Hello Everyone.
So few weeks back a friend of mind, who knows and heard my sound system in my 04 Tacoma xcab truck, asked me about her car infotainment. I did not know what to tell her.
So for general discussion. I see in last few years many new cars are coming equipped with a all in one infotainment system. You know the system has the one monitor screen that shows all the audio and engine and other information on the car. I am used to the older cars that have the separate audio dash deck, double or single din units, RCA jacks and so on. Mount the HU and use the RCA 6ch output to amps and speakers and subs. I have driven many of the cars as rentals do to my job and travel. Many of the cars don't even have a place to mount a new deck unit, Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine so on. I have to say that many of the new cars i drove as rentals the sound system had a lot to be desired.
So with that said. My question is, What is the latest on how you go about adding a new sound with say high power amps and subs and speakers so on. Is there any new say add on component that will interface to the cars infotainment system or say the audio output from the infotainment audio system unit. What do you have to do to add a new high quality sound system without ruining or damaging the infotainment software or unit. I would like some comments and if possible maybe some detail on how it is done. Maybe list the names of equipment or components to use.
Thanks
So few weeks back a friend of mind, who knows and heard my sound system in my 04 Tacoma xcab truck, asked me about her car infotainment. I did not know what to tell her.
So for general discussion. I see in last few years many new cars are coming equipped with a all in one infotainment system. You know the system has the one monitor screen that shows all the audio and engine and other information on the car. I am used to the older cars that have the separate audio dash deck, double or single din units, RCA jacks and so on. Mount the HU and use the RCA 6ch output to amps and speakers and subs. I have driven many of the cars as rentals do to my job and travel. Many of the cars don't even have a place to mount a new deck unit, Kenwood, Pioneer, Alpine so on. I have to say that many of the new cars i drove as rentals the sound system had a lot to be desired.
So with that said. My question is, What is the latest on how you go about adding a new sound with say high power amps and subs and speakers so on. Is there any new say add on component that will interface to the cars infotainment system or say the audio output from the infotainment audio system unit. What do you have to do to add a new high quality sound system without ruining or damaging the infotainment software or unit. I would like some comments and if possible maybe some detail on how it is done. Maybe list the names of equipment or components to use.
Thanks
