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Hi guys,
I just wanted to share my recent audio upgrade with you.
I went to Gold Coast Car Sound and spoke with Paul, who also owns a MK6. Great guy who seems to know what he is talking about.
We looked at what I was after in terms of result and after I told him I didn't want a boom box ( I'm too old for that
) but rather some depth and high quality we decided to go with the following setup.
* HU: I kept my RNS 510
* AMP: Soundstream Reference Micro 5 channels. For those of you wondering, it's the same as the US model "Picasso Nano" but doesn't look anywhere as good.
Picasso Nano - Amplifiers - Car Audio
* Front Speakers: 2 way split Focal PS 165 FX.
PS165FX 6.5″ FLAX 2-WAY $549 | Focal Car Audio Australia
The guys from GC Car sound did a great job with the install, it's clean, well calibrated and was done in half a day. Kudos to them. Marty, their installer, has done a few MK6 and knew his way around the car inside out.
The result is just mind blowing. The sound is deep, crisp and clear and stays like that no matter how loud you push the volume knob.
Compared to my original setup (Stock audio without dynaudio), it's day and night.
My only concern is related to the amp and is only aesthetic. I'm in my 30's and I wanted something to look classy and as close as possible to something you would find on a stock car.
That amp is metal blue with a big golden tarantula on it (Soundstream logo) and despite being hidden under the seat still bothers me a little, it looks too aftermarket and "tuning" like for me.
As an after thought I would have liked better something like an Alpine MRVF300 which is compact, powerfull but also looks great.
The speakers however are just incredible. You have to hear it to believe it. I read everywhere that they are close to if not better than the K2R and I have to say, I now believe it!
They are expensive, but if you can afford them, it's a no brainer in my opinion.
I'm not a sound engineer, far from it, but I do enjoy listening to music and I can tell you, I have had the biggest smile on my face since driving away from GC Car Sound yesterday.
If you live in the Brisbane or Gold Coast area and are thinking about upgrading your system, pm me and i'll let you check out my car.
Cheers,
KiaOrana
I just wanted to share my recent audio upgrade with you.
I went to Gold Coast Car Sound and spoke with Paul, who also owns a MK6. Great guy who seems to know what he is talking about.
We looked at what I was after in terms of result and after I told him I didn't want a boom box ( I'm too old for that
) but rather some depth and high quality we decided to go with the following setup.* HU: I kept my RNS 510
* AMP: Soundstream Reference Micro 5 channels. For those of you wondering, it's the same as the US model "Picasso Nano" but doesn't look anywhere as good.
Picasso Nano - Amplifiers - Car Audio
* Front Speakers: 2 way split Focal PS 165 FX.
PS165FX 6.5″ FLAX 2-WAY $549 | Focal Car Audio Australia
The guys from GC Car sound did a great job with the install, it's clean, well calibrated and was done in half a day. Kudos to them. Marty, their installer, has done a few MK6 and knew his way around the car inside out.
The result is just mind blowing. The sound is deep, crisp and clear and stays like that no matter how loud you push the volume knob.
Compared to my original setup (Stock audio without dynaudio), it's day and night.
My only concern is related to the amp and is only aesthetic. I'm in my 30's and I wanted something to look classy and as close as possible to something you would find on a stock car.
That amp is metal blue with a big golden tarantula on it (Soundstream logo) and despite being hidden under the seat still bothers me a little, it looks too aftermarket and "tuning" like for me.
As an after thought I would have liked better something like an Alpine MRVF300 which is compact, powerfull but also looks great.
The speakers however are just incredible. You have to hear it to believe it. I read everywhere that they are close to if not better than the K2R and I have to say, I now believe it!
They are expensive, but if you can afford them, it's a no brainer in my opinion.
I'm not a sound engineer, far from it, but I do enjoy listening to music and I can tell you, I have had the biggest smile on my face since driving away from GC Car Sound yesterday.
If you live in the Brisbane or Gold Coast area and are thinking about upgrading your system, pm me and i'll let you check out my car.
Cheers,
KiaOrana
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