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Originally Posted by quivanphan
I was planning on installing the Custom Autosound stereo in my 65 Thunderbird.
I have a question for those of you who are complaining about sound quality. Are you using just the head unit to play music and listen to the Radio?
Is the quality any better when you use an IPOD or if using amps instead of powering speakers with the headunit?
I am assuming that it would sound better if I am using an Ipod/Iphone with High quality MP3s with an amp powering the speakers since the head unit will just act as a pass thorugh for the audio.
Is anyone doing this already? Does it sound better than just using the head unit to power the speakers?
I really like the idea of using what looks like the OEM stereo controls to play music and especially controlling the volume.
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As for USA Stereo sound quality, read my last post. The difference in sound quality is not really dependent on FM vs. iPod or whatever, but on the stereo itself -- and of course speakers.
There are old wives' tales and myths concerning "head units" and "amps." If your purpose for obtaining an amp is to make it "sound better", you're wasting your time and money. A setup with 2,000 watts is not going to sound any better than one with 200 watts, or even 20 watts. It can play louder, but not better.
You must ask yourself why you NEED 200 watts or more in a car in the first place, when a 30 watt stereo seems sufficient for any living room. The reason is speakers; they are very inefficient. In fact they are actually "loaded", designed somewhat to "starve the treble to feed the bass." You get less bass out of a smaller speaker, and those tiny 3" speakers some people use just won't cut it. The answer is not to feed it 2,000 watts; better to use speakers that are more efficient; meaning usually the biggest you can fit in there. With decent speakers you can get great sound and plenty of volume from these stereos without having to add an amp. Purposes for an amp are (1) if you're really hard of hearing, or (2) you're really enticed by some magazine ad that says your car will rock with a WHIZBANGG 10,000 watt amp in the trunk.
BTW, something really cool with the 630; the iPod adapter is an extra-cost option but the stereo INCLUDES a USB port. With the port, you don't need the iPod. Just upload your music to any flash drive, and play the drive through your stereo. THAT is a cool feature.