Power output of radio 10

[nonuro]

Ok OK! I looked around using the "search" function, don't yell at me if this has been answered, and I've checked on evilutions site but can't find out how much power/amps/watts the radio 10 puts out. I want to add new underdash sub but really don't want to add an amp. I am getting the set-up out of Calif. I get more than enough volume w/radio 10 and after changing the door speakers I really can't hear/feel the factory unit under the seat.

[Cruising n Coasting]

I have been asking this question for awhile and not getting any response. So I am just gonna txfr the radio/amp/sub from my truck. Probably selling the truck in a few weeks since I rarely drive it anymore.
I think the factory radio sounds good and would sound great with the right speakers and an amplified sub like the Infinity Basslink.
But w/o a response I am thinking it has been determined that the system has been maxed out and is not worth upgrading.

[MB DNA]

Originally Posted by nonuro

Ok OK! I looked around using the "search" function, don't yell at me if this has been answered, and I've checked on evilutions site but can't find out how much power/amps/watts the radio 10 puts out. I want to add new underdash sub but really don't want to add an amp. I am getting the set-up out of Calif. I get more than enough volume w/radio 10 and after changing the door speakers I really can't hear/feel the factory unit under the seat.

Aside from upgrading the door speakers there is little reason to throw money at this mediocre system.

IMHO, the reason you can't find performance numbers on the head unit and sub is that the performance is sub-par.

Smart simply missed the mark (didn't do their homework) on the American expectation of just what a PREMIUM sound system should be. They likely scaled the system cost proportional to the vehicle cost which left little to spend on tunes. Oh, and our little commuter is simply NOT a MB.

Have a smart day!

[Smartfor2guy]

Originally Posted by nonuro

Ok OK! I looked around using the "search" function, don't yell at me if this has been answered, and I've checked on evilutions site but can't find out how much power/amps/watts the radio 10 puts out. I want to add new underdash sub but really don't want to add an amp. I am getting the set-up out of Calif. I get more than enough volume w/radio 10 and after changing the door speakers I really can't hear/feel the factory unit under the seat.

Radio "10" Sounds like it put out about 10 watts of power

[nonuro]

I don't need so much power/sound that the car bounces down the street. I only want to fill out the sound. I don't mind the stock radio except for the painfully slow loading/ejecting of the CD player.I value a CD changer and have NO need for a DVD, bluetooth, GPS and IPOD control( I'll never own an Apple Product). I had the factory upgraded sound system in my Sentra and liked the sound of that one, I just want to get closer to the way that one sounded.

[MB DNA]

Originally Posted by nonuro

I don't need so much power/sound that the car bounces down the street. I only want to fill out the sound. I don't mind the stock radio except for the painfully slow loading/ejecting of the CD player.I value a CD changer and have NO need for a DVD, bluetooth, GPS and IPOD control( I'll never own an Apple Product). I had the factory upgraded sound system in my Sentra and liked the sound of that one, I just want to get closer to the way that one sounded.

Don't confuse power/sound with volume. To "fill out the sound" your are looking to get the full range of high-mid-low tones. Just volume will give you distortion while wattage will give you tonal qualities at all volume levels provided you have full range speakers.

Most factory radios do not lend themselves to being boosted with the additon of an external amplifier. As a result, many smart owners are changing out our (not so) Premium radio with a different head unit, external amplifier and new speakers.

I have heard a few upgrades that were simply awsome! Easily TEN TIMES BETTER than smart Premium Radio 10.

Have a smart weekend!

[nonuro]

I want to keep the factory head unit because I live in a "transitional" area of Chicago and the car is already a magnet.I mistakenly left the hatch unlocked when I ran upstairs to get something and when I came back down some jack*** had opened it and was looking through my car! The less it looks modified the better for insurance costs.

[Cruising n Coasting]

I put alot of miles on my SMART (500/wk) and like you have many people getting too close. So I decided to keep the factory radio and ordered a LOC (line output converter) to connect my amps.