Like many here, I think the S2k's one weak link is its sound. Trying to be judicious in my audio investments...thus the poll. Any insights will be appreciated.

 

i havent yet,. i always leave the stereo door down just in case a thief tries to look in and see a stock deck and wont try to break into my car.

 

the stock unit doesnt play mp3's, but does sounds fine with upgraded speakers, and the sound system in my accord i loved and only swapped the headunit to an mp3 unit

 

I changed mine originally to play MP3/CDs.

 

Changed mine for a combination of power (something with pre-outs), CD changer control (for an MP3 project), and for features. The old-school Sony head I have has built-in DSP fields and adjustable sub/bass/treble crossover/emphasis points.

 

I actually changed out the stock speakers and added an amp and a subwoofer while keeping the stock head unit (well, I didn't do it, I paid somebody to do it).

the sonic results were less than satifactory, because the only way to drive the amp was using the speaker line out, as the stock head unit has no pre-outs.

I mainly replaced the stock head unit so I could get pre-amp outputs to properly drive the amp. If you are going to upgrade beyond front speakers, I strongly recommend a new head unit.

 

I'm in the midst of replacing my HU right now, I wanted MP3 abilities and I also heard the Lucid panels in Mindcore's car. So I had to have them too.

Glad I can just do it all at once.

 

what do you mean the stock unit doesn't play mp3s?

 

Swedish S2000:s come with a tape/tuner head unit. What the... I haven't used a casette tape in many years, either at home or in a car. So I had to get another unit for CDs...