Retrosound Newport Radio?
 

I did a search and saw only one post about this radio designed to fit a Cherokee and look factory:

http://www.retrosoundusa.com.au/inde...t_detail&p=757

I know the price is steep, but I found it somewhat cheaper at SummitRacing. I like the fact it has an auxiliary input, a USB input and BlueTooth.

I can't stand the "Bling-Bling" aftermarket radios I see everywhere. I don't need or want a video screen.

Has anyone installed this radio? Any technical reason I should NOT install this radio? I was thinking of connecting it to some nice speakers in the front doors and rear area with a "cubby" sub-woofer. The Sub would have its own amp.

Thanks.

It's not my taste. I just have a plain Jane alpine without a tape of cd just a usb and blue tooth single din in my jeep its flush mounted. Running to stock speakers cost me all of 150$ Comes with three pre outs and mic for Bluetooth calling.

I know I have the older interior but they make a cubbie kit to for a 1 din into a 1.5-2 din hole
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Thanks, but I have that now and I don't like it all.

Somebody on here made a post about it a few weeks ago. I really like it, but the price is way too steep for the options. Having said that, I would be very tempted to buy it anyway if it had satellite radio built in.

I have played with retrosounds head units at a car show they do sound real good,If i had a older car and didn't want to cut up the dash i would use one of their radios.

That's a LOT of money to pay for something that isn't as feature-rich as some units 1/4 the price just so that it can look "plain." I love the idea of having a nice receiver in a stock-looking package, but that receiver just isn't that nice, and there is no justification for such an insane price tag.

I'll stick with my much more feature rich unit that cost me less than $180. (Think it's too "blingy?" The backlighting is almost infinitely customizable including turning it off.)

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...4b51d29a33.jpg

Thanks for the feedback. I'll take a look at my local sound shops to see what they offer.

For less money you could stick with the OEM Ltd head unit and just add in aftermarket USB and Bluetooth units. You would have more features since you would still have a CD player, and it would actually match the style of the interior rather than being slightly off like that Retro-Sound thing.

I think you can find something to meet your tastes for a lot less.

25 years ago I liked the lights and colors but agree the flashy stuff isn't appealing anymore. I have an aftermarket Sony thats has completely adjustable colors and set it to a nice plain white during the day and a dim green that matches the 97s lighting almost perfectly.

I've been a loyal Crutchfield customer for my car audio needs for years.

My unit at night is set to a greenish and orange color scheme identical to my gauges at night. During the day it is bluish white to jive with the blue/gray coloration of the vehicle.

I stopped by Best Buy today to see what's on the market these days. As I expected, lots of bling. Although, the prices are pretty reasonable.

The things I like about the Retrosound unit are:

- It appears factory. I like this look and it makes it less likely some moron will smash my window to steal the radio.

- It has actual knobs instead of switches I have to push up and down, which I don't like

- Four channels with 25 watts RMS, Blue Tooth, auxiliary and USB inputs

Yeah, I can get more features for less money. But I don't need or want those extra features and I still don't know if I can look at some chrome thing flashing lights at me all the time.

Thanks again.

That one looks OK and it has an actual volume knob. It is still available?

No, but very similar ones are. Frankly, I think you've been mislead into believing all aftermarket receivers are "blingy" because that's just how they get set-up for display. Almost every receiver out there has customizable colors/backlighting.

This is a link to the store page for my receiver. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ODE5Wj8...-KD-AHD79.html

I highly recommend Crutchfield for shopping. Not only do they sort items into what fits your car, what fits with a little modding, and what doesn't fit, but they will also give you a lot of installation gear specific to your car for free (if you tell them what your car is of course). They also have lots of great learning material to help you understand what everything is and how it works.

http://www.crutchfield.com/g_300/All...7cFFSingle-DIN

You think so? I don't see it. The button and lighting style doesn't really match the rest of the Jeep. Maybe it's just because I'm accustomed to looking at the stock head unit, but that one looks aftermarket to me, and cheap generic aftermarket at that. It's kind of ironic how cheap it looks, considering how much you end up paying for it.