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Mail From: Eric E. Neumeister (email redacted)

I am currently looking for the stereo I want to use in my
restomod 66 coupe. In looking through the catalogs I have
I find three brands that make "original fit" new stereos. JVC,
Kenwood, and Custom Auto Sound. Out of these I've narrowed
it down to two that have the options I want, a Kenwood 800 series
and the Custom Auto Sound USA-5. The Kenwood has 60 watts (4X15) of output
while the CAS unit has 100 watts(4X25). I'm looking
for a high output stereo, but do not want to lose quality to gain power,
adding an amp to a good stereo get's both quality and power, but getting the
higher output and quality without the amp is a cleaner and
cheaper solution.

Can anyone comment on the quality of the Custom Auto Sound stereos?

Thanks,
Eric
'66 Coupe shell (now in for bead blasting)
Augusta, GA



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Mail From: Chris Stephens (email redacted)

I know nothing about Custom Auto Sound but I know a lot about mobile audio.
Kenwood makes some great stuff ( one of my faves ) but all in dash radios
are rated in MAX wattage. An external amp is rated RMS ( root mean squared )
or continuos. You cannot compare a radio's wattage to an amp's unless you
know the RMS rating of the radio which would normally be around 10. Its even
hard to compare different brand radios because there is no good standard for
rating max wattage. So, I say unless money is the biggest factor, get the
lowest rated radio with RCA jacks and add an amp. That way you can get
better speakers, add an EQ or Xover big subs etc. if your inclined to in the
future.

Let me also explain how some lower end products are measured:
1 They connect the product to a dummy load. This is not a good
comparison to a speaker because a speaker's impedance changes as the
cone moves and a dummy load stays constant.
2 They then crank the volume all the way up paying no attention to
distortion or clipping and then measure its output.
3 They map the output and record its maximum peak as its wattage.

Like I said before I know nothing about Custom Auto Sound but its rating
seems inflated.

> I am currently looking for the stereo I want to use in my
> restomod 66 coupe. In looking through the catalogs I have
> I find three brands that make "original fit" new stereos. JVC,
> Kenwood, and Custom Auto Sound. Out of these I've narrowed
> it down to two that have the options I want, a Kenwood 800 series
> and the Custom Auto Sound USA-5. The Kenwood has 60 watts (4X15) of
output
> while the CAS unit has 100 watts(4X25). I'm looking
> for a high output stereo, but do not want to lose quality to gain power,
> adding an amp to a good stereo get's both quality and power, but getting
the
> higher output and quality without the amp is a cleaner and
> cheaper solution.
>
> Can anyone comment on the quality of the Custom Auto Sound stereos?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
> '66 Coupe shell (now in for bead blasting)
> Augusta, GA
>
>
>
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Mail From: Karl Rotcavich (email redacted)

"Eric E. Neumeister" wrote:

> I am currently looking for the stereo I want to use in my
> restomod 66 coupe. In looking through the catalogs I have
> I find three brands that make "original fit" new stereos. JVC,
> Kenwood, and Custom Auto Sound. Out of these I've narrowed
> it down to two that have the options I want, a Kenwood 800 series
> and the Custom Auto Sound USA-5. The Kenwood has 60 watts (4X15) of output
> while the CAS unit has 100 watts(4X25). I'm looking
> for a high output stereo, but do not want to lose quality to gain power,
> adding an amp to a good stereo get's both quality and power, but getting the
> higher output and quality without the amp is a cleaner and
> cheaper solution.
>
> Can anyone comment on the quality of the Custom Auto Sound stereos?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
> '66 Coupe shell (now in for bead blasting)
> Augusta, GA
>
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Eric,

I sell lot's of the CAS stereos, and haven't had any complaints...they're a
good stereo for the money.

Karl
Mustang Country Intl.
www.mustangcountryint.com



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I've had a custom auto sound kenwood set up for 2 years. quality is good, as
long as your speakers are, too.
John O'Dell
'65 C-Code coupe about to undergo a "refreshening."

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