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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8673568" data-attributes="member: 650438"><p>requirements for a head unit. </p><p></p><p>4 volt pre-out or higher. 13 band EQ+, time alignment, network crossovers, 24 bit dacs. AKA most of pioneer's offerings. You can go as cheap as you can as long as it maintains these stats, they use the same audio chip from the flagship 800 dollar line to the 200 dollar line the only difference is processor, graphics and toy features. You can also just keep your stock head unit and forgo a head unit completely in the signal line. There's a Dayton audio DSP with bluetooth dongle (that allows for APTX streaming) for 180 dollars and it will be 10000x better than any head unit on the market in terms of sound quality and audio tuning capability. Bluetooth stream to the dongle and dongle, audio is processed inside the DSP then goes straight to the amps and to the speakers all audio adjustments and tuning is done on your phone. All that equates to better results even with a spotify 320kbps stream than if you use a FLAC/lossless file via CD or AUX like zero comparison sounds that much better.</p><p></p><p>As for the audio setup, there's not much 6x9s out there that are decent other than image dynamics, Hybrid audio technologies etc.. Your range of capable drivers are better if you get an adapter. You want to focus all the money and power to the front, rears are completely useless and actually harmful to sound quality because you will destroy your soundstage by pulling it back vs having your music directly on your dash like a virtual studio concert performance on your dash. You will need an amp for the speakers, clarity needs power a lot of it. a pioneer gm 8704 should be good for budget amp. </p><p></p><p>those sonys arent much sound quality wise, more for studio work, there's no life in the sound in my opinion, midbass, soundstage, actual details is nonexistent. Jump up to the massdrop hd 6xx or hifiman he4xx with an amp and you'll hear what you've been missing all your life haha.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8673568, member: 650438"] requirements for a head unit. 4 volt pre-out or higher. 13 band EQ+, time alignment, network crossovers, 24 bit dacs. AKA most of pioneer's offerings. You can go as cheap as you can as long as it maintains these stats, they use the same audio chip from the flagship 800 dollar line to the 200 dollar line the only difference is processor, graphics and toy features. You can also just keep your stock head unit and forgo a head unit completely in the signal line. There's a Dayton audio DSP with bluetooth dongle (that allows for APTX streaming) for 180 dollars and it will be 10000x better than any head unit on the market in terms of sound quality and audio tuning capability. Bluetooth stream to the dongle and dongle, audio is processed inside the DSP then goes straight to the amps and to the speakers all audio adjustments and tuning is done on your phone. All that equates to better results even with a spotify 320kbps stream than if you use a FLAC/lossless file via CD or AUX like zero comparison sounds that much better. As for the audio setup, there's not much 6x9s out there that are decent other than image dynamics, Hybrid audio technologies etc.. Your range of capable drivers are better if you get an adapter. You want to focus all the money and power to the front, rears are completely useless and actually harmful to sound quality because you will destroy your soundstage by pulling it back vs having your music directly on your dash like a virtual studio concert performance on your dash. You will need an amp for the speakers, clarity needs power a lot of it. a pioneer gm 8704 should be good for budget amp. those sonys arent much sound quality wise, more for studio work, there's no life in the sound in my opinion, midbass, soundstage, actual details is nonexistent. Jump up to the massdrop hd 6xx or hifiman he4xx with an amp and you'll hear what you've been missing all your life haha. [/QUOTE]
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