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I’ve had some NXT’s fitted in my Mk1 by TVR Power, I think it was the first time they had fitted them to a Mk1, there in the same place as in Mk2’s. The speakers were order up as spare parts from the factory, if I recall they were about £35/£36 +VAT each, which might be a bit dear for a pair of rather small speakers… but I wanted a no pain solution to bringing the sound forward and we worked out they would fit and I heard them sounding OK in a Mk2. Labour was a couple of hours if I recall, but this was part of a much larger bill, so it’s not easy to work out and my pod was off already so the dash could be loosened and pulled out, apparently they are a right b*stard to retro fit with the dash in place, but easy to fit when the dash is out on the bench (like when the car is new…
) . In my opinion the sound is 110% better, but it might not be up to audiophile standards, it’s a bit lacking in bass, but for a sub £200 fix it’s great, and anyway who fits just two speakers in a £50k car these days… I think the last car I had with just two speakers, was my first car!!!
PS. Watch out for the grill alignment, you can’t just whack the speakers in and spin the grills around so the NXT badges are level, apparently there are little locating lugs on the grills which only work on 90 degree turns so you would need to align the grill on the speaker first, then the speaker on the dash, then drill the holes, so remember, measure twice, cut once!!. But as I say I didn’t do the work, this was just what I was told.
Cheers
Mainly
>> Edited by Mainlysideways on Thursday 20th April 19:08
) . In my opinion the sound is 110% better, but it might not be up to audiophile standards, it’s a bit lacking in bass, but for a sub £200 fix it’s great, and anyway who fits just two speakers in a £50k car these days… I think the last car I had with just two speakers, was my first car!!! PS. Watch out for the grill alignment, you can’t just whack the speakers in and spin the grills around so the NXT badges are level, apparently there are little locating lugs on the grills which only work on 90 degree turns so you would need to align the grill on the speaker first, then the speaker on the dash, then drill the holes, so remember, measure twice, cut once!!. But as I say I didn’t do the work, this was just what I was told.
Cheers
Mainly
>> Edited by Mainlysideways on Thursday 20th April 19:08
While we are on the topic of speakers, has anyone upgraded their stereo? I know some people would argue that you should be more interested in listening to the noise of the engine, but I would also like a decent sound system. The standard kit is pretty p... poor. If anyone has gone down this route I would be keen to hear what you opted for and rough cost. I am currently advertising my car, but if I keep it I will definitely sort out the sounds.
I've upgraded my Tuscan's stereo quite effectively. I installed 10cm MB Quart components (separate mids and tweeters) in the standard side panel locations. I also made up a false rear bulkhead from a sheet of thick MDF, holding two Genesis 6x9 subwoofers, and covered with acoustic carpet to match my interior. It's all powered by a 4 channel amp in the left side of the boot. Only the highly trained eye can tell it's not a standard car.
Advantages of this approach are that it sounds good (and loud!), and it's relatively non-destructive of the interior. Key "success factors" were putting enough sound deadening behind the new MDF and original fibreglass bulkheads to stop it all vibrating, and also tuning the crossover frequencies for the components and the subs. The Genesis subs are great; they don't produce real earth shaking bass, but are very fast acting and musical, and work well in small spaces. You can also get them in a veriety of impedences, making setup easier - I have two 8 ohm versions wired in mono, for example, since there's no point having stereo bass in such a small space. The main room for improvement would be to use a more powerful amp (of the order of 100W RMS per channel), since decent speakers really need a lot of power behind them to sound their best.
Cost wasn't outrageous - the MBQ components should have been £200 but I paid about £70 from a seller on eBay. The Genesis subs were £150 a pair, and a suitable amp could be anything from £150 upwards, although £300 would get you something better. Other materials (wiring, carpet, MDF, sound deadening) were less than £100, and the rest was a couple of afternoon's labour from me.
Anyway, more information than you probably wanted!
Pete
Advantages of this approach are that it sounds good (and loud!), and it's relatively non-destructive of the interior. Key "success factors" were putting enough sound deadening behind the new MDF and original fibreglass bulkheads to stop it all vibrating, and also tuning the crossover frequencies for the components and the subs. The Genesis subs are great; they don't produce real earth shaking bass, but are very fast acting and musical, and work well in small spaces. You can also get them in a veriety of impedences, making setup easier - I have two 8 ohm versions wired in mono, for example, since there's no point having stereo bass in such a small space. The main room for improvement would be to use a more powerful amp (of the order of 100W RMS per channel), since decent speakers really need a lot of power behind them to sound their best.
Cost wasn't outrageous - the MBQ components should have been £200 but I paid about £70 from a seller on eBay. The Genesis subs were £150 a pair, and a suitable amp could be anything from £150 upwards, although £300 would get you something better. Other materials (wiring, carpet, MDF, sound deadening) were less than £100, and the rest was a couple of afternoon's labour from me.
Anyway, more information than you probably wanted!
Pete
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