Team-BHP - Upgraded my scorpio 2.2 - Final Upgrade with Pics on Pg.3

yes, i am not an audiophile, so guys, please dont expect high end stuffs in my car. instead you can find some pretty basic stuff in here...

it all started when i bought my car in may 08. i had little knowledge about ICE then (even now i dont know much!) & i installed a sony woofer + sony 6x9s + sony 2ch amp!!! lol:
as soon as i got the delivery of my car, i realized somthing was amiss! i just had not got what i expected.

1st upgrade: after some months, i changed the useless sony woofer to a JBL bass tube & changed the 2 ch amp to a 4 ch one. i did this in a shop in mulund & i was very much infuriated by their shoddy work & low knowledge on the same.

2nd upgrade: (before starting anything, I would like to thank ramie because he was the mastermind behind this, kudos to him...) when i felt like nothing is working, i got in contact with ramie (also, my HU had broken) & met him today. he heard my system & came out pretty sad. the first thing he said when he had a look at my HU was "is this what mahindra provided as OE?" (now i know what you mean ramie!) i had a limited budget of 10,000 ONLY & i was selfish enough to want a HU as well as front components within that budget. again, a special thanks to ramie for making this happen! finally my second upgrade happened as follows:
* useless nippon HU changed to pioneer 5050.
* again useless stock front speakers changed to VTREK compos.
i am very happy with this new setup & it is defnitely a vast improvement over my previous setup. ITS MONEY WELL SPENT. also, thanks to ramie for spending time to listening to my setup after the installation, taking time to tune & set it properly. in the end, i am a happy man... :)

3rd upgrade: to be continued...

attaching some pics of my latest upgradation:

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Originally Posted by DjNik (Post 1341472)

congrats on your upgrade!
Could you please shed some light on VTREK compos.Never heard about these.

the VTREK is pretty new in the market & is much cheaper than JBL.
i had two options: better brand or better performance. i opted for better performance, at a lower price.

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Originally Posted by Takumi-san (Post 1341488)

prices, more details please!

prices:
pioneer 5050: Rs. 6800/-
VTREK compos: Rs. 2900/-

more details... such as????

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Originally Posted by arpandiv (Post 1341508)

Hey good choice there with the Vtrek components. They sound very good for the price.I am picking up a pair too for a friend's Getz (to be ICEd soon)

i'll definetely agree to that. :)

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Originally Posted by chiragh_bir (Post 1341610)

looks good !!

midbass looks like dyna audio compos in first look!!

lol:
dont forget the price though!

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Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88 (Post 1341539)

Congrats Raj.
Enjoy the music.

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Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88 (Post 1341660)

By the way really nice tweeter position.
I like it. :)

thanks a lot buddy. i am really enjoying the music now. just for the heck of it, i am planning to buy some new CDs now, songs from my pen drive never play loud & clear.

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Originally Posted by raj_5004 (Post 1341852)

.... i am planning to buy some new CDs now, songs from my pen drive never play loud & clear.

Good job done there! Thanks, Ramie, but His Yetiship will not feel good about this! Or maybe he'll let us in on the secret that Vtrek is a subsidiary of JBL!?

So now you need a louder, more powerful pen drive, uh..duh??! :D
CDs take up too much space!

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Originally Posted by raj_5004 (Post 1341852)

thanks a lot buddy. i am really enjoying the music now. just for the heck of it, i am planning to buy some new CDs now, songs from my pen drive never play loud & clear.

Try setting the SLA level to +4 for USB. I am sorry i don't know the exact method because i dont have a USB HU. But it should be -> Select USB mode -> go to menu -> Function -> SLA
Can some Pio USB HU user confirm this ?

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Originally Posted by anupmathur (Post 1341878)

yes anupji, CDs take up a lot of space but it sounds so much better & clearer.

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Originally Posted by arpandiv (Post 1341955)

i think its already done, but i'll check again. thanks for the tip.

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Originally Posted by HappyWheels (Post 1342062)

Hahaha... for a moment I missed the forum this was in and was like "what the hell!"!

A nice neat budget system, Raj.

thanks buddy. but i dint get what you meant in your first statement! sorry!

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Originally Posted by simply_sunny001 (Post 1342615)

VTREK

never heard of these compos and price is too good to be true.

But if you enjoying the music and happy with it, then i think thats it.

Cheers

yes, thats what eventually matters right? :)

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Originally Posted by shreyasma (Post 1342766)

Congrats Bro. Please post a review of the compos. Because of its cost effectiveness. many of us may think about it during our installs.

i am not a good person to post reviews about compos buddy. ready my first statement- i am NOT an audiophile. i have never heard compos from illusions. i have just jeard GZ & JBL, thats it. so i wont be able to compare.
but one thing is for sure, i dont need to upgrade the front compos in the near future. this thing plays loud & clear with absolutely no distortion. any more louder and a normal human being would go deaf! so i am very happy with the front compos, PRICE NOT WITHSTANDING....