Quote: Originally Posted by LeoTheHamster
Some people might just want a headunit and carputer. The sound quality of a carputer is dubious what with many boards using the intergrated sound, coupled with mp3 (low quailty by ITS OWN DEFINITION), especially when compared to a good headunit. Coupling the two sounds like the best idea to me.
I for one want a setup that will tell me where I'm going, and will play a cd that I get from the Tesco on the way there, with the minimum of fuss
That's one of my points! burn a cd to mp3= degrade the sound, no ifs ands or buts about it, if you're a sound quality freak you will apreciate the subtle nuances of difference enough that you know the cd sounds better, & in the pursuit of perfection, better is always better. If you spend 5 times the money for an amp just because it is marginally better, & spend top dollar on the best speakers, the best rca's & processors, noise gates, high quality wiring,tune the system with an rta , work hard on getting a wide sound stage with pinpoint accuracy & "tingle your spine" vocals, why would you want to intentionally depend on a degraded compressed source, my original question refered to BETTER, not cheaper, IE; no fuss, & as good as possible PERIOD. cost is secondary in the pursuit of sonic excellence...