The price point is kinda high but it's kicker, what do you expect.

 

That is just one example of products that are out there. As stated, I am not a Kicker fan, there is better for the money to he had. Crutchfield and Woofers ect.com are two sources to find what you want.

 

That little kicker amp is cool as hell. Not a huge head unit fan either. I wonder if there's one with a little more amps and 4 channel. Sounds like a nice way to keep the no stereo look and still have some music for the road.

 

If i was going to spend the money i'd get one of these.

Secretaudio Hidden Classic Car Radio System | Classic Car Radio & Speakers

 

You can just take regular antenna lead with Motorola male plug on one end, and on the other end strip away 18" of outer cover and braided shield, leave just 18" of center conductor and insulation. Run it straight up center of windshield or back glass.

 

I'd sell my custom autosound head unit for the right price..





Has an aux input as well.

 

What about blue tooth connectivity?
I too am starting to think about audio.
I'm not thinking so much about an amp, just maybe a vintage radio with 4 channels. Hopefully 100 watts per channel.
Really hoping there's an blue tooth type ( no wire ) type connection
Or is that not good?

 

Real world power of a head unit boasting 50 watts x 4brace is about 14-22 watts before clipping. Clipping is what kills speakers. 50 watts of clean power is quite a bit, although most moder component sets are rated at around 100-125 watts RMS. Many less expensive, modern era HU's have Blu Tooth connectivity, USB and 3.5 mm input for Auxillary, and iPod contols. Pandora is another thing that mamy HU's offer. There are some 2 ****, shaft style HU's available, but they are strictly AM/FM units with Auxillary inupt and CD Changer controls. The big companies like Pioneer, Alpine, JVC, and Kenwood do not build anything retro looking, and to be honest I wouldn't buy a HU from any company other then one of these I listed... except for the Mc Intosh unit which retails for over a grand.

 

Blu Tooth (wireless conect) is about two steps below wired input in terms of sound quality... there is an audible difference.

Another option that seems to be popular with vintage car guys is the hidden head unit. Basically you can mount under or behind the seat, in the glove box, or in a custom built console. As far as not wanting to cut into the cowl, you can mount your antenna in a bed stake pocket with no cutting or drilling if you are creative.

 

Thanks, seems to be very true.
This afternoon I was listening to the FM radio in the garage while I installed the parking brake cables in 79 F150 project. There's a tech show. Think the guys name is Lou. Talks about anything electronic. A caller asked about blue tooth for audio. He also said don't do it. Said it'll sound like the radio through a phone.

 

CD or lossless music files are going to be the best for quality audio. Mp3 compresses the music and in turn you lose some frequencies and sound quality suffers. On one hand, nice SQ is relatively obtainable in these old truck, but you have to do a ton of work deadening and working out speaker placement challenges if you are truly trying to go for and audiophile grade sound system. On the otherhand, true audioplile grade sound systems are neclxt to impossible anyway and the interior of a dentside is by far not the most tuner friendly enviromemt for such lofty goals. In my honest opinion, MP3 is fine for the average listener not looking to heavily modify his truck or spend thousands trying to achieve home audio esque results.

 

Well just looking for music...since I don't have any right now. I've actually got a 300x2 amp sitting in my garage thati thought about using with a 3.5mm to rca adapter and just plugging my mp3 into that. But with not having any preamp outs I don't know if it would actually be with while.

 

Trouble is setting your gains is going to be a challenge with such a small output signal.