s3 8v speaker help

24styles

#teamsolar
Joined
May 30, 2015
Messages
376
Reaction score
471
Points
63
Location
Southampton
just been to my local ice shop to see about getting some upgraded front speakers and he said i basiclly need an amp a processor a sub aswell as front speakers for it to work? is this true or can i just get some front speakers?
 
That is called the *** 'Audi Sound system'

As yours is the middle package your MMI I believe has a 'pre-amp' which allows the system to function slightly better than the stock.
If you upgrade your front speakers, you may get slightly better sound but dont expect to get higher volume because the MMI still be equalising the standard output.

If you want to upgrade, best to get a DSP (Digitial Sound Processor) which will manipulate the sound and trans-code it in real time to make it more flexible to use. In other words, make it sound better than the stock output. Then you can run an AMP into that DSP and then run the front speakers off it. Sounds like a lot of work but my car is getting this treatment as I've got the stock sound system with a retrofitted *** Sub only.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Rob2k68 and 24styles