OR did the after market just go wrong? Nobody talks about upgrading a stereo anymore.. It's like all the big subs and stuff became self parody overkill....
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I haven't listened to music in the car for maybe 30 years. And once I got an engine that will "run," I want to hear it run. That's the music. Car stereo wore off, it just did. Even in Bubba and Bluebelle, boring as hell and quiet inside the crew cabin, I get distracted, no, turn that off.
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Originally posted by silver_bullet View PostYou mean they weren't parody overkill in the first place???My hobby is needing a hobby.
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Originally posted by pdub View PostI haven't listened to music in the car for maybe 30 years. And once I got an engine that will "run," I want to hear it run. That's the music. Car stereo wore off, it just did. Even in Bubba and Bluebelle, boring as hell and quiet inside the crew cabin, I get distracted, no, turn that off.
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The radio in my inherited '04 Yukon is decent for a factory offering.....EXCEPT that it also incorporates the back-up camera and navigation system, which wouldn't be a bad thing EXCEPT the display went south three years ago and the close local dealer has idiots in the service department. Just ask SBG about factory service departments......
Otherwise, I'm at a point in my life that what's played on the local radio stations is redundant and my vehicles haven't quite kept up with the ever-changing music media formats. For those reasons, the engine is usually the tune I listen to most regardless of its ability to project the vehicle.
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you mean "when did Detroit realize that rather then make good audio, they could make the most complex, integrated POS that guarantees it won't play with the aftermarket?" you don't change the radio because doing so you lose lots of functionality that is pretty useful... add to this the aftermarket refuses to embrace it, so their bandaids aren't bandaids..... and don't get me started about that stupid warning.
Detroit continues to hate the hot rodderLast edited by SuperBuickGuy; June 19, 2018, 07:36 AM.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Postyou mean "when did Detroit realize that rather then make good audio, they could make the most complex, integrated POS that guarantees it won't play with the aftermarket?" you don't change the radio because doing so you lose lots of functionality that is pretty useful... add to this the aftermarket refuses to embrace it, so their bandaids aren't bandaids..... and don't get me started about that stupid warning.
Detroit continues to hate the hot rodderMy hobby is needing a hobby.
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I like good music with quality sound....it used to be a Pioneer Super Tuner with better quality speakers in factory locations....never got into the whole thing of subs and amps.... figured that it my rear view mirror shook from the sound, that was a bit much....my only disappointment is that there isn't a single R&B station in the area....Last edited by silver_bullet; June 19, 2018, 09:31 AM.Patrick & Tammy
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most of the 'upgrade' stereos don't sound terrible with an amp upgrade and a subwoofer.... but Harmon Kardon it is not.
with that said, since most people listen to MP3 music, which already cuts some of the sound out, what difference does it make? I think that's the manufacturer's reasoning (if you'd get them to admit it).Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; June 19, 2018, 08:44 AM.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Postmost of the 'upgrade' stereos don't sound terrible with an amp upgrade and a subwoofer.... but Harmon Kardon it is not.
with that said, since most people listen to MP3 music, which already cuts some of the sound out, what difference does it make? I think that's the manufacturer's reasoning (if you'd get them to admit it).My hobby is needing a hobby.
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my wife is the audiophile in my house, I'm just the abused husband who has to listen to her go on and on and on and on and on and on and on about it. Just listen to the music, honey, and shut up.... thank you.
in other news, when you tell a woman to calm down or shut up; they never do.... weird, no?Doing it all wrong since 1966
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