Carbera in car Audio suggestions please

[natben]

Hi I would like to replace the car audio head unit in my Cerbera, what are you guys using and if you have a picture that would be great.

[m4tti]

Roll the window down George and drive in a lower gear than normal.

[NuddyRap]

I'd just like to enhance the above comment by recommending that you roll BOTH windows down.

Lower gear, more right foot, more lift-off for maximum poppage.

My car had a £2.5k stereo system upgrade with a past owner. Total waste of money. It's been on when I've been stuck stationary in traffic and that's it. For all the bass the book says it's supposed to be able to produce, as soon as the engine is running it's dwarfed.

[Erbert]

Whilst obviously agreeing that the car comes complete with a very lively petrol powered 'sound system', with the help of a Clarion NZ502E, the slot in between the window controls can be usefully employed to equip the car with some 21st century additions. These include Sat-nav, Bluetooth hands-free phone, CD-player, external music source (smartphone/HDD etc), reversing camera and for the practical 4-seat family car, the ability to play DVDs to a screen in the back! It's a FM/AM radio too, but I've not played around with the aerial siting enough to get good reception through the fiberglass body. I also think the screen suits the sci-fi style of the interior, but that's personal taste.

[Byker28i]

I went with a simple JVC head unit when I got mine 11 years ago.
http://www.pbase.com/byker28i/image/64677075

It has a DAB unit, ipod connection, DVD player, has a reversing camera through the screen etc. Works well.

[natben]

You know the comments about winding the window down are correct, I do, but a bit of blutooth audio or the ability to connect my phone to it would be good. The one I have is knackered and wont fit in correctly in the holder so it has to go.
But listening to that angry V8 is music to my ears. But a need a new head unit.

The JVC one looks great with the reversing camera built in to the head unit. That is the sort of thing I need but JVC aren't what they were 11 years ago. I believe Currys/Dixson own the brand and are manufacturing cheap TVs from Turkey so there car audio may have went the same way.

Edited by natben on Monday 26th March 14:18

[gruffalo]

What speakers have people fund that sound OK?

My original pioneers are very much past their best and I have some long trips planned this year and being able to listen to some music would be nice.

[Byker28i]

Depth of the speakers is the issue for replacements.
I still have the pioneers but added some bass by putting a Pioneer TSWX120A subwoofer under/behind the helmet holder.

[gruffalo]

Cheers, mine are kicked to buggery and really don need replacing, will take out some where and see what is available.

[Jhonno]

gruffalo said:

Cheers, mine are kicked to buggery and really don need replacing, will take out some where and see what is available.

Any of the top brands will do the trick.. I'm a bit out of touch with audio these days. A quick Google should yield some results. I'd say you need something with plenty of punch over quality!

[Byker28i]

Jhonno said:

gruffalo said:

Cheers, mine are kicked to buggery and really don need replacing, will take out some where and see what is available.

Any of the top brands will do the trick.. I'm a bit out of touch with audio these days. A quick Google should yield some results. I'd say you need something with plenty of punch over quality!

Seriously watch the depth - there's no room in the front door, so you'd have to fit spacers to have the cones sit proud of the door. They are only something like 45mm deep. I think some fitted Fusion 6022 speakers in the front in the past, others used Vibe

Carl Baker used to fit these and swore by them.
http://www.tvruk.tv/dyncat053d.html?catid=41

I tried some different speakers didn't seem much difference so stuck with the pioneers. My subwoofer is the Pioneer TS-WX110A, mounted to the helmet holder. - probably superceeded now but I found that made the best improvement.

[gruffalo]

I think I will take it here http://www.uniqueintegrations.co.uk/services/car-a... and see what they recommend, it will have to be shallow though.

[FarmyardPants]

I recently fitted these (have done the driver's side, other side pending):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Polk-DB6502-Marine-Compon...

Plenty of room depth-wise, in fact they are about 8mm shallower than then Rockford Fosgate separates they are replacing, which also had plenty of space.

Edited by FarmyardPants on Wednesday 28th March 14:39

[TheRainMaker]

I know sometimes you just have to fit kit where there is room, but those tweeters should have been placed as high as you could have got them on the door.

[wseed]

I upgraded the standard Pioneer in my Chimaera for a Pioneer mvh-x580dab only ~£100 from Halfords (10% off if TVR club member) DAB, FM, BT streaming and USB and a decent amount of power. Paired with JL Audio JLC2-600x give a decent level of sound above the road/engine noise. Forget those that say just listen to the car, on a country to country road trip you want some variance in soundtrack.

[FarmyardPants]

TheRainMaker said:

I know sometimes you just have to fit kit where there is room, but those tweeters should have been placed as high as you could have got them on the door.

The tweeters went in the holes vacated by the tweeters I took out, which were fitted when I bought the car in 2005 .

[TheRainMaker]

FarmyardPants said:

TheRainMaker said:

I know sometimes you just have to fit kit where there is room, but those tweeters should have been placed as high as you could have got them on the door.

The tweeters went in the holes vacated by the tweeters I took out, which were fitted when I bought the car in 2005 .

Fair enough, I would have done the same