to keep oem head unit or not?

[Meducky 0]

Hi guys, I'm transfering most of my gear from my old car to my new one. I had a 03 tdi with an Alpine HU ida-x305s with imprint module and now got an 12 tdi. I like the oem radio for all its features: hands free, sirius/xm, the iphone/ipod connection. I got myself an Audison Bit Ten D to tune in all my gear and got into an argument with a friend of mine about keeping the oem head unit. He says that the oem head unit is garbage and it doesnt matter how good a sound precessor is, if I feed it garbage in with the oem HU, it will give me garbage out to my speakers. I would like to have your opinions on this subject. Thanks.

[SS Teacher 177]

For a lot of the same reasons you listed I kept my factory radio and am mostly satisfied. My processing is way less involved than your Audison unit so it should sound really good for you.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

AS long as the Audison can remove the factory processing, you have nothing to worry about.

[///M5 2,833]

Are you sure the factory processing is even in the headunit? A lot of German cars put the processing in the amp and the h/u has a flat output. If this is the case it is every bit as good as an aftermarket deck all on its own. This isn't 1995.

[Meducky 0]

When I bought my car I had the option of taking the Higher end Fender sound system which I did not take since I knew that what I owned was much better. The oem audio I have does not have an amplifier and subwoofer. Everything is in the HU in my case.