PAC OEM-1 vs JL Clean Sweep

[RicksZ71]

I went to my local stereo shop today, and I talked to the guy I always deal with, and he knows his stuff. He told me that the PAC OEM-1 is going to be a waste of money. He told me that the reason why is because the factory head unit is not sending out the low frequencies thats required for the subwoofers. In my previous truck, I had an aftermarket head unit and 2 12" subs, and I'm used to the crystal clear base i was getting.

 

He showed me the JL Clean Sweep, and it does a lot of things I'd like to do, but the downside is the price tag. Over 500 bucks Canadian!

 

Is it going to be worth it? Or should I just grab a PAC OEM-1?

[Wingnut]

I'll give this a bump, because I want to know the same thing.

 

I have a PAC OEM-24 for mine, but I have yet to install it until I find out more about the Clean Sweep. Every stereo shop says that the JL is the way to go, but they stand to sell it for $350, vice selling me nothing (I already have the PAC).

 

I'll be replacing everything but the head unit.

[mrinstall]

I'll give this a bump, because I want to know the same thing.

 

I have a PAC OEM-24 for mine, but I have yet to install it until I find out more about the Clean Sweep. Every stereo shop says that the JL is the way to go, but they stand to sell it for $350, vice selling me nothing (I already have the PAC).

 

I'll be replacing everything but the head unit.

 

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If you have to choose between the Pac piece or the JL audio Clean Sweep you should definetly use the Pac piece. The JL clean sweep is a good converter for cars (i.e. Benz, BMW, etc) that don't have direct connect adapters like the Pac adapter for the GM's. Just make sure you have the correct one.

 

Its a no-brainer. Less money and works better.

 

If your going to spend the money on the clean sweep, you should just buy a new headunit.

[RicksZ71]

I'll give this a bump, because I want to know the same thing.

 

I have a PAC OEM-24 for mine, but I have yet to install it until I find out more about the Clean Sweep. Every stereo shop says that the JL is the way to go, but they stand to sell it for $350, vice selling me nothing (I already have the PAC).

 

I'll be replacing everything but the head unit.

 

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If you have to choose between the Pac piece or the JL audio Clean Sweep you should definetly use the Pac piece. The JL clean sweep is a good converter for cars (i.e. Benz, BMW, etc) that don't have direct connect adapters like the Pac adapter for the GM's. Just make sure you have the correct one.

 

Its a no-brainer. Less money and works better.

 

If your going to spend the money on the clean sweep, you should just buy a new headunit.

 

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I think I'm going to try the PAC OEM-1 first just to see how it works out. If i'm not satisfied I'm going to grab the clean sweep. I don't want to get a new head unit because im getting a factory navigation system so it works with the steering wheel controls. I'll let everyone know how it turns out.

 

The only problem is I can not find ANYONE in the local area that stocks the PAC OEM-1. The reason my stereo shop says they dont stock them is because they don't do a great job of it. They had the rep come to their store, and they tried them in a few customer vehicles but after they were all returned they decided not to carry them. I am hesitant to buy one off the internet because of shipping and the difficulty of returning it if it sucks.

[Wingnut]

I'll be keeping my stock head unit for the same reasons...Factory Nav, touchscreen, steering wheel controls, easy interface with the rest of the truck...I don't want to toss it.

 

I bought my adapter from JPCustoms.com, not a problem there. They're well know around here as a stand-up place to do business.

[mmmikkke]

If you have to choose between the Pac piece or the JL audio Clean Sweep you should definetly use the Pac piece. The JL clean sweep is a good converter for cars (i.e. Benz, BMW, etc) that don't have direct connect adapters like the Pac adapter for the GM's. Just make sure you have the correct one.

 

Its a no-brainer. Less money and works better.

 

If your going to spend the money on the clean sweep, you should just buy a new headunit.

 

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Exactly what I was going to say.

 

JL's just taking a bad idea and making a lot of hoopla about it. Every output stage adds distortion, and with clean sweep, you have the radio output stage, and then the clean sweep, and all its bells and then the final amp's output stage. It can't possibly be as good as a radio with preamp outputs feeding an external amp, ergo a single output stage, and half the distortion that a JL user would be stuck with.

[2004GMC1500CC]

I'll be keeping my stock head unit for the same reasons...Factory Nav, touchscreen, steering wheel controls, easy interface with the rest of the truck...I don't want to toss it.

 

I bought my adapter from JPCustoms.com, not a problem there. They're well know around here as a stand-up place to do business.

 

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I don't have the touchscreen, but Pioneer makes an interface for using your steering wheel controls, I am currently using it. Initially I was using the PAC interface to add a two amps for different front speakers and a sub. It worked fine until one day I took my MP3 player out and plugged it directly into the amp and played the same song that was on the stock cd player. The difference was amazing. So much more bass. That started my search for a new head unit.

