Will this do the same thing as a audiocontrol line driver?

[jeeper2269 10+ year member]

Just to clarify one thing. I don't want to change the head unit out. I really like the way the stock one looks. All the aftermarket head units I have seen installed on the newer Tacomas look like crap.

 

[jeeper2269 10+ year member]

This was with the amp gain all the way down?

So, I finally messed around with the gains after reading some articles on here and the dead noise is gone. Yes, I made a mistake and found that the gains on the component amp were set mid way. I turned everthing all the way down and messed with it for about an hour. The fronts are sooooo much louder, and better sounding than they were. I still have to mess with the sub though. I got the line driver, and may install it, but I have to get some time to do it. Thanks for all the info.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

You got the front sounding good. Great!. You should easily be able to do the same with the sub without the line driver. That is the route that I recommend. Adding another component is only going to increase the potential for introuced noise to the system. You don't get rid of noise by adding components to the system.

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Why don't you just buy an aftermarket HU...?

I'm sure you can find one that looks just fine, or that you'll get used to