Premium Sound - How Good Is It

[Falchoon]

Thanks for the info people, looks like I do have Premium sound.

[CJF077]

Yesterday went into Strathfield car radio to discuss a wacky idea of creating a competition system for the XR6T. Talking to them, they dont know of a way to change the head unit or would want to as it controls air conditioning etc. You wouldnt really want to change it.

Anyway they spoke of updating all the speakers in the car to the new pioneer speakers having 2 x 12" MTX Subwoofers and 2 x high powered MTX amplifiers, and creating a special subwoofer enclosure carpeted in the same carpet as the boot and up the level where it drops down (if you look inside your boot). They spoke about a custom perspex and wood box with the ford logo etched into the perspex and blue neon's lighting up the ford logo.

Total price for upgrade $3500. Would be interesting to see what other places can do..or would be willing to do. They said though this would be an awesome system and would be competition grade. dont know how the head unit would handle it though..

[Guest librandragon]

Does anyone have a shot at the dash with the premium sound installed?

[chrislak]

CJF077, There probably going to utilise the high level outputs from the standard deck, it has been done before in european cars, the only thing I can imagine going wrong is if they dont use a good quality brand amplifier to manage the high level inputs, ask them how there going to connect the deck to the amp if there going to solder some rca lead to your existing high level outputs, this you may achieve good bass but the sound quality will suffer.

If the standard deck has RCA (low level) output everything would be very straight forward, but I really dought it will have RCA'S.

Do a search on the web for a XTANT brand amplifiers, these amplifiers give you the option to add modules depending on how you intend to use the amp, they have a module specificly designed to be used with high level inputs.

I do not think Strathfield carries this particular brand amplifier, though print out the spec's and take them with you and show the installer this is the features you require the amp to have. The last time I checked the amp alone was about upwardes of $1200.00.

Avoid using any type of box that converts high level inputs into low level RCA outputs, the sound quality will suffer.

Just be careful and make sure you do your research especially if you going to spend $3500.00. Take this advise only if you are really serious about installing a compertition quality sound system.

Another option that may be worth looking into is to have a cd player installed in your glove box and bypass the whole standard system, it might even be more cost effective this way.

Get another opinion there is another good installer at balmain down the road from balmain leagues club on the same side of the road, cant think of the name, sorry.

[F6 RAPID]

This is for Sedans and Wagons only. Not utes. I believe the premium sound is not an option in the UTE..??

The only option in the ute (as I now know) is the Prestige and that really only gives you a 6 stacker.

Damn, I really wanted the colour display!

[Guest raoulc]

I've got the Premium sound in mine and it sounds pretty good. Unfortunately I don't use it a lot cause I love the sound of the turbo engine. Its like music to my ears. BTW can the note of the exhaust or the exhaust system be modified in anyway without the warranty being compromised? Anyone know?