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Despite my earlier protestations about VW dealers, in the end I have changed my mind, sucked it up and ordered a TDI Tiguan. Not a great deal by any means compared to others on this forum, but I was sick of searching (time is money). I also wasn't having any luck with any of the other vehicles I had been considering (eg Audi Q5 2.0 TDI or Volvo D5 XC70) and end of financial year was looming. It is also from a local dealer and is an 09 vehicle that will be arriving shortly with most (but not all) of the options I wanted, so I've foregone the savings I might otherwise have hoped for for convenience and peace of mind.
Anyhow, one of the options I'd wanted but didn't get was dynaudio with the RCD510. But after researching further on the weekend it seems it may not be huge thing to miss out on. It seems the sound quality of the 'premium' sound sytem base has mixed reviews (soem of you with this system may have a different view, and $1800 didn't seem like a bad price to pay).
Although the interface of the RCD-510/RNS-510 looks great, I can still add one afterwards, plus some of the other after market options also look great.
So am hoping to call upon the combined wisdom of the forum. What do you think is the best bang for buck for improved sound? Sub? Amp? New speakers? A combination of the above? Do you have any recommendations for the above? Am thinking of driving a new sub with something like a THA555 Blaupunkt amp. (I'm not an audiophile by any means and would prefer a sub that doesn't take up much room).
Also, I wont be doing any of this myself. I'd rather have an expert get it right (or take the blame) on a brand new car than risk stuffing anything up.
Although I had been considering an aftermarket RCD-510/RNS-510 or the AVC-9000, the new pioneer AVIC F9110-BT looks the goods. See here:
Has anyone heard any more about this? Have been googling, but so far can only find the media release (parroted across various websites). Basically it looks like the current AVIC FB900-BT (which retails for $2,000, but can be picked up for less), but updated specifically for VW vehicles. It also looks like VW are introducing it as a factory option for some countries. Will be available in Europe from July. As it wont be any cheaper than importing an RNS-510, I'll wait for the reviews, but it:
- 'should' produce better sound than the RCD-510 or RNS-510,
- would allow me (ie my installer) to able to add sat nav, bluetooth and a reverse camera (plus some additional tricks like the 'eco report' and support of a wider range of video formats), and
- 'should' be controllable by the steering wheel buttons.
Any thoughts will be much appreciated.
Anyhow, one of the options I'd wanted but didn't get was dynaudio with the RCD510. But after researching further on the weekend it seems it may not be huge thing to miss out on. It seems the sound quality of the 'premium' sound sytem base has mixed reviews (soem of you with this system may have a different view, and $1800 didn't seem like a bad price to pay).
Although the interface of the RCD-510/RNS-510 looks great, I can still add one afterwards, plus some of the other after market options also look great.
So am hoping to call upon the combined wisdom of the forum. What do you think is the best bang for buck for improved sound? Sub? Amp? New speakers? A combination of the above? Do you have any recommendations for the above? Am thinking of driving a new sub with something like a THA555 Blaupunkt amp. (I'm not an audiophile by any means and would prefer a sub that doesn't take up much room).
Also, I wont be doing any of this myself. I'd rather have an expert get it right (or take the blame) on a brand new car than risk stuffing anything up.
Although I had been considering an aftermarket RCD-510/RNS-510 or the AVC-9000, the new pioneer AVIC F9110-BT looks the goods. See here:
Has anyone heard any more about this? Have been googling, but so far can only find the media release (parroted across various websites). Basically it looks like the current AVIC FB900-BT (which retails for $2,000, but can be picked up for less), but updated specifically for VW vehicles. It also looks like VW are introducing it as a factory option for some countries. Will be available in Europe from July. As it wont be any cheaper than importing an RNS-510, I'll wait for the reviews, but it:
- 'should' produce better sound than the RCD-510 or RNS-510,
- would allow me (ie my installer) to able to add sat nav, bluetooth and a reverse camera (plus some additional tricks like the 'eco report' and support of a wider range of video formats), and
- 'should' be controllable by the steering wheel buttons.
Any thoughts will be much appreciated.
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