True Or False?/
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From: nyc
2004 e320
True Or False?/
If i attempt to upgrade my 1994 e320 wagon to a fiber optic head unit, changer and wiring i will have to replace my AMP and the cost will be astronomical??
TRUE or FALSE
(please provide and explination with your response) i am trying to verify three different claims from various shops in my area.
TRUE or FALSE
(please provide and explination with your response) i am trying to verify three different claims from various shops in my area.
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From: Aridzona
'15 S550, '10 E350 P1/P2, '02 ML320
SORRY
It depends!
It is possible to use a speaker-level adaptor to connect your aftermarket head unit to the factory amp. I do not have a part number or manufacturer but have done it and seen it done by others in the past. The real rub for me on this one is that I am a musician, albeit amatuer, but since I was six or so I have played many instruments. What you get when you connect several high power amps in line is a lot of noise and not much music.
If you decide to replace the factory amp, then you have the speaker issue. The speakers in many 124s are 2ohm units, which means your amp needs to be 2ohm stable or you will cook it. Except for the cars with the Bose systems, every MB I have owned has had its head unit, speakers and amp replaced.
-D
It is possible to use a speaker-level adaptor to connect your aftermarket head unit to the factory amp. I do not have a part number or manufacturer but have done it and seen it done by others in the past. The real rub for me on this one is that I am a musician, albeit amatuer, but since I was six or so I have played many instruments. What you get when you connect several high power amps in line is a lot of noise and not much music.
If you decide to replace the factory amp, then you have the speaker issue. The speakers in many 124s are 2ohm units, which means your amp needs to be 2ohm stable or you will cook it. Except for the cars with the Bose systems, every MB I have owned has had its head unit, speakers and amp replaced.
-D
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2004 e320
thanks. after all of the deliberation i have decided to just hook up an alpine non-Fiop changer the speakers are good enough for my taste currently so i will hang with them for a while.
