Dave, I commend you on your goal and enthusiasm, but I don't think it is worth the effort. The install takes a lot of time and like you and everyone else knows, at every price point I can think of, most of Sony's equipment is inferior to what you can buy or make. I would be cool to do it, compete, win an award/competitin and gloat to certain people, but they will always question, call it a fluke, or other dismissive areguments.
I would rather see you go through the effort with a more open set of parts than would please you more every day than what some others may think that you'll probably never meet. Just my opinion.
RE: Sony Sucks. I loved
this HU. Simple & clean design, easy to use, had the features I needed and sounded good. Was sad to see it go with the car.
