Recent content by eberrong

I do not have separate amps (yet) in my car so maybe that is the difference. But I can say with confidence that the Kenwood HU's midrange was killing my ears, very harsh. I listen to a lot of music with distorted guitars and they just didn't sound right. I guess it was a bit louder (more...

Well I proved it to myself today by putting my OEM stereo back in my car. The OEM head unit sounds much better than the X789. The X789 is getting returned...it was just way to harsh in the midrange for me. No amount of EQ tweaking could help it either.

Has anyone out there got a 9853 yet?? How is the SQ, features, etc.?

Not sure who made this 1999 Honda HU. For some reason...alpine sticks in my mind. Maybe someone else will know. About 6 years ago I thought any aftermarket HU was better than any stock HU. I guess things have changed. I imagine that some of the stock units have gotten better (my wife's...

I just got a Kenwood KDC-X789 which is one of the higher end models. I've got to say that I am not all that impressed with the sound quality. I replaced the stock headunit in my 99 civic si and I am starting to wonder if the stock unit sounded better?? Is that possible? I have the stock 6...