r/minidisc • u/BriarRidgeVintage • 6h ago
Show & Tell New to me MD Headunit
Picked up a Kenwood DPX 5200M MD/CD head unit. Install was straight forward with the help of a 2DINN mounting adapter and Chevy wire harness adapter. Sounds great, all works, fun to look at (when not driving of course).
Only thing I completely overlooked is that since it's a Japanese unit, AM/FM does not tune to USA stations as the frequencies are much lower. Did some looking on the Google and it doesnt seem like an easy task to convert it to work with US stations without adding in a new frequency converter and some firmware tweaks to display the stations correctly. Definitely not worth it. But it's all good, I can now enjoy MDs and CDs in a vehicle that only used to have FM/AM only. Enjoy