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Greg from Minneapolis, MN
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Picked up the Eclipse CD1200G for my wife's 05 Hyundai Sonata to replace the dated factory headunit which lacked mp3 support. She's very practical and wanted something basic with mp3 support. Got it installed and let me tell you, this headunit surprised me. The sound quality is excellent for a budget stereo, a BIG improvement over the stock one. It drove the factory speakers very well with no distortion. I can easily hear subtle details in music that were all but washed out on the factory stereo. Even more so after tweaking the EQ and sound settings. Esthetically it flows well with the interior and if you did not know any better, you would presume it came factory equipped. There is the presence of a very slight white noise hiss at higher volume (can only sense it when no music is being played), but in all probability a better ground (used factory harness ground point) and or upgraded speakers & wire would eliminate it. It's not a big deal, but I felt it was worth mentioning. I have a completely aftermarket mid level car audio system in my garage queen that I laid out over $1000 in total for. Obviously the Eclipse CD1200G driving factory speakers is no match for it, but for 1/10 the price it produces surprisingly good sound. Better than it's price would suggest. Overall, for the price I highly recommend it and will be picking up another one for my daily driver.
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