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Originally Posted by bestatchess
Is there any advantage to this over just using an LOC? Are you bypassing some kind of built-in equalization or something? What signal level are you getting after the bypass?
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Well I'm sure most agree that an aftermarket HU is the way to go, but I just like the OEM look. I think there are many advantages, but that's my opinion.
With my LOC I was getting a hiss at low volumes. The sound quality was terrible, it just sounded like the crappy stock stereo only louder. lol It would distort at low-medium volumes and there did appear to be some type of built in equalization that this eliminated. I don't have a test tone CD so I didn't measure pre amp voltage, but judging by my amp gain settings, I would say this is in the area of just a standard 1.5-2v pre amp signal. All I can say is it sounds sooooo much better than the LOC and if you want to keep the OEM look, this is about as good as you can get. Plus it only cost me $2.00 for the RCA leads (on close out at Radio Shack) and a few hours time. And much of that time was trial and error, and taking pictures.
