Many of todays radios have weak preout sections. Especially entry level units with touchscreens or tablet style units. The Matrix is a line driver, that can help with getting your amplifiers a far higher quality audio signal! Heck, even for high end radios, this will 100% get your system sounding better. The matrix is especially helpful for systems that are running multiple subwoofer amplifiers. Ditch the Y-cables and signal loss. Matrix for the win