C6 Sound Quality - Avic D3 vs. Stock Deck
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Burning Brakes
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C6 Sound Quality - Avic D3 vs. Stock Deck
Hey guys i just upgraded my deck to an Avic D3, using the Peripheral GM24B to the stock speakers. The sound quality is no comparison to stock and ideas? Also the volume control is a little out of whack as well.
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Le Mans Master
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St Jude Donor '13
Le Mans Master
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St Jude Donor '13
I would expect it to sound practically identical, perhaps SLIGHTLY improved. Of all the components you can replace in a system, the one that will make the smallest difference are the drive electronics. That's not to say that some heads don't sound better than others, cause they flat out do, but speakers make the biggest difference, amplifiers next, then head.
Burning Brakes
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From: Stokesdale NC
If you are using the GM24B audio connections you are probably still using the stock amp. There have been other posts where people have been disappointed with this setup too. I am using the AVIC-D3 internal amp connected to the stock non-bose speakers and it sounds as good as the speakers can get.
Melting Slicks
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I would expect it to sound practically identical, perhaps SLIGHTLY improved. Of all the components you can replace in a system, the one that will make the smallest difference are the drive electronics. That's not to say that some heads don't sound better than others, cause they flat out do, but speakers make the biggest difference, amplifiers next, then head.
Speakers are very subjective. Compare bose to mb quart and you have a good argument, but compare focal to rainbow and tell me which one sounds better.
To me, anybody who spends good money on components, amps, and subs and hooks it to the stock HU are not realizing the true potential of their investment. Its the whole lipstick on a pig analogy.
Again, just MHO.
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St. Jude Donor '06
Its just a combination of all the components to make the complete package. Just changing one or the other is a bandaid and sooner or later your just going to have to rip it off and change it all out to get the full potential. Am I saying you need to go all out on components and amps adn subs? No. What I am saying is that you bought a very nice HU and why not finish it right with some components, amp and sub stage. If you don't have the money right now, no worries. Your just gonna have to live with it till you do get the money to upgrade. I did mine in stages as well. You should get a slight improvement over the stock HU, but you can only get so much better.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Hayward CA
Thanx - Here is what I have installed so far.
Avic D3
Ipod Adapter
Blue Tooth Adapter
XM Radio w/ Nav Traffic
Reverse Camera
Valentine 1
JL Stealth Box
JlL250/1
Time to upgrade the rest any suggestions on Mid's and Tweets.
JL ?
Avic D3
Ipod Adapter
Blue Tooth Adapter
XM Radio w/ Nav Traffic
Reverse Camera
Valentine 1
JL Stealth Box
JlL250/1
Time to upgrade the rest any suggestions on Mid's and Tweets.
JL ?
