RE: More on radio replacement...

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

ditto.  that's what various audio shops have told me as well.  Crutchfield
too...

-----Original Message-----
From: stuart [mailto:vr6stu@duesouth.net]
Sent: 13 January, 2001 3:04 AM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: Re: More on radio replacement...


my opinion would be to either go stock or go all out and get amps,
components,  subwoofer, the works; if the factory system sounds good then
spend your money somewhere else; just my two cents
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan Hudson" <hudson@mbay.net>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: More on radio replacement...


> Any idea what the amp input impedance is?   This is turning into a major
> project :P
>
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 03:28:25PM -0500, Marc Gallagher wrote:
> > they run at 1 ohm.  that's the difference from "typical" set-ups.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Inverarity [mailto:inver1@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: 11 January, 2001 3:43 PM
> > To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> > Subject: Re: More on radio replacement...
> >
> >
> > I believe that the factory impedance of the speakers is 2 ohms. Could be
> > part of your problem.
> >
> > CJI
> > 99 A3 GLX w/Stage III Neuspeed/ND suspension
> >
> > > From: Stefan Hudson <hudson@mbay.net>
> > > Reply-To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> > > Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:48:34 -0800
> > > To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> > > Subject: Re: More on radio replacement...
> > >
> > > Does it make sense that that I can get louder sound without distortion
> > > with the lower powered factory head, tho?  I'd assume that I would
just
> > > get louder sound at lower volume settings, and I just couldn't go to
full
> > > scale volume without blowing something.
> > >
> > > Could it be an impededance or level matching issue with the amplifier
> > > inputs?  Do they make matching transformers for car sterio
applications?
> > > What is the impedance on the factory speakers?  If I bypassed the amp,
> > could
> > > I drive the factory speakers directly from the head unit?  I'm
reasonably
> > > happy with the factory speakers, they sound fine with the factory
head.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 10:22:20PM -0500, stuart wrote:
> > >> if you have got a new head unit which probably puts out 30-40 watts
per
> > >> channel plus you have the amp going to the speakers then that is
probably
> > >> way too much power for the factory speakers to handle; new speakers
that
> > can
> > >> handle more power would probably sound great
> > >> stuart
> > >> 96 jetta glx, sequoia green
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Stefan Hudson" <hudson@mbay.net>
> > >> To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
> > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:10 PM
> > >> Subject: More on radio replacement...
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Well, after the drive to work today, I'm thinking that the radio
> > >>> install may not have gone as well as I thought it did.  It turns
> > >>> out that at higher volumes (enough to get decent sound above the
> > >>> road noise), there is severe distortion.  This did not happen with
> > >>> the factory head... I could have it up very loud without getting
> > >>> significant distortion.
> > >>>
> > >>> Anyone know where the problem is?  Is it my head unit, or is it
> > >>> something with the interface between the new head unit and amp?
> > >>> Did I damage the amp by having the negative speaker wires connected
> > >>> initially?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks, Stefan
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >
>
>