arnulfo de l.a. Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Those of you that have them, what your opinion of them? Do they last? How is the sound? I remember hearing some 8 track tapes back in the 70's that were recorded in reverb and I liked it. Never heard an actual reverb in person. I ask because I have one that I had repaired over ten years ago. I have everything, box, switch and wiring harness. Never installed it. Wondering if it's worth the trouble of installing. Now that I got my antenna fixed I'm going to install the REDIRAD setup and was considering trying out this reverb. Thanks for sharing the knowledge men! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Curran Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 It’s somewhat of a novelty. It produces an echo effect which was kind of cool back in the day. Of all the GM divisions, Pontiac promoted it the most and you see more Ponchos at shows with it than any other make. On the first gen Riv’s, the switch was located to the right of the steering column below the dash. Not the best place for one. It looks “add on” IMO. Pontiac did a much better job of integrating the switch in their dash. If you have all the parts, I would go go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 I've got one, does add an echo effect. Stereo before stereo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Faux stereo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65VerdeGS Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Hi Arnulfo, I've never heard a radio with Reverb, so can't comment. But, what is the READIRAV setup you refer to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 RediRad. Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KongaMan Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I've got a reverb unit installed. It works better for music than voice. I tend to use it more often that not. It also seems to mess with the F/R balance a bit; you'll likely adjust it a little when you engage/disengage the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 65VerdeGs , the redirad is a electronic device that allows you to use music stored i your smartphone or mp3 player without changing anything to the original sound system . Its plug and play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) It interupts the signal from your antenna and replaces it with the signal from your - SiriusXM tuner, Smartphone, Sony Walkman, or whatever device that youre using to store or stream music. The only thing that's visible, when you want it to be, is the pin connector that you olug into your device. Time to sell your car? Plug your antenna wire back into the radio and take the RediRad with you. It's about as simple and complete as you can get. Call Matt and talk to him about it. Edited August 2, 2019 by RivNut (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65VerdeGS Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Thanks for the info on Redirad. Sounds like a neat solution! I had my stock AM/FM radio rebuilt last year by Precision Radio, in Ithaca NY. They added an iPod input (mini-jack), so I can connect my phone or MP3 player and play tunes through the radio. The cabling/jack is hidden in the console. All I do is open the console lid and plug the phone in. As soon as I plug it in the radio switches automatically to the source connected; no selecting a specific FM station or anything like that. The nice thing is that the connection is hidden so nothing is visible on the face of the radio. Works good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 RediRad cost is $99. I had my factory AM/FM radio rebuilt, had the original speakers rebuilt, had the reverb rebuilt, and bought the RediRad. Now all I need to do to enjoy it is get my arse in gear and finish the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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