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Glossory
- Alpine Makes the best head units around but at a price. Their tuners used to be terrible. Choose only if you want the best of the best but don't mind paying for it and you plan to listen to CD mostly.
- Audison European alternative for Soundstream (which is pricey in Europe because of import duties).
- Blaupunkt Makes excellent radios. If listening to the radio is your thing, Blaupunkt is your choice.
- Becker Make the best radios in the world. May sound surgically clean. Prepare to pay a stiff price.
- Clarion Best value for money.
- Cliff Design Pure hifi loudspeakers for those who want clean sound that never tires. Expensive but worth it. Excellent modest subwoofers for hifi usage.
- Clifford Difficult and often only appreciated by freaks. Clean almost surgical clean sound. Takes some getting used to and won't impress others. Clifford subwoofers make a very good combination with hifi speakers.
- Focal Like MB Quart but just a tad bit better for about three times the price. Subwoofers highly recommendable.
- MB Quart Crystal clear crisp natural sound. Should be used to play pop music, jazz and classical music all day but is very well able to blow the windows out of your car once in a while just to have fun. My personal all time favorite. Makes lousy subwoofers.
- MTX Good budget choice. Makes enjoyable subwoofers and decent full range speakers at and affordable price.
- Philips Good alrounder. A system with all Philips components is a good idea. From head units to speakers via amplifiers, it is all OK.
- Phoenix Gold Overpriced but undoubtedly good. Their full range speakers are rather cheap and sound like that as well.
- Pioneer Makes excellent cheap powerful load and strong subwoofers. I personally don't like their other equipment.
- Rockford Fosgate The best choice for rock'n'roll, rock and hardrock. Rockford Fosgate can party all day and delivers a stiff and enjoyable sound. Clearly lacks detail and precision for jazz or classical music.
- Sony Good alrounder. Radios are of less quality than those of Philips. Their commander is the best remote control of all brands.
- SoundStream Makes the best amplifiers in the world. Ideal combination with MB Quart.
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