I'm not familiar with your particular radio, but let me say that the stock radio in my wife's '93 940 (I think it's model cr-814) has HANDS DOWN the best reception of any radio I've ever heard of. (and I've researched this)

Without exception, the most sensitive tuners (the measure of a tuner's ability to receive distant/weak signals) on the market are from Pioneer and Clarion. But the radio in this car seems to be better. I'm able to get stations that most of my co-workers have never even heard of.

On the other hand, the after-market Sony CD/Tuner in my car sucks. I actually considered swapping the CD/Tuner in my car for the Volvo unit. But then, I'm a radio junkie, and rarely use the CD player.

Jeff Pierce

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'92 Mercedes 190E (my daily driver), '93 Volvo Turbo Wagon (a family car w/flair), '53 Willys-Overland Pickup (my snow-plow truck/conversation piece)