Line out coverter

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Printed Date: September 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Topic: Line out coverter

Posted By: Krazzyborri
Subject: Line out coverter
Date Posted: March 14, 2004 at 4:53 PM

OK FELLOW AUDIO ENTHUSIASTS.. I HAVE A 1993 LEXUS ES300 AND IM PUTTING TOGETHER A CUSTOM SYSTEM. I LIKE THE LOOK OF THE FACTORY RADIO SO I WAS THINKING OF ADDING LINE OUTPUT CONVERTERS. DOES ANYONE KNOW OF SOME HI QUALITY CONVERTERS? OR DOES ANYONE TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH THE FACTORY RADIO IDEA?

THANX

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Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: March 14, 2004 at 5:07 PM

Well the big deal with the fac. radio is the voltage the radio puts out. If you are not looking for anything too loud go with the loc. If not get an aftermarket radio.

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Posted By: superstreet786
Date Posted: March 14, 2004 at 8:26 PM

any converter will do but if u want total control over ur system get aftermarket, you cant do much with factory

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Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: March 14, 2004 at 8:46 PM

The aftermarket route would be the best idea if your putting together a pretty good system. Who would want to put together an excellent system only to not let your amps and speakers perform their best because of the head-unit? Most LOC have the same quality of output, I guess you could add a line driver to the LOC but it still wouldn't sound as good as something like an Eclipse head-unit's excellent rca outs.

Posted By: Krazzyborri
Date Posted: March 15, 2004 at 12:44 AM

THANKS FOR ALL THE OPINIONS. I'LL DEFINETLY TAKE ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

KRAZZYBORRI........

Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: March 16, 2004 at 10:40 PM

You can get excellent sound quality using the factory HU. I'm using mine and it's as good as, if not better than, any aftermarket head. Difference is, the install is much more time-consuming.

Check out David Navone's engineering https://www.davidnavone.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=N-774V

He recommends twisted cable from the factory speaker leads and connecting the LOC close to the amp. You can email him for specifics.