What's some advantages/disadvantages of buying a radio/receivers with a built in amp?

 

Internal amps within the units are pretty small and inferior in quality to external amps. I have a Kenwood and the receiver allows you to turn the internal amp off and apply more power to the pre-outs. When I turn it off, the sound souns so crisp and clean. Also, internal amps make the radio go bad a whole lot quicker.

 

Thanks, sterlingmissile.

But don't the stock radio (non bose system) has a built in amp?

 

Most head units have some kind of small amp built-in, and If you think regular amps overrate their data, head units specs take that one step further.
I guess the "advantage" of them is that you can connect speakers directly to them, without the need of separate amps. In reality though if you're trying to get any kind of sounds that won't apply to you.

CFC

 

IMHO, I like to have a HU with a good, strong amp so that I can power my rearfill directly off of the HU. You will always want to amplify all of your speakers with an external amp, with the exception of the rearfill, of which can be amply powered off of the HU.

All in all though, what you really want is an HU with a high voltage pre-out, at least 4V; it will supply much better power through the RCAs.

 

I am stil confused. The reason why I am looking to get a radio with a amp built in is because I don't want to have to run all the wire through my car.

Unless someone know of a tutorial that shows me how to hide my wires...

 

Just get something with a built in amp, its not brain surgery here its a simple installation.

 

YOu should get one with a built in amp. When you graduate to true car-audio-geek status.. THEN you worry about all that.

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thanks people...

 

Make sure you look into an Eclipse HU if that is al you are going to run!

 

Eclipse HU as in Mitsubishi Eclipse Head Unit?

 

head unit...as in the brand eclipse