My next mod ..... Done and Done Again!

[am1w]

I am bored so I thought I'd just let you know that I will be ugrading my front loudspeakers to some rather tasty new ones soon. All very discreetly installed. The amplifier is wonderful, the sub-woofer sublime but the standard speakers just fall down a touch on the strings (violens and cellos) and alot on the brass. Will cost an arm and a leg, but hey, I love my classical music more than new wheels and rubber, re-maps, turbochargers and other nerdy things. A very big ETTO. 

And I know this will be of very little interest to all you young Turks. But I don't give a jot. 

[Snoopy]

The morel of this story is if you have inferior OEM speakers unless there tunned and run at low levels there motors will run outside there linear range.

[am1w]

The morel of this story is if you have inferior OEM speakers unless there tunned and run at low levels there motors will run outside there linear range.

Aint that the truth!!!
You are a very clever young man, but you knew that all along.
BTW, the CD player on the RNS510 needs much more mid and high frequency attenuation. Otherwise, the sound can become unbearably bright, especially at higher volumes.

[Hurdy]

I'm with you asker

Nothing like a good classical aria played on decent audio 

My favourite is still Bizet's Carmen (went to see it in Verona - awesome setting and performance)

I had Hertz 3 way components up front and Hertz coax speakers in the rear with a Hertz 10" sub and Audison amp playing in the old ED30 and it was just great.

[am1w]

Hurdy, it's nice to discover a fellow  lover of the classics. A car journey to me is so much more than just listening to the turbo spooling or enjoying the nth degree of its braking or handling. I want to extend the joys of music at home during my car journeys. Good ICE, for me, elevates one's appreciation of the car itself. Oh, I simply adore Bizet's Carmen. So much passion and such stirring music. I'll listen to it tomorrow.

Great system in your Ed30. Are you going to replicate it in your new R?

[Snoopy]

Asker,
Could you ask your mate when he does yours to measure the available space,
 depth, width of the hole, avaliable total depth, width of mounting flange space available and gap to the door panel please.
I would like to know if a Focal Be 6W3 midbass unit will fit in there without total reconstruction of the door and window channel guide.
Thanks.
G.

[Hurdy]

Hurdy, it's nice to discover a fellow  lover of the classics. A car journey to me is so much more than just listening to the turbo spooling or enjoying the nth degree of its braking or handling. I want to extend the joys of music at home during my car journeys. Good ICE, for me, elevates one's appreciation of the car itself. Oh, I simply adore Bizet's Carmen. So much passion and such stirring music. I'll listen to it tomorrow.

Great system in your Ed30. Are you going to replicate it in your new R?

The head unit will be a newer one (probably still aftermarket), but I'm undecided as to whether to go with the VW Dynaudio option yet. Possibly I'll go aftermarket again as I now have a little more knowledge on how to fit and get the best from audio systems than I did.

The ONLY thing I miss about the Lexus is the 14 speaker Mark Levinson surround system - Awesome, and crystal clear too. 

[am1w]

Hurdy, it's nice to discover a fellow  lover of the classics. A car journey to me is so much more than just listening to the turbo spooling or enjoying the nth degree of its braking or handling. I want to extend the joys of music at home during my car journeys. Good ICE, for me, elevates one's appreciation of the car itself. Oh, I simply adore Bizet's Carmen. So much passion and such stirring music. I'll listen to it tomorrow.
Great system in your Ed30. Are you going to replicate it in your new R?

The head unit will be a newer one (probably still aftermarket), but I'm undecided as to whether to go with the VW Dynaudio option yet. Possibly I'll go aftermarket again as I now have a little more knowledge on how to fit and get the best from audio systems than I did.
The ONLY thing I miss about the Lexus is the 14 speaker Mark Levinson surround system - Awesome, and crystal clear too. 

I've heard the Lexus system and it is truly amazing.
I think the main problem with mine has been not factory ordering the Dynaudio system. I was penny wise pound foolish.
I personally think an aftermarket head unit would also be better sounding than the RNS 510. It could not be any worse could it? 

[Snoopy]

Asker, Stick a JBL MS8 on it and it will transform it 

[am1w]

Asker,
Could you ask your mate when he does yours to measure the available space,
 depth, width of the hole, avaliable total depth, width of mounting flange space available and gap to the door panel please.
I would like to know if a Focal Be 6W3 midbass unit will fit in there without total reconstruction of the door and window channel guide.
Thanks.
G.

I will certainly do so. Should get this done in the next 2 weeks, hopefully.