Just wondering...

[Mrk_Mickey]

Yeah the mk3 doors are a crap design IMO..I don't understand why those silly Germans didn't put the speakers into a solid part of the door card.

I'm gonna have a fiddle around with the settings tonight I'll let you know how I go.

[HOLEIN1]

Cheers dude, thought it might be that.

uhhh....Processor? Wtf? lol. Headunit....it's a basic kenwood thingo...however I don't see why it should be replaced if my more important tuning is from the driver

although yes you amp does have some tuning capabilities, they are somewhat basic and arguably dont give much control over the sound at all...

by upgrading to something a little more advanced, you will be gaining important features such as time alignment, more detailed HP/LP crossovers which allow you to control things such as slope etc, preouts with a higher voltage, and a parametric equaliser to fine tune the sound a little bit more...

like others have mentioned, although a more pricey HU may seem like a unneccessary expense, you wont be able to get the sound that youre after...

if your dead sent on keeoing your HU, mabe try getting the HP/LP points correct, and then investing in a seperate graphic equaliser which you run between your HU and the amps - have seen them around formums for sale second hand as well as places such as cash converters etc etc

hope that helps,

[glidn]

Yeah the mk3 doors are a crap design IMO..I don't understand why those silly Germans didn't put the speakers into a solid part of the door card.

I'm gonna have a fiddle around with the settings tonight I'll let you know how I go.

Well funny you should say this, the Jetta/Vento, does a great job on being an SQ car. Funny i know.

However this not the point i wanted to make.

Blaupunkt use to make an factory stereo upgrade for mk3's, i have seen it in only 4 Golf GTI's in past 6 years.

The do a ported enclosure which is approx 2 the length of the standard box size but like i said includes a ported enclosure. These front sound pretty damn nice if i do so myself.

However you will only find them in wreckers and that is IF you can find them.

But yeah the headunit will fill your voids, you will not only noticed alot better definition in sound and stereo, you will find your bass to be louder, lower and clearer.

hope this all helps.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Cheers guys, all this does help, but the REAL help is money...which I don't have/won't use on a HU atm hehe.

[Spec83]

Check your PM's

[Mrk_Mickey]

Check your PM's

CLEAR yours!

[Mrk_Mickey]

OOPS!!

Wow....an interesting problem. My crossover level was NOT 40% as I thought it was....it was 100%

So anyways....wound it RIGHT down to about 100 Hz and now it sounds perfect hahaha. Cheers peeps

[95vr6]

OOPS!!

Wow....an interesting problem. My crossover level was NOT 40% as I thought it was....it was 100%

So anyways....wound it RIGHT down to about 100 Hz and now it sounds perfect hahaha. Cheers peeps

Set the HP at 60hz & LP at 80hz

[Mrk_Mickey]

I don't have that adjustability. it's either 50Hz or 500Hz or anything in between. I've set it to about 100Hz and I'm very happy with that

[glidn]

yeah hundred is generally a good place to be,

however, that is also the most noticeable range for human ear.

I.E. if you drop it to 80ish HP and then the sub lowpass to 80ish, you will find more sound comes from the front and you cannot really tell where the sub is.
but some subs are an exception to the rule where they can easily play 100hz without dragging the sound stage to the rear.

Glad that we could all help.
H