RetroSound Radio

[twoskies]

Good Evening

The CrutchField crew are all great to deal with and talk too, very customer oriented
if i ever need anything else that i can get thru CrutchField, they will be at the top of my list


Retrosound not so much

Thank You to everyone here

[Rich72C10]

I bought from Gary Tayman, http://www.garytayman.com/

I was first talking to him about having my GM AM Radio Retrofitted. The because of the time delay / cost - I decided to just buy the Custom AutoSound Slider radio / speakers from him.

The Slider radio is 289.95 but that is without the BlueTooth add-on external module. The USA-740 has it all but the Slider is more "stock looking".

[badpeanut]

How is the replacement Retrosound radio working out for you?

[Davidf]

FWIW, I put a top of the line Retrosound radio in my '52 truck and a few years later it has issues. The control knobs are virtually unusable as the slightest movement causes the function/selection to go wild. Plus, it is impossible to recall how to use the headunit on a truck that only gets driven maybe once every other month. In other words, it is far too complicated.

[1971Stepside]

My Retrosound on Bluetooth will play the first song of my playlist for about 20 seconds and then it starts spinning through the playlist so fast and never lands on a song. Not sure what is going on with it. Haven't had time to troubleshoot it but I hope it doesn't have to come out of the dash.

[1971Stepside]

Turns out the speed scroll through the playlist was not the Retrosound but something to do with the BT, iPhone, or Spotify. I shut down all three, reconnected the BT and it works. Technology...

[Peanut74]

Rather than start another thread thought I would ask here. I have a RetroSound D-142 Hermosa radio and am wondering what the front and rear RCA jacks are for. I am ASSUMING (and we all know how well that usually works out) that they are for a amps. But I wanted to confirm it first.

PS: There is nothing in the literature on what they could be used for or any note on them.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Peanut74

Rather than start another thread thought I would ask here. I have a RetroSound D-142 Hermosa radio and am wondering what the front and rear RCA jacks are for. I am ASSUMING (and we all know how well that usually works out) that they are for a amps. But I wanted to confirm it first.

PS: There is nothing in the literature on what they could be used for or any note on them.

Went to retrosound website and looked up the radio. In the description it is stated "Dual RCA pre-outs for external amplifiers"

[twoskies]

Evening All
BadPeanut , the retrosound radio went back to retrosound

Retrosound kept questioning my install, and eventually since they could not explain why i was having issues, they then said it was my hei ignition that was shutting the radio off because of rf inteference

Now i will agree to rf inteference being a faint possibilitie, but that would not explain why the radio would lock up or shut off

Also, im not an audio expert, but couldnt they install a filter to block any possible hei \rf inteference

Side note, the Whole experience with CrutchField was Great, Incredible Customer Service And Response

Retrosound not so much

Again Thanks to All

[FishEyes]

Thats wierd i have no rf filters on my sytem and im running a HEI, i just installed a hermosa and it seems fine. Knock on wood.

[Peanut74]

Thanks Richard for confirming that RCA connections are for amps.

Seems strange that don't mention anything about them in the radio installation/owner manual. Don't even have wiring diagram showing how to wire in an amp and speakers. The only diagram is one showing non-amplifier wiring.

[Palf70Step]

So far mine has been very good. It is the Hermosa model too. Only complaint I had was the sorta pain getting it put together and into the dash opening. Not hard, just a bigger pain than usual.

[jimijam00]

I've got a Model Two in my car and it has been trouble free. I would have put one in the truck, but someone cut the dash to slip a din in there.