Hi Guys,
My first posting. I have been a lurker here for quite some time. Anyway I have just recently purchased a second hand Honda City (Well.. Actually, it was a down payment for a new Civic and I get to keep the old car :-)).
Anyway back to the subject matter, I am thinking of upgrading my car audio right now. The stereo is a Pioneer HU (which replaced the cassete playing Alpine) and the speakers are all the stock ones.
The setup will be the usual recommended setup.
Front: Components (Currently have decided on GTO607c. Will this fit withouth modifying the door panels? If not, what is the size that fits and any suggestions for the same?)
Rear: Co-axials (I have not decided this as I am not sure whether they will fit in the stock slots in the rear. Can you please suggest the correct size so that I can listen to a few? Any suggestions about the speakers itself would be welcome)
Amplifier: 4-Channel (JBL GTo75.4). I beleive that is a nice balance of 4 channel power and cost. As usual the two channels will be used to drive the components and the other two channels will be used drive the sub. I am in the UK currently and it is available for £100. Is there anything else I could look at in the same price range?
Subwoofer: This is the one thing I am not sure about at all. To be honest, I am quite familiar with Home Theater speakers, but car stuff with the multiple enclosures slightly throws me off. I have heard a few cars with wooden type enclosures and they sound too boxy ( I am not sure if I can convey this correctly). What I am looking for is neat and punchy bass. I am not very worried about the lower frequencies, but that is always good to have. I am looking for a compromise between lower frequencies and extremely quick and punchy bass.
The main problem I have is with the music I listen to. I listen to a wide variety of music from Hindi Classics, ghazals to English Classics, New Age instrumentals and Symphonies depending on my mood. In my home theater set up, getting a balance has been excruciating to say the least. I can set it up to get a decent bass and crystal clear highs and then comes Lata Mangeshkar with her glorious highs and a totally horrible recording from 1950s that threatens to rip my ears apart. Or some cases, deep voices becoming too muddy or bassy and lacking definition.
I am not sure if I am nitpicking here, but I will be spending 4 hours every day in my car commuting and I want to be relaxed when I get to work.
Can someone please help me out in choosing this?
HeadUnit: I think this might be controversial, but I skimped on this. I bought a dual in dash DVD system from US
Dual Electronics - In-Dash Mobile Video - XDVD8182
I figured most of the sound would be coming from the amp, so the deficiencies in the sound quality would be covered by the amp. And not to mention it looks cool for the price. I had a look at it in the flesh and it looks pretty well made. This will be powering my rears.
I would very much appreciate it if you can help me out. I am in the UK currently so if there are any brands that are not available in India but available in Europe, please suggest. I am thinking around £500 (40000) budget.
Thanks in advance for your help
Regards,
Kiran