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Originally Posted by Gr8Squid
My first impression was that the amplifier and speakers were good enough to expose the flaws in FM radio because the CD sounded so much better.
I would be curious to use a good portable FM receiver attached to the AUX input and compare to the built in tuner.
My car is less than a week old so I haven't been able to test properly.
Do you have the upgraded JBL system?
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Yes I have the upgraded JBL system.
I also feel the AUX input stinks. I have used my iPOD through it and it sounds worse than CDs as well. I know for a fact that it is not the iPOD that sounds bad. The AUX seems to be lacking frequency range (no I cannot prove it).
I do not feel the amplifier is so good that is exposes flaws. My Pioneer system used the head unit for the speakers and an 800w amp to drive the sub. The speaker I now use in my HT system for other rooms. They sound amazing still. With the old Pioneer unit the radio had much much more frequency response and better sound quality.
Maybe this is an EQ problem. I have read before that the CD (to some people) seems to run hot on the bass. I actually turn my up two ticks.
Without wanting to loose the NAV and not having a radio that would fit in the hole and the new to completely rewire everything and pull the amp (because of the absolutely stupid AV-LAN connection) I have not tried to hook up my other amp or head unit.
I really wish this thing had a high quality 30gig hd in there for mp3s. This CD business is **** old. Or I would settle for DVD-audio mp3s. (The use of CDs really ticks me off...at least you can put four of them in there.)