I have only just bought my '09 Octavia VRS but I notice that if I fade to the rear speakers they are very weak.I assume this car has 8 speakers?

How could I improve the sound without altering the look of the interior? I want to keep the std entertainment unit,is this possible if I want better sound? I am not looking for ear-bursting performance,just better overall quality when turned up.

We have a local guy who does this sort of work,but when I took my Saab 9-3 to him for the same he said it was an expensive upgrade.He got very technical and completely lost me,so I just nodded and tried to look as if I knew what he was on about.:confused:

Thanks guys.

Change the speakers for the same size so they sit behind the standard trim.

If you want the impression of more volume then fit a subwoofer. If you want better sound quality to be honest you need to start with replacing the headunit, it really is a weak link.

I've never been happy with the sound of the stock system. It has a lack of midrange and the tweeters are both crass and harsh sounding. I replaced these first with Infinity reference ones and the sound got some more sparkle but still lacked midrange. I then put a sub in using a feed from the aerial and speaker to low level converter. This sounded ok but still not right no matter how much fiddling with the tone controls. I had midrange set to 9!

I've since used some RTA software to plot the frequency curve and there is quite a hole in the 500hZ range which is where voices are quite prevalent. The standard speakers are really designed as a 3 way system. The main door speakers are nearly 7inch so getting into midwoofer territory and not helped by the awful position firing into your hips. There is a midrange speaker location just infront of the handle which was used when ordering a speaker upgrade a few years ago.

However, I've now taken the plunge and got an Alpine H/u with time correction and the sound has literally transformed. Image is correct, clarity is good but still a lack of midrange. The parametric equaliser is more accurate to try and fill the hole but even with this I am still planning on getting some midrange speakers.

Sorry longwinded answer to a not straightforward question.

Edited 20 April, 200917 yr by A16NS V