Aftermarket stereo options ?

[1stVeeDub]

Did you pay a visit to FHRX Studios? The Audison Voce range of speakers are very good value for money, but for similar money i have found Crescendo speakers a little more enjoyable to listen to, they just have a bit more life in them compared to the Audison. Nothing wrong with Audison amps though, they're excellent.

That system you have selected is a very good upgrade over stock, installed properly in deadened doors and amped, you will love the difference in sound.

FHRX are on my list to visit together with Auto Acoustics at St Peters.

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I tried looking up the avk 165, but only found the av k6. Is this it? Retails for around $600. Which is middle ground. Audison r a great brand but like everything, they have middle end and high end products.
Honestly, I sourced my stuff overseas, the bostons I have retail for about $1k, got them for about $380 landed.
I got all my stuff installed and bought for under $1k. I had my own sub tho

Hi
That was the coding that they had against the item but I think this is the unit I heard "AUDISON VOCE 6.5" 165MM COMPONENT SPEAKER AVK6 http://www.trendsinc.com/store/images/items/Fullsize/AVK6.jpg" although it had a complete black mesh speaker cover. Cost was $550 the pair and cheaper than the dynaudio (dont have their reference no ) which cost about $900

[willow]

The budget all depends on how much I want something. Right now I'm more interested in adding a different head unit to the car (possibly with gps).
Overall I'm quite happy with the sound from the standard speakers for now, although I have a habit of tinkering and can see a future upgrade after reading a bit. It all depends on the flavour of the month with me.

Sorry for the late reply but this site is intermittent at best when it comes to notifications. It's a similar format to reefcentral and I have the same problem there.

Thanks for the replies. Let the researching begin.

PS. I'm quite capable of doing the install myself but often I can't find the time. I'll do some more research and then come back with some questions.
Thunder outside. Figures since I washed the car this morning.

This will be available in March/April:

Mongoose - QVW

estimated price $1500

[RosscoMK3]

Not much info on the product. There are plenty of imports that look better at a glance.
Volkswagen Car DVD Player GPS DVB-T TV Head Unit Stereo Amarok Golf Polo Tiguan | eBay

[DkN]

I had my eye on this one for a while because it has an 8" screen without looking ugly:

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About $450 landed if you buy direct from Audiosources, from memory. There are some crazy headunits out there that run Android Honeycomb, so there are a lot of options lol.

[RosscoMK3]

Can you post a link to a unit running honeycomb? Some of the units from Japan are pretty feature packed and sound promising also.
At the end of the day I'm not an audiophile but I do like a level of sound quality that is better than the average car. These days, the only time I get to turn music up loud is when I'm doing long drives. Day to day the features are more important than the sound for me.

[1stVeeDub]

I had my eye on this one for a while because it has an 8" screen without looking ugly:

Welcome to Audiosources Website

About $450 landed if you buy direct from Audiosources, from memory. There are some crazy headunits out there that run Android Honeycomb, so there are a lot of options lol.

That head unit looks interesting. BTW, where is the radio antenna in a MY 2011 Golf 118TSI? The saleswoman said it was the dots in the windscreen just above the rear view mirror, but I thougth that it might be in the back window

[walbjj]

i thought those dots were the rain sensors?

[The_Hawk]

You can see the rain sensor from outside, it's the purply looking square thing.

As for the antenna, in the Mk VI Cabriolet it's a thin line you can see on the right (and I assume left although I haven't looked) side of the windscreen IN the glass. Does the normal version have the stubby antenna?? Half the photo's I have looked at do and half don't. Can't say as I have noticed in person, but then I wasn't looking for it.

[Greg Roles]

I did a medium level stereo install in stages, and have to say an Alpine head unit with bass engine pro made by far the biggest difference to the sound on the stock speakers. I then added Boston speakers all round, amp and sub, and the end result with a small 8" sub in the passenger side of the boot is astounding, but the head unit impressed me so much on the stock speakers, I think most people would find that a nice upgrade in itself. Definitely worth doing first, then going to the large hassle of speaker install etc if you want to go all out.

[walbjj]

main issue with the headunit is the loss of the mfd. however the new headunits claim that they have compatibility. i wasnt too fussed on switching to a new hu tho