Kefhr
May 3, 2010, 1:31pm
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i would say no. now don’t jump down my throat guys, let me explain why. the cd player has an absurdly weak internal amplifier. its 5 watts continuous(which is most likely a perfect conditions lab rating at 100% efficiency and we live in the real world where this doesn’t happen). it will not sound clean, even if u you get expensive speakers. its got a poor excuse for an equalizer, even by 1999 standards(im being serious here). the output signal on this is low volt, so if you hook up an amp to it later, it will sound like louder poop. garbage in, garbage out. this is basically sub-par even for an average listener. the one with the screen is also not that great. it will be somewhat louder than the cd player, but it wont be clear either. its lacking a proper equalizer or pretty much any other control over output other than volume. it doesnt list the screen resolution on it either. this kind is a wallmart type brand, i wouldnt recommend buying that. you wont enjoy listening to music. youre better off taking that 250 bucks and buying a NICE used headunit. u dont need dvd, its not like ull be watching movies on your way to NYC on the 3hr trip. if ur going to get one with a screen, may as well get a good nav system, so its worth it.
if ur going with a cheaper deck, this is better http://www.crutchfield.com/p_020CZ100/Clarion-CZ100.html?tp=5684
here are the nicer ones under 250http://www.crutchfield.com/p_500IDAX303/Alpine-iDA-X303.html?tp=5684 http://signature.crutchfield.com/s_500CDA105/Alpine-CDA-105.html?tp=5684 http://signature.crutchfield.com/s_500CDE103B/Alpine-CDE-103BT.html?tp=5684
I appreciate the input. However I have a clarion now and its broken… So I will probably stay away from Clarion for a bit. I think I might just pick up a cheap used on clist somewhere for 50-100 bucks? Are there any certain specific SPECS I should be looking for? Out wattage? or power etc?