Aftermarket Radio

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  1. pyasher

    pyasher Well-Known Member

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    Any recommendations on a good aftermarket radio? Must appear stock and have high power and Auxiliary inputs...
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    For what car?
     
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    retrosound
     
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    the retrosound has adjustable post to fit any dash ,can control numerous amps,has usb connections and aux in .i have it and love it compared to the custom autosound i had.
     
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    Yup. Custom Autosound was expensive junk and I'd never recommend them to anyone. RetroSound won't be a big bass thumper on its own, but it has all of the sub and amp options built in to make a really nice system. It will also work in practically any car:

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    Another vote for Retrosound. I've got one in my Montego wagon.
     
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    These folks seem to have a good product also. $410.00 to convert my factory radio. Www.turnswitch.com.
     
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    Not real cheap, but that is pretty cool.
     
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    I would like to keep it simple and use the radio in the dash. I do
    Iisten to FM but I also take the Wagon on longer trips and do not want to hunt for stations. I really like the USB. input which can be controlled using the tuning knob. Thanks for the input!
     
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    i was very happy with the retrosound using thumb drives loaded with music
     
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    I will be making a decision soon - winter project - it will be Retro sound or Turn switch - thanks everyone for all the advice!
     
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    sorry to jump in, but are you sure?
    I believe a 3,5mm headphones output is a high level signal while an amp only is able to use low level signal via the cinch connectors. Not sure if this would burn your amp. Although some amps are equipped with high level signal inputs, these are all meant to accomodate speaker cables from the head unit (in case the head unit has no cinch output).
    At least that´s my experience so far with car hifi systems....
     
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