hear a huge difference with the head unit either. Dash/rear speakers will help and are an easy next step.
Nice work. That's a different model Continental than was posted earlier.
That's the model I went with. Even though I have yet to play a single CD, I wanted the option to be able to.
Originally Posted by peterp
Regarding sound quality -- definitely replace the dash and rear speakers first -- the originals are low quality and not very robust -- chances are they will have some structural damage from dried out paper cones when you take them out. The original door woofers are actually very well made, so they are likely still in perfect shape and aren't that easy to improve on, so I think you are better off leaving them in there.
I didn't hear a huge difference with the head unit either. Dash/rear speakers will help and are an easy next step.
I agree that replacing the speakers will make the biggest difference. For speakers I went with Focal that were almost $800.00 in 2018. If I had to do it over, I would go with something cheaper. I also think the Becker head unit has a little better sound than the Continental.
Good to know wasn’t just me. Sound seemed thin. I’m betting becker had little better internals to some extent. Old stuff were built a more robust. I’m my opinion
That's the model I went with. Even though I have yet to play a single CD, I wanted the option to be able to.
That definitely seems to be the way to go -- the CD player looks entirely appropriate for the 996-era.
Originally Posted by SoCal911t
I agree that replacing the speakers will make the biggest difference. For speakers I went with Focal that were almost $800.00 in 2018. If I had to do it over, I would go with something cheaper.
I agree with this logic. I think the limits in aftermarket 996 speakers (using the original speaker locations) are more of a "physics issue" on driver size (for the dash & rear speakers at least) than a "quality issue". I went with Alpines, which were pretty reasonably priced. I have no doubt the Focals are better, but there's only so much the additional quality can do when sound is ultimately limited by the size of the drivers. I would have happily spent a bit more on speakers, but it was a pretty big leap in cost from everything else to the Focals, so I couldn't justify it given limits of driver size.
Originally Posted by SoCal911t
I also think the Becker head unit has a little better sound than the Continental.
I did the speakers and head unit at the same time, so I really don't have a feeling about Becker versus Nakamichi. I don't know if it was better or worse, but it wasn't a big change in sound quality going from Becker to Nak.
That's the model I went with. Even though I have yet to play a single CD, I wanted the option to be able to.
I agree that replacing the speakers will make the biggest difference. For speakers I went with Focal that were almost $800.00 in 2018. If I had to do it over, I would go with something cheaper. I also think the Becker head unit has a little better sound than the Continental.
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