Hello all, I’m planning on eventually upgrading audio in my car. Any recommendation on a good setup?
I use 2 6x9 pioneer rear speakers, 2 4x6 pioneer front speakers, pioneer digital media player, and an Alpine KTP-445U amplifier. Inexpensive and sounds pretty good but no booming subwoofer if you like that.
I have the cd 43 and no amp and all is fine . The bottom line is that there is enough engine noise in the car that a costly set up is just not worth it. My 2 cents anyway.
Rob E3
I ran new wires from my HU to the rear speakers and it made a big difference. I ran it through the trans tunnel then behind the seats. I’ll clean it up whenever I get the time but it’ll do for now and I plan on running new wires to the front speakers tomorrow.
Has anyone ever bypassed the stock amp? I’m guessing I could pull it out after I wire up the fronts to the HU?
Last edited by hakeem43020; 05-02-2018 at 12:14 AM.
If it's original equipment and it works (and even if it doesn't), I wouldn't do that. At least keep it in storage because a future owner may want to revert back someday. These cars are becoming classics/antiques and as they age, originality becomes increasingly important to many enthusiasts.
I'm one of them; my E24 still has its original Alpine unit. When I acquired my E28 it had a fairly high-end Clarion AM/FM/CD unit (circa-late 1990s), but I removed it in favor of an OE-type AM/FM/Cassette (made by Pioneer). A lot of that older audio equipment, like our cars, was built rugged and to a higher standard of quality than most modern stuff available today.
Last edited by LarryM; 05-02-2018 at 03:15 AM.
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