Good evening chayro,
I was in the same situation as the past several years with car audio as there was not much interest in upgrading the car stereo system. A lot of the local car stereo shops seem to focus on the bass and high volume. One day I walked into a shop with a car stereo dealer that had decades of experience from the time of cassette and even 8 track! We talked about several different options for my Ridgeline truck.
The final choice was to keep the original head unit, add a JL Audio - 5 channel 75 watt amp and 4 JL Audio separate component speakers. The amp drives the 4 JL door speakers and the existing subwoofer.
This dealer was able to use the factory head unit with the preamp outputs so the steering wheel controls all work perfectly.
When the work was completed he asked me to demo the truck with the new speakers and amp. I was absolutely blown away by the night and day difference in sound. Especially when listening to a CD, the sound quality is exceptional. He even added a small knob to directly control the output of the subwoofer (without going thru the settings on the head unit)!
After having many good quality car stereos I am amazed how well this simple setup works, and I can say that it is now a pleasure to drive that truck everyday.
Best wishes,
Dan
I was in the same situation as the past several years with car audio as there was not much interest in upgrading the car stereo system. A lot of the local car stereo shops seem to focus on the bass and high volume. One day I walked into a shop with a car stereo dealer that had decades of experience from the time of cassette and even 8 track! We talked about several different options for my Ridgeline truck.
The final choice was to keep the original head unit, add a JL Audio - 5 channel 75 watt amp and 4 JL Audio separate component speakers. The amp drives the 4 JL door speakers and the existing subwoofer.
This dealer was able to use the factory head unit with the preamp outputs so the steering wheel controls all work perfectly.
When the work was completed he asked me to demo the truck with the new speakers and amp. I was absolutely blown away by the night and day difference in sound. Especially when listening to a CD, the sound quality is exceptional. He even added a small knob to directly control the output of the subwoofer (without going thru the settings on the head unit)!
After having many good quality car stereos I am amazed how well this simple setup works, and I can say that it is now a pleasure to drive that truck everyday.
Best wishes,
Dan