Will a line driver help my system?

[KingDiamond 10+ year member]

I have a Mazda 3 and previously the system was running off of the stock headunit with a David Navone line-level converter that had a line-output of 9V. Now I have replaced the stock headunit with a Kenwood DDX-7019 and it has pre-amp outputs with 2 volts. It seems like I have lost some high-end detail with the new headunit and I was wondering if a line driver can help the system. From what I have read the line drivers help reduce the chance of loss of detail and reduce the noise floor. So will a line driver help and what's a good one to get?

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[528hz 10+ year member]

I want to say yes, but I'm sort of biased because I would like to sell you mine. I have one that is 13.5v line out...

 

[KingDiamond 10+ year member]

I want to say yes, but I'm sort of biased because I would like to sell you mine. I have one that is 13.5v line out...

How about some more info on what you have? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[WrenchGuy 10+ year member]

No kidding I'm after one here soon also.

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

why dont you use your line level converter off the speaker wires?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Why don't you set the gains on the amps correctly? 2V is plenty.