Hi Everyone, firstly a thousand apologies if this has been posted elsewhere but I genuinely can't find it.
I have had my new S3 for a week now and while I love it to bits, it's become dramatically obvious that not upgrading the stereo was a big mistake. I'm no audiophile and mostly listen to the radio, but the standard system has nothing about it whatsoever. It has no power at all, which makes listening to music pretty irritating. My old 8P had the "Concert" stereo that I thought was standard, and that had enough balls for me, that's why I left it standard in this car, but wow, this one is crap.
I should have gone for the ***, as I think the B&O would have been overkill, but neither was definitely a mistake.
So... does anyone have any idea what my options are? Should I take it to a car audio shop and let them tear my nice new car apart? Can I just retro fit an amp and leave the rest of the car unmolested or are the standard speakers very crap? Is there a head unit somewhere to upgrade, or is it just amp and speakers? I don't need a great stereo, just one with a bit of go. I've got the Tech Pack with Connect if it makes any difference.
Oh, and if anyone is reading this who has an order without at least the ***, change it quick!!!
I have had my new S3 for a week now and while I love it to bits, it's become dramatically obvious that not upgrading the stereo was a big mistake. I'm no audiophile and mostly listen to the radio, but the standard system has nothing about it whatsoever. It has no power at all, which makes listening to music pretty irritating. My old 8P had the "Concert" stereo that I thought was standard, and that had enough balls for me, that's why I left it standard in this car, but wow, this one is crap.
I should have gone for the ***, as I think the B&O would have been overkill, but neither was definitely a mistake.
So... does anyone have any idea what my options are? Should I take it to a car audio shop and let them tear my nice new car apart? Can I just retro fit an amp and leave the rest of the car unmolested or are the standard speakers very crap? Is there a head unit somewhere to upgrade, or is it just amp and speakers? I don't need a great stereo, just one with a bit of go. I've got the Tech Pack with Connect if it makes any difference.
Oh, and if anyone is reading this who has an order without at least the ***, change it quick!!!