[mmmikkke]

...It worked fine until one day I took my MP3 player out and plugged it directly into the amp and played the same song that [had been playing] on the stock [GM] cd player.  The difference was amazing.  So much more bass.  That started my search for a new head unit.

 

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You're lucky you had a way to hear what you were missing with the inferior GM unit.

[duramaxHD]

He told me that the reason why is because the factory head unit is not sending out the low frequencies thats required for the subwoofers.

 

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not quite...

 

The 2003+ Bose factory head units output a full range 20hz-20khz audio signal. Contrary to popular beleif, the audio signals coming out of the factory head units are not "bose equalized" or "messed around with" or "crossed over"...the low level audio coming out of a 2003+ factory radio/head unit is perfectly good. They are straight and pure, identical to any variable low-level RCA signal you'd get out of any aftermarket head unit. All the Bose stuff happends downstream in the amp itself.

 

If you want to hook subs up to a 2003+ factory head unit, use a PAC AOEM-GM24 module and it will sound perfect

[2004GMC1500CC]

He told me that the reason why is because the factory head unit is not sending out the low frequencies thats required for the subwoofers.

 

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not quite...

 

The 2003+ Bose factory head units output a full range 20hz-20khz audio signal. Contrary to popular beleif, the audio signals coming out of the factory head units are not "bose equalized" or "messed around with" or "crossed over"...the low level audio coming out of a 2003+ factory radio/head unit is perfectly good. They are straight and pure, identical to any variable low-level RCA signal you'd get out of any aftermarket head unit. All the Bose stuff happends downstream in the amp itself.

 

If you want to hook subs up to a 2003+ factory head unit, use a PAC AOEM-GM24 module and it will sound perfect

 

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This is exactly what I did initially because I wanted to retain the factory head unit for anti-theft purposes. I have the same system listed in my sig with the factory (non-bose) unit. It sounded pretty good at lower volumes, but I never could get the bass adjusted for higher volumes. Then one day when I had some time I burned a CD and also transferred the same songs to my mp3 player. I could not believe the difference. It was night and day. I went back inside and started my quest for a new head unit then and there. I only know what I heard and the stock unit clearly pulled out the low frequency as the volume went up. And if you still want the PAC unit, let me know. It is sitting in a box in my garage.

[duramaxHD]

  I have the same system listed in my sig with the factory (non-bose) unit.  It sounded pretty good at lower volumes, but I never could get the bass adjusted for higher volumes.

 

you didnt read what I said.

 

The 2003+ factory BOSE head units output a clean unfiltered full range (20hz-20khz) audio signal. The non-Bose head units output a filtered AMPLIFIED signal designed for the factory junk Delco speakers...theres no sub, or external amp so naturally the built in EQ of a non-Bose head unit is going to be tuned for no sub, with low freq's being rolled off as volume goes up.

 

2003+ non-Bose head units have an internal amplifier (well all the head units do, individual programming dictates whether the internal amp is used, or low level signals are passed thru, but thats besides the poitn) that sends speaker level signals out the back of the head unit. When you plug in a PAC AOEM-GM24 to a non-Bose head unit it takes these signals and loweres them to a line/low level signal...its literally just being a junk LOC. And with LOC's, garbage in/garbage out.

 

with Bose head units its completely different. The PAC extracts the pure untouched full range audio signal, and it sounds good...

[dirtywork]

I have a 2007 Tahoe LT (3), and at first I installed a DVD system and 2 Alpine amps and cleansweep to work with my stock stereo. No Nav. It totally sucked because I had an external master volume and I had to play with my stock stereo and master volume knob to get a good beat. The worst was that my chimes and turning signals were also amplified and it was freaking anoying. The people accross the street can hear it and it was embarrasing.

 

So I took it back and they suggested to replace the stereo. So I did and got the Eclipse 6600 Head Unit and it's awesome but now I don't have Onstar, chimes, and parking assist. They said they haven't got those modules/interfaces in yet and that supposeably they are still working on one that will work with my 07 Tahoe. Got to work the steering wheel controlers and Ipod for an extra doe, but worth it. They took back the cleansweep and credited me toward the new install.

 

I still kept the dvd system and now I can watch what the rear passengers are watching in the eclipse unit, and vise versa and watch a different movies/videos seperately.

 

If you guys know of where I can find the Onstar, chimes, parking assist interfaces for my tahoe/eclipse unit I would greatly appreciate it.

[dirtywork]

Oh and it has/was a bose system.

[duramaxHD]

Oh and it has/was a bose system. 

 

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noboby makes anything for the -900's yet. It will probably be a while because they (PAC and other adapter companies) have to figure out the new GMLAN data bus.........

[dirtywork]

Oh and it has/was a bose system. 

 

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noboby makes anything for the -900's yet. It will probably be a while because they (PAC and other adapter companies) have to figure out the new GMLAN data bus.........

 

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Hey thanks duramaxHD, so I guess I have to keep on checking back. I hope it's soon.

 

Regards-