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Todd Stout · 08-15-2007, 09:14 PM

Thanks for the links Robert. What I was picturing for my doors is something sort of like the Scion xB baffles.

I called Crutchfield (which is where my Alpine CDA-9885 came from) and asked the person who answered if he had heard of anyone not liking the sound of an aftermarket head unit with their stock speakers. He told me that he had never heard of such a thing but didn't seem surprised. He did tell me that I still have a few more weeks to exchange the head unit if there is something wrong with it. I told him I was going to get the Infinitys installed this weekend and see what that does for the sound quality first.

On a side note I found an Arc Audio dealer about 10 minutes from where I work. Their new KAR series looks pretty nice. I'm thinking about picking up the new KAR 300.4 and using the front two channels for my door speakers and then bridging the rear channels and using that for the subs. I'll probably just leave the rear coaxials connected to the head unit. Of course I could pick up the forthcoming KAR 900.6 and have more power than I know what to do with. I'm guessing the 300.4 will be plenty for my Infinitys and a couple of 8" subwoofers.

08-15-2007, 09:14 PM	#8 of 15
Todd Stout Member Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Join Date: Jul 1999 Local Time: 11:55 PM Local Date: 08-29-2008 Posts: 1,176	Re: Why does my new head unit sound so bad? Thanks for the links Robert. What I was picturing for my doors is something sort of like the Scion xB baffles. I called Crutchfield (which is where my Alpine CDA-9885 came from) and asked the person who answered if he had heard of anyone not liking the sound of an aftermarket head unit with their stock speakers. He told me that he had never heard of such a thing but didn't seem surprised. He did tell me that I still have a few more weeks to exchange the head unit if there is something wrong with it. I told him I was going to get the Infinitys installed this weekend and see what that does for the sound quality first. On a side note I found an Arc Audio dealer about 10 minutes from where I work. Their new KAR series looks pretty nice. I'm thinking about picking up the new KAR 300.4 and using the front two channels for my door speakers and then bridging the rear channels and using that for the subs. I'll probably just leave the rear coaxials connected to the head unit. Of course I could pick up the forthcoming KAR 900.6 and have more power than I know what to do with. I'm guessing the 300.4 will be plenty for my Infinitys and a couple of 8" subwoofers.