Re: Do I keep, or replace, the Infinity Amp and radio in a 1997 Sebring?

Deke wrote:

> You made exactly the correct decision by repairing your radio.  If you
have
> the unit with the joystick balance control, and the graphic equalizer,
thank
> your lucky star that you didn't replace it.  Why?  Because ANY
aftermarket
> unit you buy these days is menu driven.  You can adjust your unit by
feel,
> in the dark, blindfolded.  Any  "modern" replacement unit will be menu
> driven, which means you have to take your eyes off the road, pull up
menus,
> read through the menus displayed on a tiny little screen in letters
about
> 1/4 inch tall, scroll through menus till you find what you want, then
adjust
> that item using tiny little buttons.  All while going 70 miles an hour
> through traffic.  Modern aftermarket units are NOT designed for safe
> driving.
> Stick with your old head unit as long as you can.  When it fails, buy
> another one just like from a salvage yard, or eBay.  Don't make the
mistake
> of replacing it with a "modern" unit.
> 
> Deke

Ha!  A guy after my own heart!  I refer to the aftermarket radios as 
being "DOS" driven.  I have two essentially identical 2nd gen. Concordes 
- one with factory head unit, the other one with aftermarket head unit 
(installed by previous owner).  I *hate* the controls on the aftermarket 
unit, as I have on every car with an aftermarket radio that I have ever 
owned.

Bill Putney
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