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I'm sure if I troll through threads I could find the answer to this question however, what are the trick's of getting a half decent reception on my radio. Currently it is fed via the windscreen antenna. I don't want to drill holes in my baby to fit external equipment but, would consider fitting a boster if one is available? I might add, having no radio is not a problem to me, CD's are fine but my daughters.......
alimac said:
Does anybody want to buy my Baupunky dab 54...........??? Now listen to my ipod.
sorry for the outburst,having the same problems as you so am all ears!
In sympathy.
Alimac,
Is this DAB really that bad? I was thinking of putting one in my S1, but now you have said that, I am not so sure........
I thought that DAB was the way to go to get a half decent radio reception........I have a fair bit of info on one of the Sony jobbies.......sounded quite good..........
I guess from that, it all depends on your region. In South West it's so hit and miss that I tend not to bother at all. Oddly enough, thats on either FM or DAB
I'm a bit of an audio-pro, so very picky about quality. However, the sound which comes from the Blaupunkt audio kit in MY06 111R is rather unspirational to say the least, so I never listen to it... although most of that is really down to enjoying the car too much to need any other entertainment!
I'm a bit of an audio-pro, so very picky about quality. However, the sound which comes from the Blaupunkt audio kit in MY06 111R is rather unspirational to say the least, so I never listen to it... although most of that is really down to enjoying the car too much to need any other entertainment!
Ok then. Not too au fait with the DAB thing, so might have to ask a couple more questions......
The DAB 54. Is it expensive? Also, its going into an S1 if I get one, so what speakers do people recommend to get the best out of this unit? I don't want to spend too much. At the moment, there is a rubbish JVC CD head unit and a couple of pretty pants Alpine speakers in there, but these distort SERIOUSLY badly when they get anywhere near the volume I need them to be at fast A road driving and motorways.
And the aerial. Can this be used with a "splitter" that can plug into the standard fit aerial, or does a dedicated DAB aerial need to be fitted?
I have been told that one of the Sony units aren't too bad and quite cheap on the internet too. This comes with a window fit dedicated aerial, but a "splitter" can also be used, but is an aftermarket purchase....is this the case with the DAB 54?
Sorry for all these questions and hijacking the thread, but I thought it was a good place to get info from as you were on the DAB theme anyway.....
Cheers
The DAB 54. Is it expensive? Also, its going into an S1 if I get one, so what speakers do people recommend to get the best out of this unit? I don't want to spend too much. At the moment, there is a rubbish JVC CD head unit and a couple of pretty pants Alpine speakers in there, but these distort SERIOUSLY badly when they get anywhere near the volume I need them to be at fast A road driving and motorways.
And the aerial. Can this be used with a "splitter" that can plug into the standard fit aerial, or does a dedicated DAB aerial need to be fitted?
I have been told that one of the Sony units aren't too bad and quite cheap on the internet too. This comes with a window fit dedicated aerial, but a "splitter" can also be used, but is an aftermarket purchase....is this the case with the DAB 54?
Sorry for all these questions and hijacking the thread, but I thought it was a good place to get info from as you were on the DAB theme anyway.....
Cheers
As Janitor says DAB is very dependant on geographical area. I live in the SW too so have just installed an improved set-up in my S1 to replace the Goodmans :ha ha: unit and Alpine speakers that came with the car. I've put in a Pioneer 6700 head unit and a pair of Kenwood KF1700P component speakers. The Pioneer is £220/230 at Halfords or £110/120 on the net, speakers were £120. I've partially lined the speaker pods with carpet underlay but need to have another go and completely seal and line with some proper acoustic dampening. The head unit has a healthy 27 watts RMS output (50watts music power) and is fine at speeds up to about 80/90 (on my very long private drive!). A sub will beef up lower frquencies and is on the shopping list as is a pair of tweeters for front mounting to bring the soundstage forward a bit (I'm aiming at the sort of effect you'd get listening to a band at the bar!).
Quality is important to me (I still listen to vinyl
) and whilst the set up now isn't hi-fi its musical and audible. Thats as good as its gonna get in the liz and with all the other racket its not worth the effort looking for improvements.
BTW the Pioneer has really improved radio quality. With lights turned on (try it it may work for you!) reception is now great.
Quality is important to me (I still listen to vinyl
) and whilst the set up now isn't hi-fi its musical and audible. Thats as good as its gonna get in the liz and with all the other racket its not worth the effort looking for improvements. BTW the Pioneer has really improved radio quality. With lights turned on (try it it may work for you!) reception is now great.
TIPPER said:
As Janitor says DAB is very dependant on geographical area. I live in the SW too so have just installed an improved set-up in my S1 to replace the Goodmans :ha ha: unit and Alpine speakers that came with the car. I've put in a Pioneer 6700 head unit and a pair of Kenwood KF1700P component speakers. The Pioneer is £220/230 at Halfords or £110/120 on the net, speakers were £120. I've partially lined the speaker pods with carpet underlay but need to have another go and completely seal and line with some proper acoustic dampening. The head unit has a healthy 27 watts RMS output (50watts music power) and is fine at speeds up to about 80/90 (on my very long private drive!). A sub will beef up lower frquencies and is on the shopping list as is a pair of tweeters for front mounting to bring the soundstage forward a bit (I'm aiming at the sort of effect you'd get listening to a band at the bar!).
Quality is important to me (I still listen to vinyl
BTW the Pioneer has really improved radio quality. With lights turned on (try it it may work for you!) reception is now great.
Right oh! Thanks for that. Sounds like good advice. Will look into the Pioneer head unit and the speakers.
At a guess, I take it to change the speakers, I am looking at a seats out job?
