I put a Pioneer DEH-7300BT in my Tristar.  By far the best stereo I've ever
had in a Vanagon.  Great sound and the hands-free phone operation was
excellent, even when cruising down the freeway.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Gary Bawden
Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 11:40 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Sound systems (yet again)

Hello Volks,

At the risk of starting another endless thread on "the best car stereo", I
could sure use some input. I know of lot of folks like the Alpine, which I
am seriously considering, but from the online descriptions and photos, I
can't really tell whether or not any of the Alpine units allow one to tune
the radio manually, i.e., one frequency at a time, versus having a preset
button. That's really a biggie for me - - I'm a radio junkie and if I can't
pick and choose my frequencies I don't have any use for the unit.

Other requirements: USB, CD, and Bluetooth.

Anyone have any suggestions, or know if any of the Alpine units allow for
selective tuning? Also, I think I've read it before, but the newer
(smaller) units can be installed in our Vanagons, just need a custom
bracket or something, right?

Thanks in advance,

Gary