Cotinental Head Units

[bmwman91]

Sound quality will be the same on basically all head units if you are using it to power your speakers. Meaning, kind of crappy and unable to drive more than ~12Wrms before distortion goes through the roof. It is just a physical limitation due to the fact that every head unit I have ever seen powers the internal amp with the car's 12-14V supply.

If you are using an aftermarket amp, then everything will sound worlds better. Those are bigger and have the space (and thermal headroom) to have DC-DC step up converters to kick the supply up to like 50V or more internally and actually deliver decent power to speakers without distorting.

[straight6pwr]

i have that head unit. bought it through german ebay, shipping wasnt bad. it works great, the bluetooth pairs flawlessly with my android for music and calls. but if you are into 'sound quality', i'd probably look elsewhere. no equalizer (only presets) or fader options.

[4tDX]

There is another company that sells it (sorry can't think of the name at the moment), but i believe it has white buttons instead of the orange.

There is a Porsche guy that sells them local (NA), or you can get them off German ebay or German amazon. I've just read that the shipping time is a little long. They are cheaper from the German sources. I've not decided on my whole care stereo set up yet, so I've not tried to purchase it yet from the German ebay or amazon.

This is the NA source, with a couple of different options. You can check the specs on the Continental website linked above.

https://www.bergvillfx.com/index.php/products/car-audio.html

[g.ruff561]

Thanks Mr Graves. Now I gotta figure who and where. As soon as I slide down the dinosaur I'm gonna Google and more Google. Nice HD for the E30. Thanks again......... G.

[george graves]

I'd be almost 100% sure that it's rebranded - and sold under a few names. But I could be wrong!

[g.ruff561]

Thank you sir. Found this but no price??? Or how to order??

[IceWhite]

Does this help?

http://www.continental-automotive.com/www/automotive_de_en/themes/commercial_vehicles/ch_interior_en/audio_products/

[g.ruff561]

I have been trying to source this HU for some time now. Anybody know a USA supplier? Price? Availability? My search keeps coming back to the Continental Tire Corporation.

[4tDX]

Hello,

I've some searching on the BMW and Porsche threads and I'm really digging on the looks of the Continental head units with the E30 interior, specifically the Continental TR7412UB-OR. However, I'm not finding much in the way of reviews on sound quality. Anyone have any inputs in this area. Although, I do like the looks my main objective is to get better sound quality and have USB. Would continental be a good choice or am I better off getting another head unit/brand?

In case it helps, I currently have a Sony CDX-GT270MP and premium speakers.

Apart from having a non-functioning speaker channel on the Sony I would also like to run a 4-channel AMP, keeping the premium speakers, and no sub.

Thanks in advance.