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

raj_5004 · 10th June 2009, 20:08

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!!!

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:

DjNik · 10th June 2009, 20:13

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

Takumi-san · 10th June 2009, 20:24

prices, more details please!

raj_5004 · 10th June 2009, 20:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by DjNik

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takumi-san

prices, more details please!

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

more details... such as????

arpandiv · 10th June 2009, 20:39

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)

abhinav.gupta88 · 10th June 2009, 21:02

Congrats Raj.
Enjoy the music.

chiragh_bir · 10th June 2009, 22:16

looks good !!

midbass looks like dyna audio compos in first look!!

abhinav.gupta88 · 10th June 2009, 23:05

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

raj_5004 · 11th June 2009, 07:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by arpandiv

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiragh_bir

looks good !!

midbass looks like dyna audio compos in first look!!

dont forget the price though!

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

Congrats Raj.
Enjoy the music.

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhinav.gupta88

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.

anupmathur · 11th June 2009, 08:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by raj_5004

.... 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??!

CDs take up too much space!

arpandiv · 11th June 2009, 10:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by raj_5004

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 ?

HappyWheels · 11th June 2009, 11:15

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

A nice neat budget system, Raj.

simply_sunny001 · 11th June 2009, 15:49

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

shreyasma · 11th June 2009, 17:18

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

raj_5004 · 11th June 2009, 20:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by anupmathur

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??!

CDs take up too much space!

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by arpandiv

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 ?

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by HappyWheels

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!

Quote:

Originally Posted by simply_sunny001

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?

Quote:

Originally Posted by shreyasma

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....

10th June 2009, 20:08	#1
raj_5004 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dubai/Mumbai Posts: 5,238 Thanked: 3,139 Times	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!!! 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: Attached Thumbnails
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10th June 2009, 20:13	#2
DjNik BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 340 Thanked: 3 Times	congrats on your upgrade! Could you please shed some light on VTREK compos.Never heard about these.
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10th June 2009, 20:24	#3
Takumi-san BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 368 Thanked: 121 Times View My Garage	prices, more details please!
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10th June 2009, 20:39	#5
arpandiv BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 445 Thanked: 61 Times View My Garage	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)
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10th June 2009, 21:02	#6
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Congrats Raj. Enjoy the music.
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10th June 2009, 22:16	#7
chiragh_bir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In front of you :P Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	looks good !! midbass looks like dyna audio compos in first look!!
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10th June 2009, 23:05	#8
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	By the way really nice tweeter position. I like it.
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11th June 2009, 11:15	#12
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	Hahaha... for a moment I missed the forum this was in and was like "what the hell!"! A nice neat budget system, Raj.
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11th June 2009, 15:49	#13
simply_sunny001 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London & Rohtak Posts: 1,340 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	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
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11th June 2009, 17:18	#14
shreyasma BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bang! Posts: 652 Thanked: 6 Times	Congrats Bro. Please post a review of the compos. Because of its cost effectiveness. many of us may think about it during our installs.
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