Alrighty then, heres the scoop, DON'T BUY A RADIO FROM THOSE GUYS!!! I recieved my radio on dec. 7th, and it took another week before the wiring harness arived. That not withstanding, I went ahead and got the work done to install the radio without the harness that I had ordered. Now, I currently run a connex 4600 turbo, and get nothing but flowers when I'm rollin down the road. The echo sounds good, not overdone, and I'm not one of those guys who runs his mike gain wide open so I'm not screamin at people when I talk. I purchased a connex 4300-300 from radioactive and was never told that the echo board was a digital board, and if you know what I'm talkin about, you know that the new digital boards are what give the magnums, and strykers that tinny, strange sounding echo. Thats atleast my understanding, and if you've ever heard a stryker or magnum, you know the difference in a connex. That said, I found out about that when I tried to dial in my echo. I got it bench tested, and didn't tell the tech where I got my radio so that he wouldn't immediately freak out and talk crap. I wanted an unbiased look at what I had. The numbers were good, 325 rms, 450-490 pep, the radio had a 72 watt deadkey with the amp on, and a 1 watt deadkey with the amp switch off. the numbers impressed me but I needed to hear what other drivers had to say. I keyed up with the power on and the mike gain adjusted and I made the adjustments by talking to the radio shop that I was sitting right in front of. At the time the radio guy told me that there was a weird humm in the background, with the amp on and off. Anyway, I keyed up on 19 and even other drivers said that there was a weird humm, so the tech wasn't just trying to get into it to make some cash. I got out on the road and continued to try and dial it in with no possitive outcome. All in all, the things that they do at radioactive, you can get a good tech to do for you, and if you know a good tech, stick with him. Radioactive is a waste of money, all talk, no go. The radio has the power, but if it sounds like crap, whats the point. And think about this, they call their super mod, a superwhackpack and now I know why, because the radio sounds like they opened it up and "whacked" it with a hammer. This is my view on the subject, don't lose over 900 big ones like I did, go with what you know. Please feel free to ask me any questions and I'll try to get back to you in timely fashion. don't get screwed like me, ask before you buy.
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