New Owner Mk5 - Need some advice please

[nc35]

Hi All

Very happy to say I have just got a Mk5.  Blown away by the car in stardard trim and setup, except...

The audio is woeful    Very Sad

I am a mature driver (Also sad to say the wrong end of 30's) so I would just like some simple advice on how to improve the situation without mega spends.  Not looking to do anything too fancy.

I think the audio is the very basic one no MP3 or anything and the sound is very tinny.

I have been looking at the WD6050 Wayfinder I think.  Reading mixed reviews but overall it winning me over.  Especially the fact it runs Windows CE

Will it also be necessary to upgrade any of the speakers?  Any suggestions too...

Thanking you all in anticipation

Lee

[DanoGTI]

Hi Lee, and welcome

I in the same boat (all aspects of your story!LOL!!) - looked at the waywell thing and I'm still not convinced. I'm after something with a bit more Ipod control, especially now I've got an iphone with TomTom.

I'm looking at the Pioneer 4100DVD - about the same price as the Waywell, but no satnav. Not quite as OEM-looking, but a better-sounding unit from the off.
Speakers, well, it's a minefield.

I'm going for some Focals (had them in my Scoob), nothing too mad. I've also got a 12" sub which will go in my wheelarch setup 

In all fairness, the weak point isn't the OEM speakers, it's the rubbish Head Unit......
I'm going to change the unit first and see how it sounds....

Dan

[nc35]

Hi Dan

Let me know how you get on...

I have an iPhone too and using the sat nav on it at the moment.  Not a perfect solution but better than nowt.

Thanks for the quick reply and the welcome

[ub7rm]

Sounds like y'all have the rcd 300 or 500.  They are rubbish.  The standard speakers are decent with a good head unit so unless you're really into it I would just leave them standard.  Of course after market is better but I'd start with the head unit and see what you think then.

I upgraded to a MFD2 which is the (older) OEM satnav and the sound quality is much much improved over the rcd300 I had and I can now listen to high volumes without distortion.  You can pick these up from ebay for about £250-£300.  The sat nav element isn't great (a tom tom is better) but is looks a hell of a lot better and it is perfectly functional if not cutting edge.

Or better still go for the newer OEM sat nav the RNS510 - touch screen, 30gb internal HD, SD slot and a much much better sat nav system.  They go for £600-£800 on ebay.  All are plug and play.

HTH