Never realized how crappy the stock radio was...
12-14-2003, 08:05 PM
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Never realized how crappy the stock radio was...
My car had the stock radio (Clarion) with the 3 disk CD changer (Alpine). After the CD player quit working, the tape player quit working, and half the buttons on the radio went out, I removed the assembly from the dash to check it out.
Turns out, it was FULL OF COINS!!!
My toddler aged son seems to have been using it as a piggy bank!
Anyway, after emptying all the coins out, everything returned to normal except the CD player.
My wife really likes to listen to CD's, so I decided to upgrade the stereo and speakers. I decided on the Sony CDX-MP40 MP3 stereo and Kicker 02K65 factory replacement speakers. The stereo upgrade itself was a DRASTIC improvement... even before I installed the Kicker speakers! It is rated at 52W (23.4 RMS) and really woke up the sound. The unit has 'DSO' which is supposed to make up for the front speakers being mounted low in the doors. This feature makes a HUGE difference in sound. The Kicker speakers made it sound even better. The stereo costs only $139 through Etronics.com. The speakers were around $69/pr. I purchased the wiring and antenna adapters through Crutchfield. I purchased a pocket to fill the hole left by the CD changer from Crutchfield as well. Crutchfield sent excellent MAXIMA SPECIFIC instructions showing how to change the stereo and speakers with their order.
The Sony stereo plays mp3's on CD and sounds great. I highly recommend this unit as a replacement!
Good Luck!
Turns out, it was FULL OF COINS!!!
My toddler aged son seems to have been using it as a piggy bank!
Anyway, after emptying all the coins out, everything returned to normal except the CD player.
My wife really likes to listen to CD's, so I decided to upgrade the stereo and speakers. I decided on the Sony CDX-MP40 MP3 stereo and Kicker 02K65 factory replacement speakers. The stereo upgrade itself was a DRASTIC improvement... even before I installed the Kicker speakers! It is rated at 52W (23.4 RMS) and really woke up the sound. The unit has 'DSO' which is supposed to make up for the front speakers being mounted low in the doors. This feature makes a HUGE difference in sound. The Kicker speakers made it sound even better. The stereo costs only $139 through Etronics.com. The speakers were around $69/pr. I purchased the wiring and antenna adapters through Crutchfield. I purchased a pocket to fill the hole left by the CD changer from Crutchfield as well. Crutchfield sent excellent MAXIMA SPECIFIC instructions showing how to change the stereo and speakers with their order.
The Sony stereo plays mp3's on CD and sounds great. I highly recommend this unit as a replacement!
Good Luck!
12-14-2003, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by n2oMike
My car had the stock radio (Clarion) with the 3 disk CD changer (Alpine). After the CD player quit working, the tape player quit working, and half the buttons on the radio went out, I removed the assembly from the dash to check it out.
Turns out, it was FULL OF COINS!!!
My toddler aged son seems to have been using it as a piggy bank!
Anyway, after emptying all the coins out, everything returned to normal except the CD player.
My wife really likes to listen to CD's, so I decided to upgrade the stereo and speakers. I decided on the Sony CDX-MP40 MP3 stereo and Kicker 02K65 factory replacement speakers. The stereo upgrade itself was a DRASTIC improvement... even before I installed the Kicker speakers! It is rated at 52W (23.4 RMS) and really woke up the sound. The unit has 'DSO' which is supposed to make up for the front speakers being mounted low in the doors. This feature makes a HUGE difference in sound. The Kicker speakers made it sound even better. The stereo costs only $139 through Etronics.com. The speakers were around $69/pr. I purchased the wiring and antenna adapters through Crutchfield. I purchased a pocket to fill the hole left by the CD changer from Crutchfield as well. Crutchfield sent excellent MAXIMA SPECIFIC instructions showing how to change the stereo and speakers with their order.
The Sony stereo plays mp3's on CD and sounds great. I highly recommend this unit as a replacement!
Good Luck!
Turns out, it was FULL OF COINS!!!
My toddler aged son seems to have been using it as a piggy bank!
Anyway, after emptying all the coins out, everything returned to normal except the CD player.
