Really?? I was hoping for a little more info. Take my word for it..., I've been listening to stereos (and very good ones) for more years than most of y'all have been alive, lol! Most of the stereos I hear now wouldn't hold a candle to the "cheap" one I have. Even the stereo install experts, and some that have even built competition systems, compliment me when they hear mine. Some are even baffled a little, lol. I would challenge anybody to find a stereo that sounds any "better" than the one I have in my Explorer. Notice I didn't say "louder", just "better". Both the amps are class A amps with THDs of less than .02, and the amps are CEA compliant (pre 2006), an Alpine 4-channel (65 WPC into 4 ohms) & a Sony Xplod (2-channel @ 200 WPC into 4 ohms, before the days of the "junk" I've seen on the market the last few years). I think it says a LOT that these amps are still in use for 14+ years now, and they have NEVER overheated or clipped driving them hard for hours on end.
I do read the specs on everything, but there seems to be no uniformity to them. Some are CEA compliant, some are not. I've read reviews, and afterwards thought "who's paying these people to say what they're saying?" after actually listening to them. I just want honest answers. I may know "nothing" about stereos, but I do know what sounds good to me. Crystal clear sound all the way through the spectrum from 20 Hz to 20 kHz is what I like. Needless to say, they don't exactly make them like they used to.
I know they use different standards today than they used to, and that's why I'm having trouble get the best bang for the buck.
