johnlewis1964
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- 2008 C180 Kompressor.
Hi folks new guy again what is a good all round stereo upgrade for my car many thanks.
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Your best bet is to contact the guys in the link I posted in your other thread about iPod connections.
Whereabouts are you located?
Your best bet is to contact the guys in the link I posted in your other thread about iPod connections.
Whereabouts are you located?
johnlewis1964 said:Hi folks new guy again what is a good all round stereo upgrade for my car many thanks.
It depends on what you are trying to achieve...
You can potentially replace the head unit with something that has more features / better amp etc, but ultimately the 'bottleneck' is the actual speakers.
If yours is a pre-facelift W204, with the pop-up screen, then replacing the head unit will not be easy. And at any rate, my experience is that the factory-fitted Audio20 or COMAND units actually have decent sound, it's the speakers that let the sound system down.
So I think your best bet is to upgrade the standard speakers with something better - comandonline.co.uk fitted excellent Morel speakers to my W204:
Morel Maximo Ultra coaxial sound upgrade kit inc Dynamat
Morel Maximo Ultra component sound upgrade kit inc Dynamat
These were professionally fitted by them, including the Dynamat sound insulation, but obviously the door cards had to come off to get the new speakers installed.
And I now have very very good sound with a standard COMAND head unit (no additional amp).
So I would say that if you are looking for a sound upgrade your first port of call should be upgrading the speakers. Possibly adding a flat subwoofer in the boot if you like.
If then you still find the sound quality insufficient... you can add an amp to the existing factory head unit on your car (Audio20 or COMAND).
But I would not change the actual head unit - it will be expensive and wont achieve much without the better speakers.
I am not an audiophile, but the Morel speakers are brilliant, definitely for the money. Crisp and clear sound, far better than the original MB speakers. I had the Audio20 replaced with COMAND NTG4.7 at the same, but still it's a standard factory unit (I.e. no Harman-Kardon option etc) and the sound is very good. I also had a small subwoofer fitted in the boot, it helps with the bass, but the crisp treble is all thanks to the Morel speakers.@markjay Sincerest of apologies for bringing up such an old post, but as I only have 3 posts I am unable to PM you Mark!
Could you offer some more insight into exactly how much different/improved the sound is with the Morel speakers? I'm speaking to Command Online and might potentially do the same thing but i'm just a little skeptical about exactly how much improvement there'll be. I'm not after crazy volume, but I would want a very noticeable improvement in the balance and clarity of the sound. Thank you, and hopefully you see this thread!!
I am not an audiophile, but the Morel speakers are brilliant, definitely for the money. Crisp and clear sound, far better than the original MB speakers. I had the Audio20 replaced with COMAND NTG4.7 at the same, but still it's a standard factory unit (I.e. no Harman-Kardon option etc) and the sound is very good. I also had a small subwoofer fitted in the boot, it helps with the bass, but the crisp treble is all thanks to the Morel speakers.
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