Please share your impressions of the base stereo's sound quality if you have it. Thanks!

PS - I have reviewed other threads regarding people doing aftermarket upgrades and avoiding the Shaker systems. Besides volume and feeling the bass, what do you think it lacks or provides?

 

I have the base stereo. Quality is fine, nothing stellar but it plays my burned CD's with no problem at all. I tend to not listen to the radio very much and keep the windows down to listen to the car really though.

IMO, save the 500 bucks or whatever for the 500 and buy a nicer headunit and a couple 8 inch subs with an enclosure and an amp if that's your thing.

 

I had the base stereo, becuase I changed everythign out. In my opinion, it sounded OK when the car was off, but when the car was on and driving, it produced too much noise along with volume, and really didnt have the power to listen to it when the windows were down. It was pretty sad even for a base unit.

I test drove a car with the Shaker 500 and it was a HUGE improvement over the stock system. But for that price you could get an aftermarket head and speakers installed.... Actually, with just a good aftermarket head, the stock speakers REALLY wake up.

 

I have the base and don't like it at all. my plan was to rip it out for a nav unit anyway so I wanted to save the cash

 

I had the base system in my 05 V6 and it was fine until I got the new car and heard the 500. Now I would have to say the 500 is much better comparing the two. I still would go aftermarket if I had the $$.

 

Exactly my plan as well...

 

I have the base. It sounds ok at a low volume but if you want to turn it real loud it does not sound as good.

 

I had the Base, it's ok Does not play MP3 Disks, AM/FM some what weak...

I replaced it in the first month after owning my GT....

Pioneer Avic-D1 Nav
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Man I am so excited about being able to get a headunit like that and have it fit so nice and easy How is the viewing angle on that.

 

Got the base - saved some money on that and 18s so I could buy 19s and springs. My symphony will be underhood as soon as I get that Roushcharger!

 

I specifically ordered car w/o the Ford "Skipper" system because I wanted to install my own system.

The base stereo is fair.

So far all I have done is replace the lousy Ford dual cone speakers w/ Pioneer TS-D680R. Speakers should be your first choice as they are the final "say" in how your system will perform. Get good speakers and then you will really hear and appreciate the other upgrades in the system.
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REAL crossovers, light yet rigid woofer, soft dome tweeter, bigger voice coils. They are a nice drop in replacement. The sound is much more detailed and the highs are pretty silky. (They do take some time to break in) The bass is slightly better - but more defined.

My next step is the replace the head unit. I was going to put in the Pioneer AVIC-D1 (I have one in my F350),In fact I had it before I had the car, but since I don't drive the Mustang as much as the truck, I am not going to need Nav; even though it is cool. I am checking out radios that support XM. I am leaning towards Pioneer DEH-P8600 because their internal amps use mosfets; which deliver more current and are way more detailed than "chip" amps. The sound result should be a deeper more controlled bottom and crisp highs w/o shrillness.

As for bottom end bass, I'll wait until I get the head unit in and see what that brings. Should I prefer more bass, then I'll likely look into some type of sub that uses 1 or more 6" drivers. That way the bass will be quick to respond and not have that dull / slow / sloppy sound that you get with large drivers.

 

Dont -- Get -- The -- Roushcharger

 

Ditto

 

I have the base, but rarely listen to it. I'd rather listen to the 300 ponies.

 

Said with conviction. Care to elaborate? I have owned several centrifugals - not going that route.

 

I got the base. It's terrible with the top down. Money is better spent with the aftermarket. The skipper 500 is OK for the person that doesn't want to bother with it and have it rolled into the payment. The 1000 is a complete waste of $ IMHO.

 

It's good, you can change the angle at a touch of a button.

 

I got the base stereo because I knew I would spend more time listening to my Ham radio (Yaesu 8900) than the car stereo. I'd like the Pioneer AVIC-D1 for the navigation features. Does anyone know if this unit has standard 4800 baud NMEA serial I/O? Also, does it support the $GPWPL NMEA sentence to support waypoint insertion? If I get a nav unit, I want to make sure I can use it fully with my PicPac for APRS.

 

whoaa! wait....what???

 

Ok .. if I gotta spell it out for ya

/this is gonna be slightly off topic ... sorry I'll keep it short

APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System) takes NMEA data from a GPS, formats it into AX.25 packets, and transmits the data over Amateur Radio. Postion reports can be automatically relayed from radio to another and usually show up on the internet (findu.com). With the right equipment, a mobile APRS station can receive position reports from other mobile stations and display them on their GPS navagation map. The net effect is sort of like radar ... being able to see not only where you are on your Nav map, but also where your friends are ... and updated in real time.


Yaesu FT-8900

APRS

APRS Mapping on the Internet

PicPac

NMEA Sentences