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i am looking into putting new Speakers for my car and want to know what are the best 6.75" and 6"x9" speakers for the price?

Alpine type s
check on ebay.

With Christmas still a warm memory, there’s all this new stuff in your life; your friends and family have showered you with the latest gadgets and gizmos. Now what are you going to do with all these new toys? Before you get too far into the manuals, and before you throw out the old stuff, take an inventory of what you have and what replaces what. Before you pile up the old TV with this week’s trash, consider what can be done with that still usable item. First, may I suggest you consider donating some of your replaced items to charity; the world has so many people in it that have a lot less than you do, so consider sharing some of it. If it still works, it’s donatable. If you just can’t part with it, then consider adding it to your cellar work area or the sun porch. You don’t need to get another cable box for it if you’re on cable, just split the signal out from another feeder line as it comes out of the wall and you should have limited control over the channels. I put the old, smaller TV in the kitchen for those cooking channels and comedy shows for while you prepare and clean up, all I did was split the signal before it enters the TV; that way I see the same thing in the living room and kitchen, and still have full access to all the channels, as long as both rooms want to watch the same thing. If you got a new home entertainment system, you can move the older one downstairs into the cellar and hook up some outside speakers for those Summer parties, or perhaps up into the kid’s room for their own enjoyment.

Did you pick up a new MP3 player or Ipod? There’s a little device that I’ve found useful for these personal audio players, and it’s a little transmitter that plugs into the headphone jack, runs on AAA batteries and transmits your signal to an FM frequency on the radio. Very cool, and it works great in the car too. If the device stores files on a smart card or secure digital device or other media, keep an eye on the post-holiday sales, you may be able to double or triple your storage space for a low cost; if your device has removable media, it should be able to handle the biggest size available in that storage media type. Also a little patch cord from your player headphone jack to the stereo input on your home entertainment System will have you rocking to your portable MP3s in the comfort of your own living room.

It’s a new year and you should put a new message on your answering machine. I found some great old audio files online suitable for a greeting, but wanted to add something to them, and so they went into AV’s Music Morpher Gold, and after applying a few filters and effects, out came a fresh, personalized greeting. You could also simply use your own voice and apply some effects and produce a new and fresh greeting for your callers. So enjoy your new toys, and do consider recycling or donating your older devices, and enjoy your new year.

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Mercedes Car Group is offering a new breed of entry level luxury sedans for the United States market. The 2007 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) that will take place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan this week will be the stage for the U.S. debut of the 4th-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

According to a Mercedes-Benz official press release, “With a nod to the recently introduced S-Class sedan, the look of the new mid-size C-Class reveals the latest Mercedes design idiom that’s characterized by an edgy interplay of taut lines and wide, rounded surfaces. Revised suspension and steering help make the new C-Class noticeably more agile, along with a new slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission for the C300 Sport model”

Mercedes-Benz is offering three 2008 C-Class models for the United States market: the C 350 Sport, C 300 Luxury, and the C 300 Sport. All of these three C-Class models are equipped with a standard V6 engine, along with standard components inside and out including eight way adjustable power front seats with lumbar support, Bluetooth wireless mobile phone connectivity, two zone automatic climate control, , central controller with a 7-inch display screen, power sunroof and 17-inch wheels. For the Sport models, available features include grille-mounted Mercedes star logo, front and rear aprons, under-door rocker panels, twin-spoke 17-inch wheels, and three-spoke steering wheel.

In addition, the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class comes with an elegant, luxurious, and comfortable interior. The overall dimension of the 2008 C-Class is 3.7 inches longer and 1.7 inches wider than the previous C-Class models. As a result, the 2008 C-Class has a spacious luggage compartment area. Moreover, the trunk capacity is also increased an can now accommodate 16.8 cubic feet. Other interior features found on the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class models include instrument panel with 12-button multi-function steering, an electronic controller System featuring an aluminum controller that access the menus and sub-menus on the center console, COMAND navigation system with five-inch color display equipped with a hard drive to store map information of North America, and 8-speaker, 100-watt Audio 20 system with CD/MP3 player. For customers who wanted more audio output, a 450-watt Harman/Kardon LOGIC7 audio system featuring Dolby Digital/DTS 5.1 surround sound, 12 speakers, two surround-sound Speakers, and a sub-woofer is available. The 2008 C-Class also comes with standard six air bags (including driver and passenger front air bags and side curtain air bags) and active front head restraints for safety.

Moving on the technical side, the V6 engine for C300 Sport and Luxury models is combined with a 7-speed automatic gearbox powering the an all new 4MATIC all-wheel-drive (AWD) system. The 2008 Mercedes C-Class is also equipped with four-wheel independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, anti lock braking system (ABS), traction control, electronic stability program (ESP), radiator, quality Mercedes water pump, and stabilizer bars.

Dwyane Thomas
http://www.articlesbase.com/automotive-articles/fourthgeneration-mercedes-cclass-to-arrive-in-us-shores-128944.html