End of July I'm hoping to do a little upgrade on my Figo's sound. I'm somewhat having wandering eyes ito cars so I hope a little upgrade will help me keep my ronds in my pocket rather than spending it on a new machine. :nutter: In these economic climes that's the last thing I should be doing....
Anyway, I've already gotten some JBL GTO 6" splits installed in front and have 2x JBL GTO 8" subwoofer drivers in the garage as well as a little Targa 4 channel amp - all 3000W of it.
The factory head unit isn't great ito anything so once I upgrade that I will install the sub(s). Originally I thought I'd get a h/u with pre-outs and run the front speakers off 2 of the amp's channels and bridge the other 2 for the sub. Now I'm thinking I might use both sub drivers and run the amp in full bridge mode. According to the specs that should give me about 120W / sub into 4 Ohm. Doesn't excite me much because I think those little 8" subs would need a lot of power. Not that I need loud, I keep the h/u on 8/20 and go up to 12/20 only when I'm really in the mood, so possibly not an issue.
Looks however is important - I don't want a headunit that looks like it is the only part of the car ready for outer space and beyond. I also don't like head-units that is very clearly after market - ie single din unit in a double din space.
So...this Alpine unit looks really nice aesthetically https://www.soundmatch.co.za/Products/Product/1664/alpine-cde-w235bt-2-din-bt-ipod-usb-mp3-cd-player and Alpine is supposed to be good, right? Will give me Bluetooth and USB connectivity as well.
But is there something out there I should be looking at rather? I see Alpine makes a big song and dance about being iPhone ready, but no word on Android, which is what I have. Perhaps someone knows if this is an issue ito functionality?
Thanks in advance chaps.
Anyway, I've already gotten some JBL GTO 6" splits installed in front and have 2x JBL GTO 8" subwoofer drivers in the garage as well as a little Targa 4 channel amp - all 3000W of it.
The factory head unit isn't great ito anything so once I upgrade that I will install the sub(s). Originally I thought I'd get a h/u with pre-outs and run the front speakers off 2 of the amp's channels and bridge the other 2 for the sub. Now I'm thinking I might use both sub drivers and run the amp in full bridge mode. According to the specs that should give me about 120W / sub into 4 Ohm. Doesn't excite me much because I think those little 8" subs would need a lot of power. Not that I need loud, I keep the h/u on 8/20 and go up to 12/20 only when I'm really in the mood, so possibly not an issue.
Looks however is important - I don't want a headunit that looks like it is the only part of the car ready for outer space and beyond. I also don't like head-units that is very clearly after market - ie single din unit in a double din space.
So...this Alpine unit looks really nice aesthetically https://www.soundmatch.co.za/Products/Product/1664/alpine-cde-w235bt-2-din-bt-ipod-usb-mp3-cd-player and Alpine is supposed to be good, right? Will give me Bluetooth and USB connectivity as well.
But is there something out there I should be looking at rather? I see Alpine makes a big song and dance about being iPhone ready, but no word on Android, which is what I have. Perhaps someone knows if this is an issue ito functionality?
Thanks in advance chaps.
