Author Topic: Stereo Upgrade (Read 1536 times)

Cunning Plan · « **on:** April 22, 2008, 07:15:05 pm »

Thinking of installing some decent speakers into my dailey Mondeo. I have a 180watt headunit in there right now, its okay so dont really want to replace that..

The biggest speakers are in the front doors becuase the rear speakers can only go in the rear doors but the hole is too small to put anything bigger in.. Im thinking of putting some beasts into the tailgate (as its an estate, there is no parcel shelf).

My quesiton is about an amp. Do I need one? Or can I just piggy back from the rear speaker wire? I dont really want to spend money for the sake of it, but ive never really used amps before so dont know.........

Do you just run an input into an amp which is then split a few more times but at a better quality? So you could have 6 or 10 speakers say?

Gator · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2008, 07:29:16 pm »

when i read the title i thought you were getting an 8 track

as you were

55starchief · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2008, 07:40:15 pm »

If you piggy back the speakers you will half the impedance and burn out the head unit

nick69 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2008, 07:56:02 pm »

Just get a couple of crossovers!

55starchief · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:03:59 pm »

Quoting: nick69

Just get a couple of crossovers!

even with cross overs he will have the same problem, unless he uses 8Ω units

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:37:09 pm »

So what do I do?

55starchief · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:41:06 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

So what do I do?

you need to use an amp if your runing more channels than your head unt can supply

Fieldy · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2008, 08:45:25 pm »

just get a cheap amp bud, they cost nothing, spare the stereo the extra work and give you the best results the speakers can.......

on a small upgrade like what it sounds like, just go to a good audio place on any industrial estate....

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:43:08 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

you need to use an amp if your runing more channels than your head unt can supply

Quoting: Fieldy

just get a cheap amp bud, they cost nothing, spare the stereo the extra work and give you the best results the speakers can.......

on a small upgrade like what it sounds like, just go to a good audio place on any industrial estate....

Cool tanks.. Ill just get an amp.. Never used one before, do you just wire the stereo to it, then take feeds from a seperate contact for each individual speaker?

art b · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2008, 09:52:43 pm »

there are some gr8 ice forums,

it can get a bit involved, i put 7 speakers in my day van ,

one a 300w sub, had a multi channel amp, fed by the headunit, then wired up to the speakers

Incursus · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2008, 07:29:48 am »

I just shoved one of these in the boot of the Mustang, supplements my speakers quite nicely. The amp is inbuilt.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VIBE-FLI-TRAP-10-ACTIVE-800W-SUB-BUILT-IN-AMP-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ110243695695QQihZ001QQcategoryZ18805QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Though I only paid £60 for mine (couple of years ago off Egay) so shop around

Kenny · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2008, 07:39:44 am »

Quoting: Incursus

I just shoved one of these in the boot

me too. Tis very good (for the money). I got a refurb one for around £60 too.

Makes a big difference.

But when it comes to car stereo's Shifty's your man, he's done all the research.

55starchief · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2008, 07:40:51 am »

Quoting: Kenny

But when it comes to car stereo's Shifty's your man

LOL yeah and he will come to me

Kenny · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2008, 07:48:03 am »

Quoting: 55starchief

LOL yeah and he will come to me

true