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Originally Posted by dirk diggler
I have an older car which has a CD player which has recently died. I am looking to move into the new millennium and get a new system and I was wondering if someone could recommend a good place to get it installed. I have heard places like Visions do not have a good reputation? I just want to get an idea of a good installer that I can trust isn't going to mess it up? any suggestions?
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Getting great sound in an older car is an adventure. A lot of different things to consider:
The speaker drivers themselves and their passband and out-of-passband characteristics as well as dispersion profile
The crossover between those drivers (sub -> midwoofers -> midranges -> tweeters) at the multiple listening positions.
The interaction of the drivers with the vehicle's acoustics due to very early reflections.
recreating a believable stereo image given the limitations of the seating configuration
The reduction of road noise (a lowered noise floor is a huge contributor to sound quality and keeping volume within the limitations of the system).
Even most professional installers don't really have a clue about these above things. They can install them, but they can't necessarily design a high-end system tailored to your car. DIY is a path I would recommend but it's not "easy".
"Easy" is getting a new car where real pros from real audio companies like Mark Levinson have built the entire system from total scratch. I don't think picking up a so-called "system" from Visions comes close to that so I really gotta ask what your expectations are.
If you just want to replace the head unit (CD Player), that's something anyone can do themself in a couple of hours on the weekend. But if it's sound quality that compares or betters a modern car, that's a different animal.