The Lousy Speakers That Come with the Car

Date:  Nov 11, 2011

I managed to dig out the car brochures that has a paragraph to describe the car audio system.

BLUETOOTH/USB PORT/MP3-CD COMPATIBLE PLAYER AND RADIO WITH REMOTE AUDIO CONTROL

Enjoy a surreal music experience with the MP3-CD (8 or 9-speaker) audio system within the 508's highly sound-insulated interior.  You can control playback and volume from your steering wheel with the remote audio control.

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OK.  It was written very nicely.  But, let me show you what is the speaker looks like.  The speakers that come with the car.

This is the speaker from my car.  It has very plastic feel.

Look at the back.  It is paper cone with a cloth covering it.

Zoom in to the magnet.  Yes, there is this tiny little magnet there.

The whole speaker I think weight less than 200g-300g.  Very light, and it feels like you can throw it just like a friesbee.  HaHaHaHaHa

And this is the high pitch (高音) speaker.  Again, very plastic feel.  Light.

This is the back.  And of course it is made in China.

So I spoke to Damian from Hong Guan where I purchased my Car Audio systems from. Hong Guan has beef up both my 307s.

Ken: "So, does it only happen to Peugeot cars only ?"

Damian: "No la!  Every car is like that!  They never ship good speakers or sound systems".

Ken: "Even expensive car?"

Damian: "Yes, Audi, BMW, etc all the same.  They always say their speaker and sound systems is good, and this is what you get".

Ken: "Really?"

Damian: "The only better sound systems and speakers is Volvo."

So, I ended up trade in all my older audio systems and speakers and upgrade the car audio systems without any doubt.

Because I think when you spend a lot of time on the road, and you really need a quiet environment, and very nice audio sound systems to play the music you like and keep your mind clear.  So, I end up installing the below...

The highly recommended Alpine PXA-H800 INPRINT audio processor with in-Dash Controller.

A nice capacitor to provide stable voltage.  3x Helix Competition Amplifiers.  The speakers are Helix competition speakers mix with McIntosh (old) speakers.

And Kicker competition Subboxes.  Takes about 2 days to install.  And after the systems is in, I feel much better.  the sounds is much nicer than before.

 

Hong Guan Auto Sound Pte Ltd

20 Bukit Batok Crescent

#01-18 Enterprise Centre

Singapore 658080

Tel:  65151309

damian@hong-guan.com.sg