Hi folks! I have the Cactus with 6 loudspeakers (two in front of the dashboard, and one in each door), DAB-radio, jukebox and iPhone stream. The sound is crappy :-(
I want to replace the original speakers to something with better sound - that fits in the original framing and wires.
Any suggestions??
I read somewhere that there is not a lot of sound deadening in the car. Personally i would look to getting some dynamat or something similar installed in the doors before looking at upgrading the speakers.
I have not experienced the sound quality of the Feel model but the sound from my Flair is very good. It is a good rounded sound across the frequency range and channel separation seems excellent, with 'surround sounds' coming from all around the car as they were recorded. I was listening to my Queen Live Killers album, from USB stick, on the way home today and it really was all good.
Obviously, we are talking about listening to music in a relatively noisy and oddly shaped/sized environment, so i'm not sure what the same system would sound like against a Hi Fi system at home but I am more than happy with mine.
i have found the best settings to be-
bass +2
treble full
i would ordinarily have bass really high on previous cars but at +2 it seems to be fine, it goes low when it needs too and doesn't distort like it does when it's increased i was upset with the sound to begin with but im happy with it now and i DO HAVE IT ON VERY LOUD!!!!! :twisted:
another thing to note is that each input can be set separately iirc the DAB needed it around +3 or +4 but the usb and bluetooth were best at +2
It would appear there is a faceless "DIN sized" unit embedded into the dash which I assume is the radio/media interface. You'll see in the images there are what appear to be standard DIN connectors behind that... Whether there is enough room behind that to install anymore wiring, anyones guess until one comes out!
Did you get he speakers upgraded in the end? Was planning on having a look when I get a chance. Possible popping some infinities in to replace the stock
Agreed. on Motorway driving, I might as well have the radio switched off, there feels like very little, if any sound deadening. Local A and B roads are not too bad, but there's no such chance of 'going for a quiet drive.' I don't think the cactus is alone in this, but Fords for example are so much more refined.
Me neither, even the sound from my Galaxy S6 via bluetooth is great.
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