Car Audio Recommendation

[Seeker_UK]

With my last two cars, I was somewhat spoiled HiFi wise - my C270 had a Bose system fitted and my B*W had a Harmann Kardon set up. Now I've got a W209 CLK with a 'vanilla' hi-fi fitted (well, it's COMAND) and you begin to realise how good the other systems were.

I think that the first change to make is to replace the mid / bass speakers on the rear parcel shelf and doors. Are MB speakers rubbish or do I need to change the whole system / add an amp too to make some real difference?

Secondly, given some bad experiences in the past with the quality of work by car audio fitters, could anyone recommend a competent fitter in / near Northampton?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Seeker_UK]

Ignore the bit about the rear parcel shelf.

It would appear that although my CLK was a 35k car new, MB are too tight to put speakers in the parcel shelf.

Amazing. Every other car in the galaxy has rear speakers......

Not happy.

 

[jberks]

really ? My E270 has loads of speakers in the back. Not sure about the rear shelf but certainly in the rear doors, and thats a simple Audio 20 set-up.

 

[Seeker_UK]

It would seem that the CLK has a tweeter on the door at the base of the A Pillar, a mid/bass at the front bottom (ooh err) and another at the rear of the door which pumps all of the sound into the seats!

All in all a pretty rubbishy set-up for which I've now been quoted £400 to improve.

 

[st4]

The Audio 20 set up in the W211 is excellent, much better than the one in the BMW X5.

 

[Paul S320CDi]

I was looking in my boot yesterday and spotted a large bass speaker facing down from the parcel shelf.

It's no good though. You can't feel anything from it.

I have a large sub woofer in a box and a big amp from my old car which I am going to fit shortly. At least with that I should be able to feel the bass through the seat