Hi,

Has anyone changed the sound system in their Crossfire Roadster. My 2008 came with the Infinity System and I am not to happy with the quality.

When I test drove a Nissan 350Z Roadster it had a Bose Sound System and was fantastic.

Any suggestions or ideas.
I would appreciate any ideas and thoughts.

 

I have the Blaupunkt St. Louis in my roadster, still have the stock amp & speakers and the diffrence is night & day. I'm really happy with this unit. Huge improvement in sound quality just by changing the head unit.

 

I have a base roadster (the HU says Infinity but I have no amp/rear subs). My passenger-side woofer is blown. I'm looking for ideas as well. It has to cut through on the highway with the top down...

The head unit really doesn't cut it. I need something that can handle MP3s on USB thumb drives. I need to replace the woofers, and may as well replace the tweeters while I'm in there.

All speculative, of course

Phase 1 ~ $650

Kenwood Excelon KDC-X794

Infinity Reference 475a

Infinity Kappa 63.9i

Infinity Kappa 10.9t

Phase 2 ~ $400 (Might not happen if Phase 1 sounds good.)

2 x Kicker 10CVT654

Kenwood KAC-7205


-Spencer

 

Scan through the Audio Video forum, just about every system must have been mentioned there by now. You will get more replies there as well.

 

I am also unhappy with my 2006 red roadster Infinity stereo. I previously had a 2004 coupe and the system was superb. Both are the limited models so should have same systems. Looks like I'll have to purchase a complete new system.

 

My car is an SE so it has the base system (no amp and only four speakers). All I've done so far is to change the head unit to a JVC and I can't get over the improvement.

I hope to add a reasonable JVC amplifier and some speakers behind the seats this summer. So far, the JVC set me back $85 and again, it made SUCH a difference.

 

I am curious about the Blaupunkt St Louis. Snowtop, did you install it yourself ? if so, did you make any special adjustments to get the sound from the subwoofers. Also did the volume increase with the new unit or is it about the same ?

 

Look at the date of post - he's not been here in six years.


I can tell you THIS, my $85 JVC blows the factory unit away in several ways - not VOLUME, but in quality of audio and versatility, it is a whole new world over the factory stuff. I've been told for the seven years I've owned my three Crossfires that the factory sound in our cars can be vastly improved for little money, and last summer when I brought the SE home (with a defective OEM radio) - I went to Best Buy and got a new JVC (kinda funny, I WORK for JVCKenwood but it was easier to just go to BB than go thru our marketing people!)

Well, the JVC head is simply AWESOME. AND, the documentation showing it's wiring was WAY clearer than the factory mess. It was an easy matter to sit with the wiring sheet for our cars, compare it to what the JVC's wire colors were, and know which wire from the JVC goes to what wire in the car.

Mine is technically a Base model, now to get an amp and put in speakers behind the seats.................

 

Double post

 

What a coincidence neither has Tony Curtis.





Hint: He died in 2010.

 

Actually, Bernard Schwartz died in 2010. Tony Curtis will live on forever in films ......

 

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, he got ya, Dave!

 

Let's not mention your $85 JVC unit is the $250 one on Crutchfield.. PS.. summer is getting close to over..

 

I actually did an HU upgrade.. door capacitors.. amp break out to 4 channels.. and added an amplified bass cannon to my 04 coupe. Wife's 05 roadster only got the Kenwood HU upgrade (she's happy with just that and doesn't sound bad to me either) .. and my 06 roadster is completely stock Nav unit. I will most likely add a low profile infinity bass link type setup to it and call it good too.

 

Pizzaguy, I have the same SE model as you and my OEM HU is frozen on one station at low volume. You mention your JVC HU $85 is great, can you please share the model number, thanks.

 

I'd not suggest it, as my interior is modded - I think my JVC would look bad in a standard dash - I figure I can get away with it cause mine is cosmetically modded by the previous owner.

But, if a BLACK head suits you, mine is the KD-R660:
KD-R660 | In-Dash Receivers | JVC Mobile USA

Oddly enough, I work for JVCKenwood, and I don't even know for sure, but I THINK it is discontinued.

Oh, I was right:

JVC KD-R660 CD receiver at Crutchfield.com

I'd encourage you to look at JVC and Kenwood branded MARINE units, a bit more money - but they match our interiors!

 

Thanks for the JVC HU info and your recommendations, much appreciated! I will start my quest for a replacement this week.

 

This is silver and a huge step up on the factory hu.
it sounds so much better.
its also going cheap these days ,here: Kenwood KMR D765BT Marine Boat Stereo CD Receiver Bluetooth Replaced KMR D562BT | eBay

 

Is this Kenwood replacement HU compatible to a Base SE Roadster HU; no amp and no sub woofer?

 

Yes it is !