I'm thinking of upgrading the stereo in the '02 Si. I really like the elegant simplicity of the head unit, however.

So, all I wanted to do was add an amplifier and get better speakers all around.

But the stereo salesman said that the original head unit would be the "weak link" in the stereo if I left it in.

I would think that the head unit would not have that much of an effect on the sound; the amp and speakers are much more important.

In fact, may I venture to say that possibly the head unit has very little effect on the sound?

What do you think?