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<blockquote data-quote="SounDrive" data-source="post: 8136773" data-attributes="member: 653833"><p>You definitely want the 4V preouts. Without enough preout voltage, you really have to crank the gain on your amp up. It's hard to explain, but it seems like you get a lot more output with higher voltage preouts, even with the amps set the same with a DMM. And also, I personally don't like using bluetooth for music because it doesn't play music at a high bitrate (all of my music is either 320kbps mp3 or in lossless format) - so you lose some sound quality there. Also, completely ignore the power ratings. Kenwood and Pioneer both make good head units. You might consider going used. I got my Pioneer DEH-500UB (was $210 new when they still made it) for somewhere around $100 and it's amazing. 3 sets of 5v preouts, the sound retriever function, iPod USB capatability, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SounDrive, post: 8136773, member: 653833"] You definitely want the 4V preouts. Without enough preout voltage, you really have to crank the gain on your amp up. It's hard to explain, but it seems like you get a lot more output with higher voltage preouts, even with the amps set the same with a DMM. And also, I personally don't like using bluetooth for music because it doesn't play music at a high bitrate (all of my music is either 320kbps mp3 or in lossless format) - so you lose some sound quality there. Also, completely ignore the power ratings. Kenwood and Pioneer both make good head units. You might consider going used. I got my Pioneer DEH-500UB (was $210 new when they still made it) for somewhere around $100 and it's amazing. 3 sets of 5v preouts, the sound retriever function, iPod USB capatability, etc. [/QUOTE]
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