How to improve your Car Stereo on a Budget
When looking to get more performance out of your car stereo you have to consider the most cost effective way of going about it. What exactly do you want? More bass? Better sound quality? Maybe the ability to connect an iPod? Whatever your needs are there is a solution for you and it doesn’t have to cost the earth.
So, you have your favourite CD playing and there’s something missing. Bass! Adding bass to a system is very simple in essence but the options are vast. The most common and easy way of upgrading the bass is to install a subwoofer. This provides a good level of bass and can be tuned to the style of music you listen to. On the down side most subwoofer enclosures are rather large, taking up valuable space in the boot of your car. Sometimes a great options is to simply upgrade the door speakers, this can be very cost effective and is possibly the easiest choice. Products like the Fusion car speaker range offers excellent value for money and will provide nice amounts of bass with little effort.
If its better sound quality you want, maybe your standard speakers are getting a little worn out, then upgrading is an excellent way forwards. The standard speakers in most cars are simple paper built units; any aftermarket speaker is going to be an upgrade over this. For improved sound quality it is advisable to buy a good quality set of speakers and amplify them separately.
When it comes to connectivity the there are two basic choices. You can either stick with your factory radio and find an interface, or you can replace the head unit for one with the features you require built in. Both options cost roughly the same however a new head unit will also improve other areas of your system at the same time. Products like the Dension Gateway 100 can provide a great integrated look for people who don’t want to change the look of their car. Some head units can provide advanced connectivity without costing much at all. Models like the Beat275 can connect to all except the iPod and yet only costs £45, pretty amazing really as it’s also has a good build quality! It’s not very often in life you find cheap and good in the same description.
No matter what you would like to achieve with your car stereo it is possible to do it on a budget. The options out there are vast and vary greatly in cost. Before you buy anything first consider exactly what you want to achieve and then research the products which will deliver this for you. There are a lot of factors to consider when buying car audio so it is important you take your time and make sure everything fits into your idea.
