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Upgrading my speakers, should I get an aftermarket HU???

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Old 02-24-2004, 10:18 AM
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Default Upgrading my speakers, should I get an aftermarket HU???

I am thinking about upgrading my speakers with amped 6X9'* and a decent component set. What do you guys think, should I get an aftermarket HU? Or will the factory cd player with equalizer controls good enough? BTW I have premium sound.
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Do a HU before speakers.

Makes them 10x better.
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New HU first....
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ps............make sure u amp the components
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Headunit. Makes stock speakers sound much better.
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I'm a SQ guy, and the stockers are doing fine for me. They're great, as long as you don't run a lot off bass into them.
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