pioneer head unit FM radio static?
06-03-2015, 08:52 PM
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pioneer head unit FM radio static? I bought the car with a pioneer h/u already installed... it is really staticy reception. I am replacing it with a clarion flip out anyway but is there anything i can add to the new h/u to get better reception/filter out intereference?
06-04-2015, 06:41 PM
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then I would suggest tracing the cable from antenna to radio and make sure there are no sharp bends, frays or cuts in the wire and make sure the PO used an adapter to adapt the antenna wire from the GM standard to the aftermarket standard, they may have just wanted to save a few bucks and left the antenna unplugged on the back of the radio.
06-04-2015, 07:45 PM
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then I would suggest tracing the cable from antenna to radio and make sure there are no sharp bends, frays or cuts in the wire and make sure the PO used an adapter to adapt the antenna wire from the GM standard to the aftermarket standard, they may have just wanted to save a few bucks and left the antenna unplugged on the back of the radio.
are there any alternatives to get better reception assuming its all fine
do those aftermarket antennas that crutchfield sells work at all ? the reviews seem to claim they do
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06-05-2015, 08:34 AM
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Daniel is right - if you have a good (unbroken) factory antenna and cable with a Pioneer head unit, you should have excellent reception. No need to go aftermarket... none of the aftermarket antennas are better than stock. I'd spend the 10-15 minutes to pull the head unit and check that the antenna cable is securely plugged in.
06-07-2015, 01:36 PM
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I looked up the FM sensitivity of this HU (keep in mind it seems to be old ) and it is 9 . the smaller the number the better the reception is the kenwood H/U I am considering is 7.2
06-08-2015, 08:33 AM
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A few years ago, FM sensitivity less than 9 dBf was unheard of in automotive tuners. That rating of 9 dBf on the old Pioneer head unit represented state-of-the-art at the time. Current Pioneer SuperTuner IIID head units have a sensitivity rating of just under 8 (7.8 - 7.9 depending on model). But sensitivity isn't the only spec that is important in a great FM tuner. Adjacent and alternate channel rejection, signal to noise ratio, and selectivity all have a big impact on overall tuner performance. Other brands have gotten better over the years (especially in the last 15 years or so with the shift away from superheterodyne receivers) but Pioneer is still the current leader in FM tuner performance.
In any case, the 9 dBf sensitivity of the old Pioneer should still be more than sufficient to produce a clean FM signal in your situation. There's nothing wrong with wanting to upgrade to a newer head unit but if you're doing it solely because of the FM reception, you should look into finding the underlying problem first.
In any case, the 9 dBf sensitivity of the old Pioneer should still be more than sufficient to produce a clean FM signal in your situation. There's nothing wrong with wanting to upgrade to a newer head unit but if you're doing it solely because of the FM reception, you should look into finding the underlying problem first.