Stereo upgrade

I would highly recommend swapping the Focals to the front as they are far superior speakers compared to the Infinitys. Unless, of course, you do all your listening in the back seat. Rear speakers are typically for fill. You want the best you can get, for the front stage.

 

Great to know you like the install of the latest Kenwood Sub KSC-SW10 -- I just ordered one on Friday and can't wait to get it installed. For the rest I'll wait until after the sub is installed.... I'm not as picky, just want a little more bass.

 

Does "Stereo upgrade" mean you are upgrading two things at once, or is this an "Upgrade to the stereo" or an "Upgraded stereo"? <rolling eyes in silliness>

Tom

 

Ah.. didn't know the Focals were coax. Infinity is great. The tweeters are a tad harsh, but they're still far better than stock.

 

stereo and speakers?

I am challenged with tech stuff. When upgrading my stereo and I replacing everything or just getting better speakers? I want better sound. Yep, that simple. I have the stereo with 6 cd changer.

 

You can get carried away with car audio. 10 years ago, my alpine cd-player with 5x7s in the back of my K-Car was awesome. It cost a total of $250 installed by a local shop. In the beginning, it was all good with the various upgrades because I was staying in the entry-level. Fast-forward to today, my desire for a good sounding, complete system, has brought up the cost more than 10 times. Whoever said ignorance is bliss is dead-on

And going with Steve, if you like music, and spend a lot of time in traffic. A good stereo system is worth every penny!

 

The trouble with having a killer sound system in your car is that you'll want to spend more time in the car than necessary...

On the other hand, who has time these days to listen to music in the house? I know I don't, not for any extended period of time anyway.

 

By trade I am a computer geek and not stupid. At least I don't think so. But I didn't half of what you guys were saying.

I realize (at least think) you didn't upgrade the radio itself but added speakers and an amp.

There were other things mentioned that I have no idea about. I also wasn't sure where in the car a couple of you were talking about. Like the one beside the rear seat pointing to the front seats ... is there room to put speakers there or am I really missing it.

Another question. About how much are you guys spending on these upgrades? I finally got my wife to go HDTV with HD TiVo boxes so money IS an object here.

Can someone give a list of priorities (include approximate prices please) on what to upgrade first? You know, the most bang for the buck. I'm not looking for something loud. If anything I'm looking for something that can be --not-- turned up loud and sound a lot better.

 

Steve, I would really like to know what you said in this post. Please change to american. I guess I'm not an audiophile

 

Instead of Sirius or CDs I would import all my CDs into iTunes using Apple's LOSSLESS which doesn't remove any CD data, then import it into an iPod and go from there. CDs in cars are too much of a hassle.

As to Sirius - I'm only in my car about an hour each way to work and back and I don't want to listen to a bunch of stuff that I'm not interested in and hope that I hear one good song before I get to work. I --know-- that you can choose what type of music but I guess I'm just too pick and only want to hear songs that I think are good. Too much of stuff on radio (including Sirius) is like tv, crap.

 

Just putting in new front tweeters makes a huge difference.

After that i would go with some sound deadening in the doors and the floor if you have some time on your hands.

Those two additions will set you back about $250, but you will also have a much quieter car.

 

I got the general idea, Smitty, but would like some help on what is meant by the "padded section in the front of the rear panels". For the Arc Audio connection, what did you hook up in parallel, and how?

 

what can you recommend to a person like me who has the JBL system offered in Option 2 package? I think the audio is pretty good but I did notice that it could benefit from either some tweeter type of speakers in the front closer to ear level (the sound currently seems to come from low, perhaps the door?). Can tweeters be added to my system? If so, which do you recommend and is there a way for them to be hidden or integrated in a way where they won't stick out?

If tweeters aren't the answer, is the answer to get better quality front speakers? If so, can anyone recommend an affordable pair?

Thanks

 

Uh, you already have tweeters in the front sail panels.