Hi all,
Thought I'd do a write up on my speaker upgrade since I finally got to it today.
The front dash speakers were upgraded to Boston Acoustics SE35s, while the back speakers were upgraded to Alpine SPG-13C2s since the sound shop does not stock Boston Acoustics (very rare in SA in any case):
On that note, the rear speakers in the convertible are NOT 4", but 5.25". We only found out I had the wrong speakers when we took apart the rear panel. Also, who designs a car so that you have to remove the rear seat bench and take apart the rear panel just to swap speakers? #epicfail
First we tried the JBL GTO528 (2 Ohm), but I preferred the sound from the Alpines (4 Ohm) - the sound is much richer in tone whereas the JBLs tend to 'spit' at the high frequencies.
Now for a comparison, although I'm not sure the quality is good enough in these clips to hear the difference. Of course, all volume/equaliser/fade/balance settings were kept the same.
OEM - Iron Maiden
http://youtu.be/Wa_sKmTHQN0
Upgrade - Iron Maiden
http://youtu.be/EqI86C02LVw
OEM - Adele
http://youtu.be/CTj_RCwtx3c
Upgrade - Adele
http://youtu.be/d_BAqV-cRaE
Verdict:
Very, very, very satisfied. The sound in the car is *much* improved, I am now hearing sounds that I did not before, especially in the mid-range. Roof up or down, the sound now kicks some serious behind :cheesy:
I cannot believe how simply changing the speakers to something decent changed the sound system ;ol;
Total spent: R1975
BA SE35: R850
Alpine SPG-13C2: R650
Installation: R475
The next step is to replace the standard radio with a touchscreen double DIN with Bluetooth and navigation. Unfortunately these cost an arm in SA, so I'm looking at close to R15k for an Alpine or Kenwood unit
Thought I'd do a write up on my speaker upgrade since I finally got to it today.
The front dash speakers were upgraded to Boston Acoustics SE35s, while the back speakers were upgraded to Alpine SPG-13C2s since the sound shop does not stock Boston Acoustics (very rare in SA in any case):
On that note, the rear speakers in the convertible are NOT 4", but 5.25". We only found out I had the wrong speakers when we took apart the rear panel. Also, who designs a car so that you have to remove the rear seat bench and take apart the rear panel just to swap speakers? #epicfail
First we tried the JBL GTO528 (2 Ohm), but I preferred the sound from the Alpines (4 Ohm) - the sound is much richer in tone whereas the JBLs tend to 'spit' at the high frequencies.
Now for a comparison, although I'm not sure the quality is good enough in these clips to hear the difference. Of course, all volume/equaliser/fade/balance settings were kept the same.
OEM - Iron Maiden
http://youtu.be/Wa_sKmTHQN0
Upgrade - Iron Maiden
http://youtu.be/EqI86C02LVw
OEM - Adele
http://youtu.be/CTj_RCwtx3c
Upgrade - Adele
http://youtu.be/d_BAqV-cRaE
Verdict:
Very, very, very satisfied. The sound in the car is *much* improved, I am now hearing sounds that I did not before, especially in the mid-range. Roof up or down, the sound now kicks some serious behind :cheesy:
I cannot believe how simply changing the speakers to something decent changed the sound system ;ol;
Total spent: R1975
BA SE35: R850
Alpine SPG-13C2: R650
Installation: R475
The next step is to replace the standard radio with a touchscreen double DIN with Bluetooth and navigation. Unfortunately these cost an arm in SA, so I'm looking at close to R15k for an Alpine or Kenwood unit