I replaced the original stereo in my acura 97 cl 2.2 with a new sony receiver. i got all the necessary wirings, harness, installation kit. i connected everything and the new stereo is working. all the speakers are functional. however the sound is not nearly as good as when i had the original stereo. the base is really bad, and the sound is not as deep as it used to be, even when i max up the Hi and min the Lo frequencies.

best buy told me it might be that the car amp is not working with the new stereo. however, i am not sure if the car comes with an amp at all. there are two black boxes , one under the passenger's seat and another on the left side of the trunk. since i could not find a repair manual i am kind of clueless what to do.

this is not the first time to install stereo receiver and never had problems before. i triple checked the connections and all seems good. please, help. i am getting really frustrated, i cannot stand bad quality sound

 

search n00b this has been discussed before
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ghlight=stereo
https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/memorial-day-plans-176070/

 

i think i figured out what the problem is. 97 cl 2.2 does not have amp. i think the problem was the new stereo itself. will get a new one. thanks for the help.