Nakamichi or Clarion? Where in GTA is it available

[KevC]

Not unless there's something wrong with your ears. Tell me you've never heard the difference between the radio, cassette, and CD in a car. What about low quality MP3 to high quality MP3 or CD? What about the difference between factory systems and aftermarket gear? If what you were saying were true you might as well just forget about audio in the car altogether becuase it's all going to sound the same, all like a 1950s radio LOL.

I fear you may have missed my point.

I hear differences, but those differences are easily drowned out by things I explained earlier. Road noise, wind noise, traffic noise.

I can hear the difference between low quality MP3 and CD quality. Definitely.

A decent car-fi setup (the stock Mark Levinson setup on my father's car for example) vs a really crappy one. For sure.

Hell, I even asked your personal on advice for decent quality aftermarket audio equipment. So I don't see how you can make the conclusion that "if what I said were true, then whatever isn't needed".

I digress. There is a place for aftermarket audio.

But the question is: to *this* extreme? MSRP of $1700 on a deck? Over $2k in a system?

My original point still stands.

I can hear differences between low bitrate mp3 and redbook CDs. I can hear differences between a crummy earphones and my half-decent tube driven home setup. For sure.

(my closest analogy) But the difference between lame preset -V2 and lossless on a PORTABLE DEVICE i definitely cannot. On my undriven UM1 and on driven/dedicated DAC Westone 3s, in a moving subway. Not a chance.

So this is my point. I'm not saying there's no market for it upgrading car-fi in general. A couple of hundred or a grand.. .sure.

But to the extremes of spending thousands upon thousands for that much more resolution? I doubt.

I question ultra high end car-fi.... not aftermarket audio in general.

[fooit]

Maybe OP wants to enter SQ-competitions... then the sky is a limit...

[KevC]

Maybe OP wants to enter SQ-competitions... then the sky is a limit...

That's what I thought of too.

[deal_dealer]

That's what I thought of too.

No, I do not want to enter sound competitions because I think you have to have one brand like completely pioneer or kenwood or jl. I am just trying to build an amazing system. Thanks ES_Revenge for your input and yes, I am aware of why I am interested in the Nakamichi. But in all these talks, no one has been able to tell me where I can get them in Toronto or the GTA

[hyperactiveme]

i don't think they have a cdn distributor anymore, I have always bought online. Clarion is a differnet story. Shouldn't have anyproblem with them. I've even seen store stock eclipse now too.

I think my next deck is the clarion NX4.

Sorry that's all i know. BTW,othing listed on nakamichi site either

[Robb]

Chrisx3 or KevC, I used to own an Alpine 7909 a few months back. Sold it
Now Im thinking of getting a BNIB 7909 30th anniversary model again,
or get a Clarion drz9255. Never heard one.

what should I get ?

Also heres some sampling of my 7909 before I sold it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzFAtTqBg1s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZx4bqsw6FM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNGNip4cTRU