Have been looking at upgrading the head unit and components in the 986. Something feels right about going with blaupunkt, even though they are all made in RoC now. I replaced the dash speakers with the 4" blue magic blaupunkt speakers last spring.
I have the stock Porsche head unit now, and if I replace the door speakers, I either need to get a code to turn the stock unit back on after disconnecting the power or just put a better head unit in altogether. Looking at blaupunkt San Fransico and upgrading door speakers to 5.25 components. Would be losing the stock amp and either running off the head unit for now or adding a four channel amp if funds allow. The blaupunkt unit looks doesn't look bad, although there are several good choices in the ~$120 range.
I'm hoping that with component speakers in the doors, I can avoid adding the rear deck speakers. I don't think I need a dedicated sub. I've looked at a few powered under the seat jobs and if going that route, I'm going to have to look at more creative wiring/distribution or another head unit with more than four channels out. Going all the way with dash/doors/rears/sub would mean complicating things quite abit and increasing cost accordingly.
I don't think my door speakers are doing anything right now. So getting a full range from doors, with tweeter up higher than with a two or three way speaker would do should help round things out I hope. I don't need thumping bass that rattles the car. But do want to enjoy some full range quality sound. Before the replacement of the dash speakers, you could barely recognize what song was playing. It's much better now, but it is still two small speakers that are under the windshield at this point.
Thoughts, suggestions, Comments?
I have the stock Porsche head unit now, and if I replace the door speakers, I either need to get a code to turn the stock unit back on after disconnecting the power or just put a better head unit in altogether. Looking at blaupunkt San Fransico and upgrading door speakers to 5.25 components. Would be losing the stock amp and either running off the head unit for now or adding a four channel amp if funds allow. The blaupunkt unit looks doesn't look bad, although there are several good choices in the ~$120 range.
I'm hoping that with component speakers in the doors, I can avoid adding the rear deck speakers. I don't think I need a dedicated sub. I've looked at a few powered under the seat jobs and if going that route, I'm going to have to look at more creative wiring/distribution or another head unit with more than four channels out. Going all the way with dash/doors/rears/sub would mean complicating things quite abit and increasing cost accordingly.
I don't think my door speakers are doing anything right now. So getting a full range from doors, with tweeter up higher than with a two or three way speaker would do should help round things out I hope. I don't need thumping bass that rattles the car. But do want to enjoy some full range quality sound. Before the replacement of the dash speakers, you could barely recognize what song was playing. It's much better now, but it is still two small speakers that are under the windshield at this point.
Thoughts, suggestions, Comments?