Hi all,
I am considering my options regarding a stereo upgrade in my new Leon Stylance. I know I don't even have the car yet, but when I tried the stereo with some Pendulum on the test drive it was, frankly, crap and not even half as good as the Aura unit in my current car.
I have searched and read a lot of threads on speaker swaps, and it seems the common thing to do is repace the 5.5cm mids with a pair of coaxes and disregard the tweeters completely.
Would a set of components be better to replace the stock speakers, and it's just the effort required in getting the door trim off that puts people off?
I would be more likely to go to a pro ICE store to have a bit of an upgrade, as I am not confident with anything like this.
As I am getting Bluetooth with the car I don't really want to replace the head unit. Would it be a feasible plan (and is the HU capable of it?) to get an amp to run the front speakers?
Or if I was paying someone to do it, would it be wise and a good general upgrade to simply ask them to change the speakers for some components? I know usually it's considered you need more power than a head unit, even an aftermarket one, to run comps successfully, due to the crossovers.
I might even get a four channel amp and bridge the other two into a sub, is that a good plan, to save getting an active one or a separate amp (I need my boot space so can't go crazy)?
I don't want stupidly loud thumping bass or anything, just good quality, crisp all round sound.
Is any of this possible, or would I require a new HU to run any kind of amps due to the (I presume) lack of an audio out?
If I did get a new HU what is the deal with the Bluetooth, can it still be routed in or is that a minefield best left?
Cheers
Rob
I am considering my options regarding a stereo upgrade in my new Leon Stylance. I know I don't even have the car yet, but when I tried the stereo with some Pendulum on the test drive it was, frankly, crap and not even half as good as the Aura unit in my current car.
I have searched and read a lot of threads on speaker swaps, and it seems the common thing to do is repace the 5.5cm mids with a pair of coaxes and disregard the tweeters completely.
Would a set of components be better to replace the stock speakers, and it's just the effort required in getting the door trim off that puts people off?
I would be more likely to go to a pro ICE store to have a bit of an upgrade, as I am not confident with anything like this.
As I am getting Bluetooth with the car I don't really want to replace the head unit. Would it be a feasible plan (and is the HU capable of it?) to get an amp to run the front speakers?
Or if I was paying someone to do it, would it be wise and a good general upgrade to simply ask them to change the speakers for some components? I know usually it's considered you need more power than a head unit, even an aftermarket one, to run comps successfully, due to the crossovers.
I might even get a four channel amp and bridge the other two into a sub, is that a good plan, to save getting an active one or a separate amp (I need my boot space so can't go crazy)?
I don't want stupidly loud thumping bass or anything, just good quality, crisp all round sound.
Is any of this possible, or would I require a new HU to run any kind of amps due to the (I presume) lack of an audio out?
If I did get a new HU what is the deal with the Bluetooth, can it still be routed in or is that a minefield best left?
Cheers
Rob
