Hi All

 

I have a 2014 Octavia TSI Elegance (Saloon). About the only optional extra missing is the Canton package.

The Head unit is an "Amundsen MIB1" which i have a few gripes with but by enlarge is ok (Although it irks me that i cannot skip between albums)

 

I play music through the SD card formatted in mp4a @ 320. So the sound is good-ish but far from immersive. 

From memory the last time i replaced a Car Stereo and speakers in a car (long while ago) they said it all depends on the Head unit i wasn't sure why, and never asked.

 

Anyway any thoughts as to my options to upgrade the speakers and improve overall sound quality.??  I did look at upgrading and re-coding to a more recent head unit but it was over 1k, which is a 10th of the price of the whole car so i cant go that far unfortunately even then it would of still been to an older model..

I'm assuming \ guessing that the head unit does the bare minimum to drive the sound system and it doesn't have a lot of beef in it to manage any thing over the factory fitted speakers so an Amp is probably needed ..?.

[I'm not looking to see the glass vibrate and have the car bounce at the lights !]

 

I'm thinking of a a slimline Under Passenger Seat Sub (One with an Integrated AMP perhaps to give the MIB1 what Skoda never did in the first place) 

         BTW Would any other Amp Supplement or replace that of the Head unit... ?

Front Door Speakers (Size and brand .... ???)

Rear Speakers (Size and Brand ... ???)

Not Sure if the door post has mini Tweeters in or not...

Parcel Shelf Speakers are not an option as i take it out on occasion.

 

So Audiophiles

Any ideas  on what i can do..

 

Kr

Paul

I upgraded the sound system in my Octy VRS by replacing the speakers with 6.5" JBL Stage 1621 and added a Pioneer TS-WX130DA underseat subwoofer.

It's made a considerable difference, and didn't cost much.

Hi Norms 

 

That sounds just like the sort of thing I'm thinking of doing.

Was looking at one of these for an under seat Sub which has a little amp built in.

https://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/SingleView/pwe-s8

 

As for the rest of the speakers haven't looked yet as i wasn't sure of the size.

 

P

 

 

Did you do the A Pillar tweeters too ...??

This is the SubWoofer I went for (with built in amp): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pioneer-TS-WX130DA-Car-Amplified-Subwoofers/dp/B078PHCHSW

The speakers were these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/JBL-Stage1-621-Coaxial-Speakers/dp/B07Y5DRS5G

The speakers come with built in tweeters, so I didn't mess around with changing the ones in the A pillars, they still work as before and compliment the sound.