Just installed an aftermarket headunit in my Ram on Friday. I have to say, it does improve the overall sound of my system a ton. I was on the fence for awhile after installing aftermarket speakers and a few subs. I finally took everyone's advice on here and went for the headunit as well. I picked up an Alpine CDA-9811 from a friend of mine for $50. The install kit and harness ran me like $50 as well, but when its all said and done it looks and sounds great. I will grab some pics for later I just didnt have my camera on me.

 

sounds nice cant wait to see it!!

 

The stereo was the first upgrade on my 07. The stock system lasted less than 1 week. After getting a new headunit, 4 speakers, and an amp installed, it made the stock system sound like a 1980's Kraco radio from K-Mart.

 

I have the factory installed entertainment center overhead. I can play the sound through headphones or switch to the speakers. My question is, will putting an aftermarket head unit in make it so I can't switch between the two? Just installed the iPod attacment that attaches through the plug I installed in the glove box but wouldn't mind a better head unit I can plug my iPod directly into. Problem is I talked to a guy (will be doing my remote start) and he said I may lose the DVD speaker aspect if I change head units. Thoughts?

 

yeah, i think thats right. i am not a car audio guru, but i majored in broadcast specifically sound. if your head does not support a 5.1 or 7.1 surround input, and cant convert it to your truck stereo output, it may not work at all, and if it does, there will be a serious loss in audio.

 

Its amazing how much a head unit adds. Even with factory speakers it improves the sounds drastically....

 

Good news on the install m8, its always well worth upgrading the factory system to aftermarket. Lets see some pics sometime m8, tc

 

Ok ... I can't find my digital camera ... so here are some bad cell phone pics. My coworker has a sweet camera but he is out of town until Wednesday. I will get some better pics then.

 

Looks nice man!!