My wife really likes to listen to CD's, so I decided to upgrade the stereo and speakers. I decided on the Sony CDX-MP40 MP3 stereo and Kicker 02K65 factory replacement speakers. The stereo upgrade itself was a DRASTIC improvement... even before I installed the Kicker speakers! It is rated at 52W (23.4 RMS) and really woke up the sound. The unit has 'DSO' which is supposed to make up for the front speakers being mounted low in the doors. This feature makes a HUGE difference in sound. The Kicker speakers made it sound even better. The stereo costs only $139 through Etronics.com. The speakers were around $69/pr. I purchased the wiring and antenna adapters through Crutchfield. I purchased a pocket to fill the hole left by the CD changer from Crutchfield as well. Crutchfield sent excellent MAXIMA SPECIFIC instructions showing how to change the stereo and speakers with their order.
The Sony stereo plays mp3's on CD and sounds great. I highly recommend this unit as a replacement!
Good Luck!
12-14-2003, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by myke321
Hows your reception with that sony? I have a Sony Xplode I get really bad reception with mine.
It picks up about the same as the stock radio overall. I haven't really tested the reception out that much, but it seems to do pretty well. I like it.
Etronics definitely has the cheaper price, but Crutchfields has free shipping and includes the basic wiring adapters for free. Etronics adapters and shipping cost extra, and I don't even think everything needed was available there. Etronic's shipping for the radio and speakers was around $30! But, Crutchfield wanted $199 for the radio and $129.99 for each pair of speakers!!!! There are plenty of reviews for the Sony cdx-mp40 out there. I'm sure www.epinions.com has some detailed replies, and may be able to answer your questions.
Good Luck!
12-14-2003, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by n2oMike
My car had the stock radio (Clarion) with the 3 disk CD changer (Alpine). After the CD player quit working, the tape player quit working, and half the buttons on the radio went out, I removed the assembly from the dash to check it out.
Turns out, it was FULL OF COINS!!!
My toddler aged son seems to have been using it as a piggy bank!
Anyway, after emptying all the coins out, everything returned to normal except the CD player.
My wife really likes to listen to CD's, so I decided to upgrade the stereo and speakers. I decided on the Sony CDX-MP40 MP3 stereo and Kicker 02K65 factory replacement speakers. The stereo upgrade itself was a DRASTIC improvement... even before I installed the Kicker speakers! It is rated at 52W (23.4 RMS) and really woke up the sound. The unit has 'DSO' which is supposed to make up for the front speakers being mounted low in the doors. This feature makes a HUGE difference in sound. The Kicker speakers made it sound even better. The stereo costs only $139 through Etronics.com. The speakers were around $69/pr. I purchased the wiring and antenna adapters through Crutchfield. I purchased a pocket to fill the hole left by the CD changer from Crutchfield as well. Crutchfield sent excellent MAXIMA SPECIFIC instructions showing how to change the stereo and speakers with their order.
The Sony stereo plays mp3's on CD and sounds great. I highly recommend this unit as a replacement!
Good Luck!
Turns out, it was FULL OF COINS!!!
My toddler aged son seems to have been using it as a piggy bank!
Anyway, after emptying all the coins out, everything returned to normal except the CD player.
My wife really likes to listen to CD's, so I decided to upgrade the stereo and speakers. I decided on the Sony CDX-MP40 MP3 stereo and Kicker 02K65 factory replacement speakers. The stereo upgrade itself was a DRASTIC improvement... even before I installed the Kicker speakers! It is rated at 52W (23.4 RMS) and really woke up the sound. The unit has 'DSO' which is supposed to make up for the front speakers being mounted low in the doors. This feature makes a HUGE difference in sound. The Kicker speakers made it sound even better. The stereo costs only $139 through Etronics.com. The speakers were around $69/pr. I purchased the wiring and antenna adapters through Crutchfield. I purchased a pocket to fill the hole left by the CD changer from Crutchfield as well. Crutchfield sent excellent MAXIMA SPECIFIC instructions showing how to change the stereo and speakers with their order.
The Sony stereo plays mp3's on CD and sounds great. I highly recommend this unit as a replacement!
Good Luck!
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