Yes, it does need the amplifier. I had one of these from a '73 MB 450SL, with amp that I sold a few years ago for about $500.
Will any amp work or does it have to be a specific Becker amp I assume it has a DIN connector in back maybe there is an adapter? Also do you know if this has the aux input for bluetooth (I think it does just asking).
Very nice, if it worked you can have both bluetooth and decent amplification.
This won’t work and you need a becker amp
Buy the Becker for looks, put in a bluetooth amp and stream from your phone
After trying to get my Becker to sound louder with less distortion, I gave up and did just this and added a subwoofer under my seat. If you use the Becker amp you can use the Bluetooth DIN adapter above which plugs into the back of the head unit. But the head unit alone is not powerful enough to drive a modern car amp unless it has a very sensitive input level, I couldn't find one that did. You could also use the Becker amp to feed the speaker level inputs of a power amp, but that didn't sound very good either.Buy the Becker for looks, put in a bluetooth amp and stream from your phone
I expect this is a silly question, but what the heck...as configured with the Bluetooth amp, can you use (hear) the radio from the head unit?
No, the way mine is wired I have the volume knob of the Becker switch on the blutooth and amp. That way when the Becker lights up I know my amp and sub are on.
+1 That's one of several available... if you can DIY electronics, unit costs are $125 - $150 or so.
All Becker radios up to 1972 are two-piece... from 1973 on they're one piece. But....
Where does one find the unit for DIY?+1 That's one of several available... if you can DIY electronics, unit costs are $125 - $150 or so.
Good news and confirmation of bad news... I tested it, the sound is very low... I don't need an amplifier, but the radio needs to be repaired...+1 That's one of several available... if you can DIY electronics, unit costs are $125 - $150 or so.
All Becker radios up to 1972 are two-piece... from 1973 on they're one piece. But....
Lucky you! Looks like an early Europa II which has the amp built in, plus "Automatic Fine Tuning". Seven watts of powah!!
Hook it up and see how it sounds. All you need is a battery, some 12 gauge wire and a speaker.
Restomod radio - I like it! Question though - can you get authentic replacement stickers for the radio chassis? I'm sure it's hard to open them up without messing up the inspected by sticker.
It appears Aurora now wants consumers to go through a dealer, which is a shame. Can't hurt to ask if they'll sell outright, though.
Both of these feature the Aurora components. It appears that Vintage Car Radio will sell the components retail. Tayman Electrical specifically says they won't. The Aurora dealer page pointed me to a place in Washington (Bill the Radio Guy) that does the conversions with their components. It looks to be cheaper than Tayman's prices and is closer to me. That said, I doubt that these small operations have the bandwidth or resources to keep the pricing on their websites super up to date.
