Thinking shorty 14" antenna, work ok?

[Randy 25]

As it says, thinking of changing to the shorty 14" antenna, but don't want to sacrafice radio quality. I don't use sat. radio, just plain old am and fm and CDs and live in rural area. Anyway, anybody install these and did you sacrifice sound quality or signal strength?

 

[erzats]

I went to the 8" shorty and it works fine.

 

[gashog]

As it says, thinking of changing to the shorty 14" antenna, but don't want to sacrafice radio quality. I don't use sat. radio, just plain old am and fm and CDs and live in rural area. Anyway, anybody install these and did you sacrifice sound quality or signal strength?

I live in a city, and I lost some radio stations with weaker signals and the range is reduced with the 8".

 

[69mach1-409]

I went with the 'shorty' (think it's 14) and didn't notice any change.

 

[NastyStang113]

I've got a 14" and lost zero reception.

 

[rugedraw]

I didn't lose reception with my shorty.

 

[sam adams]

Regardless of the reception it looks a hell of alot better than stock. I have an 8 inch and lost some of the weaker stations but thats why god made the ipod.

 

[kooldawg6]

Regardless of the reception it looks a hell of alot better than stock. I have an 8 inch and lost some of the weaker stations but thats why god made the ipod.

+1!
Mine is the 8" and it makes the longer distance stations tough to get, but I love the look and have iPod as well
The 14" should give you the best of both worlds...looks and reception.

 

[CRoberts91]

I have the 14" and the radio hasn't lost any clarity. Plus it looks really sporty.

 

[Lennyvb]

14" works fine for me. Got mine on sale at American Muscle.

 

[Steel Horse]

It really depends on your surroundings. If you live in a relativly flat area probably won't notice much of a difference. Live in a hilly or mountain area you might lose quite a bit of quality.
This brings back some good memories of college electronics.

 

[Randy 25]

Thanks to you all. Based on your responses I pulled the trigger on it (along with other goodies) from American Muscle.