I too am looking at something just to improve the sound and make it musical, maybe not Hi-fi quality (I am like you. I still listen to vinyl and I am pretty into my hi-fi and top notch audio quality) as I don't think that is completely possible in an Elise, but I would like to improve it to make it at least listenable, especially on long journeys.....
Thanks for this advice. Right, off to scour the net......
TIPPER said:
and a pair of Kenwood KF1700P component speakers. The Pioneer is £220/230 at Halfords or £110/120 on the net, speakers were £120.
Tipper,
Just been having a sneak around on the web for these Kenwood speakers and I can't find them ANYWHERE!! Not even on the Kenwood site itself. Can you tell me where you got them from?
Ta!
FWIW, really don't bother spending huge amounts on ICE in an Elise. A decent HU, some good replacement 16's for the rears and a small powered sub really delivers great sound.
I have a £200 Alpine HU, £50 JBL rears and a small Pioneer 100w powered sub (£125) on the shelf behind the passenger seat. The Elise has such a crap soundstage anyway it's not worth spending heaps and heaps.
I have a £200 Alpine HU, £50 JBL rears and a small Pioneer 100w powered sub (£125) on the shelf behind the passenger seat. The Elise has such a crap soundstage anyway it's not worth spending heaps and heaps.
Janitor said:
I guess from that, it all depends on your region. In South West it's so hit and miss that I tend not to bother at all. Oddly enough, thats on either FM or DAB
I'm a bit of an audio-pro, so very picky about quality. However, the sound which comes from the Blaupunkt audio kit in MY06 111R is rather unspirational to say the least, so I never listen to it... although most of that is really down to enjoying the car too much to need any other entertainment!
Hi Janitor
How is the red beast? Live in Yorkshire so maybe thats the problem ,however i have been down to Birmingahnm a few times with the same problem...cut out, distortion etc, could it be a fault???
Don,t have it on all the time! However as a Yorshireman if you pay good brass for something you expect it too work!!!
my S160 had a funky Alpine head unit in it when i test-drove it... and when i picked it up, it had a bottom-of-the-range Kenwood... couldn't give two hoots though... can barely hear it anyway!....
if you like car stereos,,, buy a lexus so the engine and road noise doesn't interupt your enjoyment of the music...
(still having said that... there's nothing like banging out a few Prodigy tunes whilst attacking a country b-road)
if you like car stereos,,, buy a lexus so the engine and road noise doesn't interupt your enjoyment of the music...
(still having said that... there's nothing like banging out a few Prodigy tunes whilst attacking a country b-road)
ayjay said:
my S160 had a funky Alpine head unit in it when i test-drove it... and when i picked it up, it had a bottom-of-the-range Kenwood... couldn't give two hoots though... can barely hear it anyway!....
if you like car stereos,,, buy a lexus so the engine and road noise doesn't interupt your enjoyment of the music...
(still having said that... there's nothing like banging out a few Prodigy tunes whilst attacking a country b-road)
Acknowledged.....Personally a bit of Killing Joke gets me going on the A59! However why do they put wirelesses in a car?
DAB implementation in this country is a joke! Minimum KBPS for decent sound is 192KBPS. There are so many stations crammed in that most run 128KBPS or below, Hence it sounds poor compared to FM. The chip used in nearly all DAB radios does not allow for better compression software to improve the situation either. Coverage is compromised as well.
S Works said:
FWIW, really don't bother spending huge amounts on ICE in an Elise. A decent HU, some good replacement 16's for the rears and a small powered sub really delivers great sound.
I have a £200 Alpine HU, £50 JBL rears and a small Pioneer 100w powered sub (£125) on the shelf behind the passenger seat. The Elise has such a crap soundstage anyway it's not worth spending heaps and heaps.
nooooo!!! I don't intend to spend a whole lot on ICE at all for the very reasons you have given. But you have to hear the stuff that is in mine at the moment to believe it!!!! Its awful!!
So, like you said, I am willing to pay up to £200 for a HU and maybe up to £75 for decent speakers. And if that suffices, I will forgo the sub!!! Don't want to add too much weight either.......
What size are the rear speakers in an S1 anyway? You say 16's? I guess that is 16cm then?
TheYeti said:
FWIW, really don't bother spending huge amounts on ICE in an Elise. A decent HU, some good replacement 16's for the rears and a small powered sub really delivers great sound.
I have a £200 Alpine HU, £50 JBL rears and a small Pioneer 100w powered sub (£125) on the shelf behind the passenger seat. The Elise has such a crap soundstage anyway it's not worth spending heaps and heaps.
nooooo!!! I don't intend to spend a whole lot on ICE at all for the very reasons you have given. But you have to hear the stuff that is in mine at the moment to believe it!!!! Its awful!!
So, like you said, I am willing to pay up to £200 for a HU and maybe up to £75 for decent speakers. And if that suffices, I will forgo the sub!!! Don't want to add too much weight either.......
What size are the rear speakers in an S1 anyway? You say 16's? I guess that is 16cm then?
I have this little lot
Alpine CDE-9845RR MP3 HU:
JBL GTO-626e - 16cm speakers:
Pioneer TS-WX 105A amp/sub:
See here for info www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=15&t=210319
The sub is worth it, weighs only 4kg and delivers a big punch for its small cost, weight and power.
Oh and by the way, I have a very loud car. I like both tunes and induction/exhaust roar. That set-up is loud and clear enough to hear it with the roof off above 70mph.
If you really want to make your ears bleed it'll go louder than the exhaust and engine too.
>> Edited by S Works on Wednesday 12th April 15:25
>> Edited by S Works on Wednesday 12th April 15:26
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