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It's a Pioneer Christmas for the car audio world today, as Pioneer has announced a boatload of new speakers, amplifiers and subwoofers. The TS-A line of speakers start at $65 and are optimized for compressed audio like MP3. In the amplifier realm, the new GM line (GM-3300 through GM-7300) are priced from $100 to $200 and promise strong audio, while the PRS line is a bit pricier ($200+) and uses ICE technology to maximize efficiency and decrease power usage and heat generation. Two new subwoofers, the PRO line TS-W3001D4/2 and TS-W2501D4/2 are 70% smaller than previous generations but pack more beat than ever. All this gear is used by Pioneer's record-breaking audio teams that have pushed over 180dB out of their vehicles. Their moms must be proud.
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"Optimized" for MP3? WTF does that mean? Roll off the high end so you can't hear the nasty assed compression artifacts from Soulseek snagged songs? Absolute antithesis of this; the 96Khz/24 bit DVD-Audio-playing head unit I just put in. Not many DVD-As out there but I can always roll my own from vinyl, SACDs and safety masters.
Yeah, 'cause we can all hear those 46kHz overtones. Especially with the great noise floor a car gives you. Please.
Pioneer has always made decent audio equipment at decent prices. You don't need to spend $$$ to get audio quality adequate for a car. Or do you only listen when the car is parked in your driveway?
I'm assuming "optimized for MP3" means the device will massage the audio a little in an attempt to regain some lost quality. Nevertheless, syzygy is right; in your car, how important is perfect reproduction really? Road noise will destroy the subtleties of any song far harsher than some digital compression.
Why can't I find pics of Pioneer's new gear anywhere?! Sigh.
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