AM-FM-MP3 Stereo

We are very happy with our setup. The receiver is AM/FM/CD, does not play MP3s, but has an auxiliary input for the iPod. Got it at Schucks Auto Parts. The auxiliary input was the deciding factor when I was looking at receivers - an amazingly large percentage of them don't have one. The antenna is a short wire mouted horizontally on the back of the electronics shelf, works great. The speakers are the Amazon jobbies, very inexpensive, quite good sound quality. On a 25, you can actually get them far enough apart for a little channel separation too. You can see where it is all mounted in this pic:

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As for tunes, there are of course 1200 or so on my iPod mini, and we have a bunch of CDs in a soft case that lives in the compartment on the left in the electronics shelf (unless David built your electronics shelf, you don't have one) mostly our own mixes burned on the computer.
 
Well, it took a while but my stereo's in and it sounds great. The Audio Source speakers(LS 100s) that are so popular here presented a mounting obstacle but are now tucked up in the corners where they clear your head, yet rotate through 90 degrees +. Best of all, no holes needed to be drilled. Stereo is a Walmart special. Full-featured but cheap($79.88). Plays MP3s, has USB port, SD media slot, accepts I-Pod, and sports 45watts/channel. It sits in a PolyPlanar enclosure atop the forward entry. No holes there either. Total damage just over $200.00. I posted some photos in Adeline's album for those who'd like to look. http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _album.php
 
I might be concerned about impedance mismatch with the VHF out put being 4 or 8 ohms plus enough power to over drive the input circuits. Not sure about MP3 input impedance, but looking at a couple of sets appear to be 5 to 10K ohm impedence? The input will have to be switched from CD's FM etc.

I just use sparated small speakers for the VHF radios.

For sterio speakers etc, I have used a wooden block (can be teak or can be white wood etc) I grind off the gel coat in a relitively small areas and use 5 minute JB Weld or five minute West Systems epoxy. The gel coat/and spackle coat in the inside do not give quite as good adhereance as the raw glass underneath. I used JB weld for the turn buttons on the mesh clothing bags on the sides of the bunks, also used wooden blocks for fans and other fittings I wanted to put in areas where you cannot drill a deep hole.
 
I thought I would put a small AM/FM/CD on my top shelf. Terri nixed that idea. She said when we go out it is to get away and that means from the radio also. I think she is afraid I will tune to talk radio.
 
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