head unit help

my firebird has an 8 speaker 500 watt sound system with a monsoon head unit. sometimes the volume control doesn't work and my display screen doesn't work. can a new headunit take away power or lessen the sound quality? because i wanna replace it.

Did he put a Monsoon head on a Bose sound system...the earlier LT1's came with Bose units if he put a Monsson in its place it could be giving you problems. I have monsoon and I have trouble wih my volume control all he time. As does my mom in her Grand Am, and thats not even a monsoon....I use the controls on the steering wheel, usually they are more responsive than the head unit. Do you mean you wanna go after market head unit or stock replacement?

my firebird is a 2000 and it doesnt have the lt1. i dont think its the bose sound system and i think the monsoon sterio os stock and i wanna replace the stereo without losing the stock subs amp and speakersand have no ploss of power

thier are no subs in the stock system

the amp may be 500 watts but its not 500 watts a channel.

a good head unit will give you better sound than your stock one. but it wont drive as many channels. it depends on how you wire it as to wich speakers you will have running.