Is the standard fit stereo on the vRS any good or is it it worth

Changing the speakers? I believe there are only 4 in the Fabia

When other manufactures are going for at least 6 or 8, if the

Standard setup isn

Is the standard fit stereo on the vRS any good or is it it worth

Changing the speakers?

Probably isnt worth changing the speakers without changing the headunit' date=' because I believe the quality of the speakers surpasses the quality of the headunit - that is, people have changed the headunit / amped the standard speakers and noted a big improvement, however, I doubt that changing the speakers on the standard headunit would make it any better, and it may make it worse, as the speakers will simply highlight the flaws of the standard unit even better.

I believe there are only 4 in the Fabia

When other manufactures are going for at least 6 or 8

Erm.... most manufacturers when they say 6 or 8 speakers, they really include tweeters in that... and on that basis, the Fabia has an 8-speaker system.

if the Standard setup isn

Thanks for the complete answer, I will give it a whirl. When I tested the car the head unit looked a bit basic, but that is sometimes a good thing as I hate all these modern stereos with loads of tarty flashing lights.

Thanks for the complete answer, I will give it a whirl. When I tested the car the head unit looked a bit basic, but that is sometimes a good thing as I hate all these modern stereos with loads of tarty flashing lights.

Thats why a large number of us seem to have fitted the Pioneer 77-MP. Classy looks and good features. You can get the facia adapter from you local Skoda dealer for around

Just had a look at the 77-mp,

Looks great and no dumb flashing disco lights, also sounds good according to the reviews i have read.

you must be joking bout the 172 stereo right ?

I've got to agree with Dogmaul here. The Renault radio's are pants. The Skoda ones aren't exactly fab but the wind noise reduction helps the stereo out so much.

the fabia is ok if you disconect the rear tweater as it gives me a headache :(

not the best but not the worst either but tbh i dont see the need to spend my money on replacing it

I see the need when all I have at the mo is a tape 402 player. And all my stuff is on cd. Or mp3 on here.

ah well yes if all you have is tape

im sure i have keith harris and orvil on tape somewhere if you want to borrow it

:weeping:

I can wait!

my Clio 172 had a really good sound which was far better than the 206 gti I had before that, which would distort if cranked up, and skipped if I ran over a fag end.

If the Skoda is as good as the 172 I will be happy.

lol you had a special 172 then lol

My Clio sounded ok, with the Alpine V12 in the boot and Alpine components up front.

My brothers 172 doesnt sound as clean as the vRS, however my vRS is nowhere near as clean, punchy and or dynamic as my Mondeo (new shape).

The Fabia's sound quality is nowhere near as good as my Mk4 Golf - that had 17cm woofers compared to the Fabia's 13cm, also the tweeters on the Fabia are pants. The head-unit in my opinion is fine. It has connections for pre-outs so you can add amplifiers and the CD-changer socket allows connection of any mp3 device (etc) once an adapter is fitted.

My summer project is to replace the front speakers with 17cm woofers, decent tweeters in the standard positions and fit the Skoda-Blaupunkt active sub in the boot. I'll also connect my iPod to the Symphony head-unit via an adapter I'm building.

If your going to go to the trouble of fitting upgraded speakers to the vRS, then you might as well go for a better sub than that puny skoda sub IMHO.

If your going to go to the trouble of fitting upgraded speakers to the vRS, then you might as well go for a better sub than that puny skoda sub IMHO.

Depends what you're after though - if you're just after a bit more presence from your bass and want a convenient system which doesn't take up half the boot, then the Skoda sub is a good idea...

Rob.

Theres many other compact subs on the market that would do a much better job though... and if your going to go to the trouble of putting in larger speakers, which will likely already have quite a good bass response, then you may as well put a sub in that will actually give sub bass and not just add to whats already there.

Good point. I guess therefore you've tried the Blaupunkt sub and found it to be a bit limp?

Maybe just fitting the sub will be enough for me, I don't want "mobile-disco" just a subtle improvement. I do want to change the tweeters though as the treble quality is pretty poor.

I guess the door panel has to be removed first before removing the tweeter units right?

Well I've got the CMS 266 which I know for a fact is a bigger better sub than the Skoda one, and it does a reasonable job, but I still wouldnt say it went all that deep, so I can imagine if you upgraded the speakers then it'd be a little pointless as I imagine you would just get more midbass.

All IMHO of course.

I have the CMS 265 and if your not after anything OTT I agree it does the job, I wouldnt say it was excellent, but I do find it clear and it picks out low frequences quite well, but then again I dont get in my car to listen to "bass", I like driving.