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Post by Chris on Oct 19, 2017 17:54:18 GMT
Or ICE as the youth call it
Any of you take it seriously? I just got a new Pioneer stereo fitted and it's very good. Just wondering if anyone else goes for it?
Amps subs huge speakers?
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 19, 2017 19:27:19 GMT
Don't spend enough time in the car.
If the current CD player blew up I'd look around for another player.
Wold not go for any other bits
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Post by MartinT on Oct 19, 2017 19:35:06 GMT
Many modern cars have a good audio setup, what is lacking is speaker quality and placement. I have a 6-speaker setup with sub in my CR-Z, that's what the GT-T model comes as standard with. It sounded pretty honky and coloured to my ears, so I systematically removed each speaker from the door (it took ages) and filled the space behind with speaker wool. I dismantled the sub in the hatch and did the same thing in its compartment. I wouldn't claim night-and-day differences, but it sure is cleaner sounding now and far more intelligible.
Feature-wise, it has FM radio, a CD slot, a USB socket for music files and bluetooth for linking my phone. I can play internet radio and Spotify while I drive.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 19, 2017 22:45:30 GMT
I just got a new Pioneer stereo fitted and it's very good. Just wondering if anyone else goes for it? What exactly did you go for Chris? My 20 year old Alpine is on its last legs, would love to replace it and get some new speakers sometime. |
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Post by tim1750 on Oct 20, 2017 4:53:03 GMT
While in the states I tried a bunch of different car hifi (Head units)and found that you can't beat Alpine so I would stick with them if I was you.
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Post by zippy on Oct 20, 2017 11:06:20 GMT
First thing I used to do when buying a new car: junk the fitted stereo and fit a decent one (usually Alpine).
I don't bother any more, the car environment is so hostile to audio that I've decided it's not worth the hassle of changing a rubbish sound into a mediocre one..
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Post by MartinT on Oct 20, 2017 13:48:33 GMT
I don't bother any more, the car environment is so hostile to audio that I've decided it's not worth the hassle of changing a rubbish sound into a mediocre one.. Yep, cars are definitely not a good environment for quality music reproduction. The best you can hope for is clarity and a little bass performance to overcome engine noise. Much more than that will hit diminishing returns far harder than a home system. |
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Post by Chris on Oct 20, 2017 16:34:41 GMT
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Post by SteveC on Oct 20, 2017 17:09:14 GMT
When I bought a new BMW X5 in 2002, I drove it straight from BMW Heathrow to an ICE specialist in Lightwater, Surrey, who installed a superior system over the next three days.
They removed the BMW in door speakers and replaced them with JL Audio speakers. They fitted a Phoenix Gold line driver to the BMW Professional (Becker) dual band/CD head unit and a six disc loader in the boot. A JL Audio 5.1 amplifier was then installed in one of the boot cavities and finished off with a JL Audio 12" sub in it's own enclosure.
The cost was about £2.5K and I was pleased with the result. I kept that car for 12 years so probably got my money's worth out of the ICE system!
When I bought my BMW 330D 'M' Sport Touring in 2014, I opted for the 'M' Sport + package which included, amongst other things, a Harman Kardon 16 speaker ICE system with CD/radio head unit.
I'm quite happy with the performance in a non-demanding way and listen quite happily as I'm driving!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2017 19:55:48 GMT
This thread makes me think of pimped up Taxi cabs for some reason  |
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