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      11-30-2009, 08:42 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by infinitekid2002 View Post
From my very limited experience...i usually found that changing the stock head unit produced the greatest improvement in sound quality, over speaker changes or amp adds..will chaning this stuff change the sound much...at least in terms of the cost?
This is true for a large majority of the cars on the market, but only if you also change out the OEM speakers and put in a decent amp. Running a Nakamichi head unit with $2 paper cone "full-range" drivers is not exactly the way to go . On the BMW, the head unit is actually of decent quality but the problem is the speakers and the amp. On these cars the bigger bang for the buck is working on the back end, rather than the front end of the audio system (not to mention the loss of BT, assist, door chimes, steering wheel controls, etc. when you rip out the OEM head unit)
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