You can find ways to rate a Sony at 120db. That isnt the real number though, the clarion actually has an 81db sig/noise ratio. Don't go off those numbers, go off features and sound when choosing a radio.
so by saying that clarion really has a 81 sn/ration.it means good. but what impresses me about the new sony hu is that it has a great hdeq settings built in which means pretty much all fm station and cd will sound in high def. let me hear your side
Are we discussing Sony v. Clarion? As far as the lower to mid series units are concerned, they are about the same in features, though Sony will probably have more most of the time, though Clarion in my mind will always win out Sony in terms of build quality (even though Clarion has some pretty sad heatsink designs on some of their units).
When you start to get into the higher end head units, the Clarion's will maul anything Sony has to put against them.