so i decided the old infinity was just too plain, and its my birthday in a few days, so i decided i would get a new stereo. so i have a couple questions. didnt see them in the searches, so i decided id go ahead and ask. so first off, are sony receivers good? anyone have one that could let me know what they think of theirs would be great. the one im looking at is here http://sm.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item...U&tp=5685&avf=N
my next question is: what will that poor old clock pod be doing at the top of my dash? obviously, the most it will do is display the time, but does this thing have any affect on my new receiver?
also, is the receiver a job i could do myself (the sony supposedly comes with an installation guide, but if its a big job, im not gonna touch it, ill leave it to the pros)
last question (sorry for having so many) is, are sony door speakers very good? mine suck, to be blunt, and im tired of the raspy crap noise. i want something that can take a little beating, and will last a long time, but wont cost me an arm and a leg. im trying to keep this thing in the hundreds, not the thousands =]
thanks for any advice!
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thanks for the heads-up on sony.
i found a premier i like. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Pro...yers/DEH-P500UB
i know its sort of off topic, but does anyone know what size bulbs are in the clock pod? i want to make it blue, its the last thing, and it will finally be all blue.
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about the raspy sound you were hearing from your speakers:

one major engineering flaw is that the center speaker that is in the dash (behind the clock pod) is sitting in direct sunlight most of the time so the speaker is very prone to dry rot and that will cause the speaker to crack and you will have a blown speaker. Simplest fix is to just disconnect the speaker DO NOT REPLACE THE SPEAKER any speaker you put there will do the same thing over time. I had the same raspy noise and lucky for me my brother is a car installer at best buy and he was able to warn me to not spend the money on a new speaker. you wont notice all that much of a difference in the sound other than there not being the raspy sound

try that and it might fix some of the noise

Burban
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actually ive already removed the front dash speaker, and dont plan on putting a replacement in. it still sounds very raspy, even with it removed. too much heck on the stock speakers i guess. i dont really play music very loud, so the previous owner must have. thanks for the looking-out though! and also thanks for the web link, saved me a ton of money. just ordered it, hopefully itll be in soon.
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my pioneer came in today. and i had my mechanic friend look at it. unfortunately (as expected) the wiring is totally different. so, has anyone installed a pioneer themselves? i have no car owner's manual (cheap bastards didnt give me one) so i need some major help.
and i found a bunch of stuff that honestly just made my head hurt trying to understand what goes where
so, im totally and utterly overwhelmed by trying to understand it all.
my question is, if i just replace speakers, sub, amp, and any other piece of crap stock infinity in my car, will that add more pain or less pain in making everything work smooth without having to drill holes in my dash for excess buttons and knobs and switches?
thanks for any help or any links.
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i didnt get a wiring harness, so ill have to contact them to see if they'll send me one. and just to make sure i understand this, if i just leave the stock amp in, everything will still work and sound fine?
the only reason i would have to replace it is if i had to.
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