Hi,

I have just bought a 2010 Superb Estate. I generally like the car, but I am not happy with the quality of the sound system for classical type music. I would like to improve it in terms of quality, but not to produce really noisy hip-hop and bass or anything like that. I am thinking that it would be simplest to start with improving the speakers but I am not sure how much I might have to spend to get a significant improvement or what speakers would be best. Beyond the speakers, I don't know if there is anything that can be done without replacing the head unit which would be expensive and have integration problems with other car systems. Therefore I am trying to avoid this but I don't know to what extent it is the head unit or the speakers which are the problem. I enquired about the Canton upgrade but I gather this is not available post-production and has mixed reviews anyway. Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations at all please?

 I am finding upgrade kits available like this

http://www.car-hifi-radio-adapter.eu/en/car-speaker/skoda/skoda-superb-ii-pair-front-or-rear-door-speaker-hi.html

As hey are designed for the purpose they should fit, but it is difficult to know what they sound like.

I'd start with damping the doors first

 I am finding upgrade kits available like this

http://www.car-hifi-radio-adapter.eu/en/car-speaker/skoda/skoda-superb-ii-pair-front-or-rear-door-speaker-hi.html

As hey are designed for the purpose they should fit, but it is difficult to know what they sound like.

Thanks for the input. How do you go about damping the doors please? Is there an off the shelf solution?

11 minutes ago, Goderich said:

How do you go about damping the doors please?

 

A good start to understand the basics:

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, Goderich said:

Is there an off the shelf solution?

 

No

Honestly, the speakers in our cars are more than decent. Any even half-decent speaker will sound better if driven through a better amp.

 

Start at the beginning of the sound chain, not the end. If I was more bothered about the sound I would get a new head unit and power amp to drive the stock speakers but I'm happy enough as it is.

 

I'm a bit of an audiophile in the house but the sound quality from the swing/stock speakers will suffice in the car.

 

I do agree with sound deadening too. Half the problem I have with sound is the rattling that occurs in the doors once the volume creeps up. I have to turn the bass down quite a bit to stop it.

Edited 30 August, 20187 yr by Shaunieboy

14 minutes ago, Shaunieboy said:

I do agree with sound deadening too

 

Not necessarily the cheapest approach, but it will bring the situation to the best possible starting position. And you may find then that just by doing that, the stock sound will be much better (lower outside noise, and noise cancellation from behind the door of "wrong" or "unwanted" frequencies) ... and if you find it is still not adequate enough, you can then pursuit a much better speaker system, head-unit, DSP, whatever ... in the "worst" case, you'll lower the road noise by doing so, which is always a plus - by only changing the speakers/head-unit, the road noise will still remain as it was ...

Edited 30 August, 20187 yr by vborovic

Thanks very much for your help. WIll have a go at the damping when I have time.