Win the Superbowl and drive off in a Hyundai with a busted speaker
D | Tuesday, January 31, 2006

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It's true. My love for gold digging women destroyed my sound system. The Eclipse's center counsel speaker mounted above the clock is now toast, as in "1,2,3, toast" and "That reminds me Marty, you'd better not hook up to the amplifier. There's a slight possibility of overload." My speaker makes this lovely crackling sound anytime the sound gets above "regular" volumes. Damn you Kanye (I hear George Bush also does not care about playing his car stereo within acceptable limits).

So I decided to tackle this problem with a quick trip to Circuit City (I hear this a really nice place to work). I proceed to discuss my problem with the "gentleman" in the Car Stereo Department. Approximate transcript follows (embellished slightly for humor purposes):

D: Um, hello. I was wondering who I can talk to about replacing a blown out speaker in my car.

G': That's me, dawg.

D: Oh great. Well, what's the procedure? Can you guys replace a single busted speaker?

G': Sure man. What kind of car is it?

D: Mitsubishi Eclipse, it is...

G': (interrupting) Aw damn man, not that center speaker. In the dash?

D: Yeah, that's the one.

G': Damn dawg. (pause) We can't fix that. (adjusting his head covering; "do-rag" thing football players wear?)

D: What?

G': You gotta take that shit to the dealer.

D: Really?

G': Seriously, we tried to fix it twice before, one these other two Eclipses. And there are all sorts of wires and stuff in there and we couldn't get it back together. You gotta take that to the dealer.

D: Wires, huh?

G': Wires, man. (looking at me like I am now totally screwed)

D: Well, OK. Thanks for the help.

G': Later.

Initially I was flabbergasted that he knew exactly what I was talking about. I thought, maybe this is a problem a lot of other people have also had. A quick resolution was on the horizon. But those dreams were quickly dashed with the technician's confusion regarding "wires." You don't say, wires in there? Maybe connecting the speaker to, I don't know, the rest of the sound system. Needless to say, Ciudad del Circuitos will not be replacing this speaker. I will try good ol' Mejor Compra and see if they can fix it. He does make a good point which is that this speaker is in a strange location with a bunch of other complicated equipment surrounding it. Maybe the dealer is the best place to take this shit.

D | 1/31/2006 12:31:00 AM |   Post your comment

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I think you were going for La Mejor Compra.
Alex | January 31, 2006 7:02 PM | permalink
 

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