Focal Utopia in an FD. Anyone?
05-20-04, 04:32 PM
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Focal Utopia in an FD. Anyone?
I've been demoing different speakers for my rebuild of my 93 Touring, and have decided that I like the Focal Utopia speakers better than any other.
I also liked the Focal three ways better than the two ways.
Does anyone have any pics of a focal utopia install or can talk about how they sound in an FD?
If so, what sub did they use with the Focals?
Thanks, and Take Care,
merc
I also liked the Focal three ways better than the two ways.
Does anyone have any pics of a focal utopia install or can talk about how they sound in an FD?
If so, what sub did they use with the Focals?
Thanks, and Take Care,
merc
05-20-04, 05:27 PM
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IMO, the environment within the FD is not nearly good enough to bother with expensive high-end audio equipment.
OR, that,
Damn... if only I'd known that, I'd have just spent the money to replace the blown Bose stuff.... DOH! Silly me.
BTW, the car currently has a Sony HU receiver, and a pair of Eclipse 5.25" coaxes.... and it sounds like ****....
That system was when I was selling it... now that I am keeping it, I want more.
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Originally posted by infinitebass
rynberg, why is that?
rynberg, why is that?
Secondly, unless you hack up the interior, the speaker placement is less than ideal for high-end audio.
Sorry for not answering your questions, Merc, just pointing out that I don't think spending that kind of cash on an FD audio system makes sense. Buy a good Alpine head-unit and some Pioneers/Infinitis and call it good. Spend the money you save on your home audio system!
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Thanks Ryan, but... I already have a crap system in the 7 and that's one of the reasons why it doesn't get driven... 
The speaker placement was fine for the Bose crap, and it will be fine, or closely fine, for whatever I put there instead...
As for an Alpine head unit... NO.... an equivalent unamplified preamp type HU from Alpine costst almost 4 times the cost of the Denon clone I actually bought.
BTW... 5 years ago this FD was a comp vehicle so I know what it can and cannot do...
Take Care,
merc
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The speaker placement was fine for the Bose crap, and it will be fine, or closely fine, for whatever I put there instead...
As for an Alpine head unit... NO.... an equivalent unamplified preamp type HU from Alpine costst almost 4 times the cost of the Denon clone I actually bought.
BTW... 5 years ago this FD was a comp vehicle so I know what it can and cannot do...
Take Care,
merc
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Well, this forum is Fucked in that it will allow me to add a post but not edit my previous one???
So, I'll just keep adding instead of alterinig....
BTW, this install is not as complicated nor does it want to be versus the previuous one in this FD. I want to use no EQTs in this install....
PS... well I could edit this one but not my last????
So, I'll just keep adding instead of alterinig....
BTW, this install is not as complicated nor does it want to be versus the previuous one in this FD. I want to use no EQTs in this install....
PS... well I could edit this one but not my last????
