[W126 Coupe] Becker Radio, iPod, and Cassette Adaptor

[Axel Wulff]

There is no AUX-in on our Becker sound systems, otherwise you would not have 
needed the FM modulator for the CD changer connection.



Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
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>From: Dawid Loubser <dawidl at solms.co.za>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Becker Radio, iPod, and Cassette Adaptor
>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:28:32 +0200
>
>Based on the fact that there is no button on the head unit to "select  aux 
>input"
>or anything along these lines in the user guide, I deduced that there  is 
>no aux
>input, otherwise I would definitely use it. I've never pulled the  unit out 
>to
>look at the back.
>
>Does any Becker expert know if the model 839 (Mexico Diversity) has  an aux 
>input?
>And how do you select it?
>
>Dawid
>
>
>On 15 Sep 2006, at 4:20 nm., Shayegan, Richard wrote:
>
>>Doesn't the 10 speaker system have some aux-in's on the back of the  head
>>unit? You could always go with something like this
>>http://www.logjamelectronics.com/blitzuii.html if it has aux- inputs. It
>>pulls from the bottom of the ipod, instead of the headphones, so the
>>ipod volume and equalizer have no intereference in the sound, plus it
>>gives a better sound to pull from that bottom port rather than the
>>headphone plug. I was going to do an install in my car, but decided  CDs
>>are fine with me and I turned away from wanted to cut up my coin  tray to
>>make a slot for the ipod hookup. I still have the blitzsafe sitting
>>under my coin tray in fact....
>>Richard
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
>>[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Dawid Loubser
>>Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:12 AM
>>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] Becker Radio, iPod, and Cassette Adaptor
>>
>>My car has the original Becker 10-speaker sound system, and also had a
>>Sony CD Changer in the boot (with FM modulator which goes through the
>>antenna) fitted very early in its lifetime.
>>I have always been playing CDs, but never *quite* happy with the sound
>>quality - which I always attributed to the age of the system in  general.
>>My previous car (MINI Cooper S) had a somewhat better-sounding stock
>>system.
>>
>>I have a large music collection, of which a large portion is  mirrored to
>>my iPod (4th gen, iPod Photo 40Gb) which I actually don't use that  much
>>these days, since I'm a bit of an audiophile and though I prefer the
>>sound of Vinyl, for digital music, FLAC (lossless compression) is the
>>way to go. Nevertheless, I have a huge MP3-based collection (also a  lot
>>purchased in that format at places like www.emusic.com). Furthermore,
>>nobody can hear the difference in the car anyway, so I decided I  wanted
>>to integrate my iPod with the car, but without gutting anything. The
>>iPod radio transmitters are a no-go, they sound terrible, and they  just
>>can't seem to get through the thick shell of the SEC, no matter where
>>you put it, especially in the city with all the frequencies pretty  much
>>taken.
>>
>>I decided to give the Cassette Adaptor a go (I had never used my
>>Becker's cassette before) and I must say, I am *SO* pleasantly  surprised
>>at the sound quality. It's a 10x improvement over the CD changer
>>(provided you play with the Becker equaliser settings, I had to  move the
>>bass to full neutral, and treble
>>+2 notches up).
>>
>>Granted, I have heard better in my life, but I do think I know a thing
>>or two about music, and the SEC (mine is a 1990) has a truly fantastic
>>sound system, provided everything works, and is adjusted correctly.  The
>>thin black cable running out of the tape deck can easily be routed  into
>>the (unused) ashtray, and then into e.g. the glove compartment or  change
>>tray, quite unobtrusively. I plan to route it into the glove  compartment
>>soon.
>>
>>Usually have terrible bass and treble (they sound muddy) but I tested
>>with artists like
>>
>>(Electronic)
>>* Felix Laband
>>* Juno Reactor
>>* Logic Bomb
>>
>>(Jazz)
>>* Miles Davis
>>
>>(Rock)
>>* Maroon Five (Live Recordings)
>>
>>and they all sound great My advice is, if your sound system sounds
>>weird, don't replace it! Rather play with the settings, or if  something
>>is broken, fix just that component.
>>Most sound systems sound best with everything in the normal position
>>(and most decent sound equipment have no bass/ treble adjustment to
>>begin with) but you have to play with the Becker. What I really like
>>about it, is that it automatically maintains two different settings  for
>>radio vs. cassette, surprising for something this age.
>>
>>This may be a useless post, I just wanted to share that I think the
>>stock sound system has some amazing capabilities. This is the best  tape
>>deck I've heard :-)
>>
>>Dawid
>>
>>P.S> I know that I can run a line output from the iPod directly to,  for
>>example, the fader control in the centre console. But I do not want to
>>pull things apart, and to get this working smoothly may require some
>>additional electronics fidgeting, not to mention that you effectively
>>bypass the pre-amp and rely on the iPod's volume control - not  ideal for
>>me.
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