I admire your thoughtful work. Nice job.

my mods took a different direction as I switched the radio head.

The factory radio played ok but no matter how I adjusted it or fed it high quality cd’s or turned it up the ML stereo never “popped”. Fairly flat response.

i thought it naybe needed more amp or my speakers in a 19k mile 08 Pb were blown up or many other possible causes.

put in the pioneer and the other parts.

the pioneer has a function where it accentuates and widens the sound spectrum. Two levels and off.

plus the 10 band graphic equalizer.

depending on the source the various adjustments can really wake up the stereo systems response.

Medium volume and a good source,and the door panels are jumping.

Not concert hall stuff but very good overall sound.

Reading you post here had me wishing you could listen to the sound out of similar system.

the radio head has poorer response and without the adjustable “restorer” and/or the equalizer does not do the ML system justice.

with multiple button pushing and on and off the pioneer will play video dvd’s on either or both screen driving. Not that anyone would or should do such a thing but it does work. Why mention it?

with a high sample rate dvd like pink floyd’s “Pulse” the factory speakers and amp are strong door shakers. Totally clear,

it was the radio head that made the sound above average but not what the rest of the system was capable of as it turns out.

We were in Vegas on a nice medium warm early night cruising las Vegas blvd after a nice dinner on our anniversary with the top down and put on the stones “blue and lonesome” cd. Kept turning it up. And up. Doors jumping. Made four trips up and down the strip with the stereo way up. Even the guys with the boom boom hip hop we drove next to looked at us.

why? We are “greys” 70 and 60 years old. Great fun.