"KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs" (kusabisensei)
12/31/2013 at 13:00 • Filed to: Audiolopnik
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"KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs" (kusabisensei)
12/31/2013 at 13:00 • Filed to: Audiolopnik | 0
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I'm going to make a point of this when I find time to write up my Oppo review of the Mini. God it's bad. I didn't think so until I compared it to my Z4, which has a slightly better system (although pointless because no roof)
So I'm looking at ways of rectifying this. Things I've found:
1) The base radio has a high pass filter on the rear speakers at 100Hz.
2) Radio does not have a separate amp outside of getting the Harman Kardon system (Not an option, because I already bought the car)
3) Mini offers a front stage upgrade with complete wiring harness, three way component speakers from Alpine, and a two channel amp for $1000 installed.
4) There's a compartment under the front seat with roughly 12"d x 9.5"w x 2.5"h which could be used to put an amp in
5) Someone has a plug in harness to tap the speaker level outputs and feed the output from the amp back in to the stock harness.
$1000 is a crap ton for just a front speaker and 2 channel amp upgrade. However, they do have the custom wiring harness which removes 95-97% of the wiring needs. While I can do the wiring, I'd rather not
So Audiopponauts. Here's what I'm looking at:
1)Two or three way component systems for the front. Mid range is a 100mm driver (4") and the woofer is 150mm (6"). I would be getting the A pillar trim from Mini with the 1" tweeter mounts as opposed to custom mounting. I don't need Focals, but something a little nicer than the "Here's the cheaper aftermarket stuff you could put in"
2) The rears are 6x9. Fitting a 4 channel amp might be tricky, and they'd need to be run from the front channel radio output to avoid the high-pass 100Hz filter.
3) 2 or 4 channel amps that are maximum 12x9 at the most. Heat dissipation would be an issue, so I might have to go to a class D amp. (Sucks for outright quality, but sometimes you have to compromise)
OR
Do I just pay the $1000 and get the factory upgrade and call it a day?