New Radio - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

party · #1 04-29-2017, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mxfrank

I just attached the front speaker connectors, so the rear fader works as normal. It shouldn't be too hard to tap into the fader switch so that the radio directly controls the rear, but I see no reason to do so.

One issue with this is that you're only using 2-channels of the built-in amp, so you're only using half the available power. If you don't hear any distortion at the levels you listen to, it's not a big deal, but you're giving up 3dB of clean output on a stereo in a noisy car environment.

Mxfrank · #2 04-29-2017, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by party

One issue with this is that you're only using 2-channels of the built-in amp, so you're only using half the available power. If you don't hear any distortion at the levels you listen to, it's not a big deal, but you're giving up 3dB of clean output on a stereo in a noisy car environment.

20W per channel, same as the factory radio. It should be no worse than the Becker in this regard.