Head Unit and Audio upgrade (all stock)

**chronicle** · December 28th, 2018 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by techglimpse

Anong name un shop ni Jeff Tan sa Araneta Ave?

If mag uupgrade ng sounds,ano ba mas may effect upgrade ng head unit or upgrade ng speakers?

Araneta car accessories.
Speakers is the way to go first. Or why not both at the same time if you have $$$

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**techglimpse** · December 29th, 2018 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by chronicle

Araneta car accessories.
Speakers is the way to go first. Or why not both at the same time if you have $$$

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thanks! may effect ba upgrading headunit in terms of sound quality? or changing head unit is more on the features ?

**chronicle** · December 29th, 2018 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by techglimpse

thanks! may effect ba upgrading headunit in terms of sound quality? or changing head unit is more on the features ?

In my experience, yes, improved sound quality if coming from a crappy headunit.

The only worth while features to have now on a headunit is bluetooth, apple and android carplay. It depends on what you need talaga so go out and try to test it for yourself since sound quality depends person to person.

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**godwhacker** · December 29th, 2018 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by techglimpse

thanks! may effect ba upgrading headunit in terms of sound quality? or changing head unit is more on the features ?

a crappy headunit can still provide low level signals that can be shaped and improved by digital means. low level signals ie, RCA are the same on crappy and most expensive HUs. tone circuits are what differs in hardware and therefore will have impact in the final stock sound quality. nowadays, filters that are very costly to implement in hardware circuits, op amps, resistors, high Q capacitors etc, can be emulated now in digital. so DSP is your saviour for cost effective solution. you can buy an all in one DSP + amplifier + plug and play harnesses to soup up stock head unit to tailor your own sound. you will be surprised because software approach is getting more sophisticated and can easily rival what was implemented in very costly hardware upgrade on HUs, seps, amplifiers, stock speakers etc.

**techglimpse** · December 29th, 2018 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by godwhacker

a crappy headunit can still provide low level signals that can be shaped and improved by digital means. low level signals ie, RCA are the same on crappy and most expensive HUs. tone circuits are what differs in hardware and therefore will have impact in the final stock sound quality. nowadays, filters that are very costly to implement in hardware circuits, op amps, resistors, high Q capacitors etc, can be emulated now in digital. so DSP is your saviour for cost effective solution. you can buy an all in one DSP + amplifier + plug and play harnesses to soup up stock head unit to tailor your own sound. you will be surprised because software approach is getting more sophisticated and can easily rival what was implemented in very costly hardware upgrade on HUs, seps, amplifiers, stock speakers etc.

sorry DSP is a device or a software solution? if software solution, how do I add in my stock head unit? if DSP is a hardware device, where can I buy and around how much?

**robot.sonic** · December 30th, 2018 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by techglimpse

sorry DSP is a device or a software solution? if software solution, how do I add in my stock head unit? if DSP is a hardware device, where can I buy and around how much?

DSP ay separate device. Usually mas mahal sa head unit. Kung gusto mo ma preserve yung stock functionalities (steering wheel control, etc), go for dsp.

Kung ako, get the best head unit you can afford.

Usually kasi yung mga stock na head unit ay tuned para sa stock speakers. Kung mag upgrade ka ng speakers, baka mas pangit pa yung sound.

Sa case ko, sabay yung head unit and separates. Dramatic improvement over the stock setup.

To follow na lang yung amp and sub.

**istan** · December 30th, 2018 08:11 AM

HU muna, then speakers, then amp, then sub and dinaanan ko

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**wenz_vios 1.3 x** · February 8th, 2020 03:27 PM

need pa ba nang amp. pag mag kanit nang sub. yung android headunit ko my built in amp naman din may rca na din for sub puwede ba na e connect na agad ang sub dun without amp.

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**monty_GTV** · February 8th, 2020 03:53 PM

^ active o powered subwoofer para di na gagamit ng separate amplifier

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**wenz_vios 1.3 x** · February 8th, 2020 04:39 PM

ah ok thanks i will look for that type. baho lang kasi naka install ang android HU ko. din kinabit ko lang is yung stock speaker. din tv plus saka reverse cam. im planning to install another 2 speaker at the rear passenger door wala kasing naka install when i nought the car. then nag plan na din mag install nang sub. kasi nung kinabit ko ang HU nakita ko na may rxa na naka prepare labelled for subwoofer na. kaya i wonder if direct connection naba or need pa nang amp.

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