Sound system necessary in an Ultima ?

[TangoGTR]

Coming from cars such as the Atom, I'm not too worried about a sound system in an out and out perfomance car. So initials thoughts were not fit anything to the Ultima

Do others see this as a problem when time comes to sell the car on ? Do Ultima owners expect to listen to CD's on the move ?

Dave

[Steve_D]

Don't bother with a sound system you won't hear it.

Steve

[k wright]

Ear buds and a Phone are all you need. A must for long trips. Anything else is not useable.

[DHGTR]

Got one but wouldnt bother if i had my time again.

[TangoGTR]

One less hole in the dash then Did think I would neevr hear it above engine / exhaust.

Thanks guys !!

[spatz]

hey hey, if you put enough beef in it then it is great, there is nothing better than hearing YELLO THE RACE
in an ultima !

[pilbeam_mp62]

What you can do is install the speakers in the panels down by your feet, and the passenger's feet, and then just have an amplifier on the bulkhead behind the drivers seat, which you can plug your iPod into...

Then you just use the iPod "noise cancelling" App, which recognises the noise in the cabin and plays the opposite "cancelling" noise through the speakers - The combination of the two makes the journey a lot more comfortable on your ears.

Regards

[srreck]

Don't do it, please ....The music will come from engine bay.

[TangoGTR]

pilbeam_mp62 said:

Then you just use the iPod "noise cancelling" App, which recognises the noise in the cabin and plays the opposite "cancelling" noise through the speakers

Cripes I remember that concept first being shown on Tomorrows World in a Lotus Esprit from memory (shows ones age ;( )

[dal2litrefrogeye]

The noise of the engine is music. But sometime i think a radio would be handy, is on long trips when a bit of traffic news would give me a bit of heads up on whats ahead, not been caught out yet but. ........... .

[BogBeast]

DHGTR said:

Got one but wouldnt bother if i had my time again.

ditto...

[spatz]

I see that none of you has installed the right speakers and amp so you miss all the fun driving the car with Jamiroquais music.........

[V8 Vum]

Could be a recipe for Tinnitus... a debilitating condition...
I would rather wear ear muffs and Brahms & Lizt AFTER the drive...

[andygtt]

I had a ultima canam and whilst they are quieter than a GTR (less booming) my stereo was very effective and id not have one without... all about getting the right head unit and speakers

[356Speedster]

Pah, stereos are for girls..... I'm planning a fully PC install in my car :P

Speakers & amp are the the sticking point tho', need to find kit that'll work in the car, which could be tricky.

[rdodger]

TangoGTR said:

pilbeam_mp62 said:

Then you just use the iPod "noise cancelling" App, which recognises the noise in the cabin and plays the opposite "cancelling" noise through the speakers

Cripes I remember that concept first being shown on Tomorrows World in a Lotus Esprit from memory (shows ones age ;( )

I remember that!

[GTRCLIVE]

All depends on where and when you drive the car.... I drove it ever chance I got so yes long drive to the cost of a weekend Le Mans Spa etc Yes I would for those long Motorway drives... But if your only going to drive it the weekends and track days then maybe not. I did the shopping in it went to B&Q drove it to work pick up my daughter from School just loved the attention it got I suppose...