Hi all,
Just thought I'd share some quotes, spec and seek thoughts / feedback from anyone interested.
Am upgrading the sound system in the GS Spyder - partly because the stock Becker Infotainment unit is locked, I do not have the unlock combo, and cannot be bothered paying $50 AUD (GBP $27) for this - but also because if I am going to spend a cent on it, I figure I may as well upgrade it at the same time.
I am by no means an audiophile, and I do not want to turn my lounge suite on wheels into a doof doof barge, it is as much a 'functional upgrade' as it is a sound upgrade. (I have no idea what the factory unit sounds like anyway. It's seems strange that a car that sold for $275K AUD or more would have an average sound system...but hey, I didn't pay that for the car!).
So I went and invited a pretty professional looking crew to come and look at it and give me their thoughts. Obviously, Spyder is a completely different beast to the Coupe, and I am sure the acoustics are more challenging.....but we take the good with the bad.
My instructions were that for whatever is installed - the original equipment (head unit) must be retained and be able to be easily refitted - at some distant point in the future should someone wish to. I have a 928 GTS and to find a factory stereo now costs the earth - as people simply threw them away. This necessarily implies it must remain a single DIN.... and I am told it is difficult getting good single DIN systems nowadays, as everyone is going 2DIN.
They recommended the following;
Pioneer AVH-Z7250 - not yet released but due in a couple of weeks - https://www.pioneer.com.au/shop/car/avh-z7250bt/ - $999 AUD (540GBP). Apparently not even Alpine have a system at present with this range of functionality.
Alpine KTP Micro amplifier - https://www.alpine.com.au/shop/amplifiers/ktp-445u/ - $199 AUD (108GBP)
Front speakers - Morel Maximo Ultra 6.5" splits $345 AUD (185GBP)
Rear parcel shelf coax Morel maximo ultra 5.25" $220 AUD (120GBP) https://www.morelhifi.com/product/maximo-ultra-2-way-coax/
RCA leads , consumables $40 AUD (22GBP)
Labour - 6 hours @ $135 = $800 AUD (432 GBP)
Total Cost = $2600 AUD (1400 GBP)
Just thought I'd share some quotes, spec and seek thoughts / feedback from anyone interested.
Am upgrading the sound system in the GS Spyder - partly because the stock Becker Infotainment unit is locked, I do not have the unlock combo, and cannot be bothered paying $50 AUD (GBP $27) for this - but also because if I am going to spend a cent on it, I figure I may as well upgrade it at the same time.
I am by no means an audiophile, and I do not want to turn my lounge suite on wheels into a doof doof barge, it is as much a 'functional upgrade' as it is a sound upgrade. (I have no idea what the factory unit sounds like anyway. It's seems strange that a car that sold for $275K AUD or more would have an average sound system...but hey, I didn't pay that for the car!).
So I went and invited a pretty professional looking crew to come and look at it and give me their thoughts. Obviously, Spyder is a completely different beast to the Coupe, and I am sure the acoustics are more challenging.....but we take the good with the bad.
My instructions were that for whatever is installed - the original equipment (head unit) must be retained and be able to be easily refitted - at some distant point in the future should someone wish to. I have a 928 GTS and to find a factory stereo now costs the earth - as people simply threw them away. This necessarily implies it must remain a single DIN.... and I am told it is difficult getting good single DIN systems nowadays, as everyone is going 2DIN.
They recommended the following;
Pioneer AVH-Z7250 - not yet released but due in a couple of weeks - https://www.pioneer.com.au/shop/car/avh-z7250bt/ - $999 AUD (540GBP). Apparently not even Alpine have a system at present with this range of functionality.
Alpine KTP Micro amplifier - https://www.alpine.com.au/shop/amplifiers/ktp-445u/ - $199 AUD (108GBP)
Front speakers - Morel Maximo Ultra 6.5" splits $345 AUD (185GBP)
Rear parcel shelf coax Morel maximo ultra 5.25" $220 AUD (120GBP) https://www.morelhifi.com/product/maximo-ultra-2-way-coax/
RCA leads , consumables $40 AUD (22GBP)
Labour - 6 hours @ $135 = $800 AUD (432 GBP)
Total Cost = $2600 AUD (1400 GBP)