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<blockquote data-quote="Jeffdachef" data-source="post: 8525579" data-attributes="member: 650438"><p>You need to get rid of the stock head unit simply as that. My buddy has an altima on an audiocontrol lci6 and he thought he sounded clean as well on some alpine comps. To the average joe, yeah they sound decent but to a trained ear, definitely not up to par at all. Swapped over to a proper head unit with A Real head unit with 4 volt preout and a 24 bit DAC and the difference was phenominal out the box. Even better when I ditched his rears went active with his setup, then fully time aligned the drivers and set his 13 band EQ. Instead of sounding like a pair of junk beats by dre head phones he sounds like a legit setup now where you can tell exactly where each instrument and singer in the music is on his dash. Staging and imaging is there now. Detail and clarity is improved drastically along with overall volume level.</p><p></p><p>What that means is, full midbass where you can tell if someone is playing a drum solo on your dash along withthe notes thumping your chest. The highs make it sound like the music is coming from outside of your car and you have a phantom center stage.</p><p></p><p>I know you think its good as it is but trust me, it can be miles better. Stock head unit setups are never the way to go unless you have a DSP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeffdachef, post: 8525579, member: 650438"] You need to get rid of the stock head unit simply as that. My buddy has an altima on an audiocontrol lci6 and he thought he sounded clean as well on some alpine comps. To the average joe, yeah they sound decent but to a trained ear, definitely not up to par at all. Swapped over to a proper head unit with A Real head unit with 4 volt preout and a 24 bit DAC and the difference was phenominal out the box. Even better when I ditched his rears went active with his setup, then fully time aligned the drivers and set his 13 band EQ. Instead of sounding like a pair of junk beats by dre head phones he sounds like a legit setup now where you can tell exactly where each instrument and singer in the music is on his dash. Staging and imaging is there now. Detail and clarity is improved drastically along with overall volume level. What that means is, full midbass where you can tell if someone is playing a drum solo on your dash along withthe notes thumping your chest. The highs make it sound like the music is coming from outside of your car and you have a phantom center stage. I know you think its good as it is but trust me, it can be miles better. Stock head unit setups are never the way to go unless you have a DSP. [/QUOTE]
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