2007 impreza stereo...

[jd]

My 07 impreza outback sport has the 240 watt 6 disc stereo., I think the
stereo sucks. I burned an mp3 disx and a WMA disc and even threw in a
regular cd. The sound quality is poor. Is there a better setting I can use
to burn the discs?

Thanks,

John

 

[Blair Baucom]

Have you tried purchasing a CD to try? Not sure if that is what you mean by
regular CD or not. If it makes a store bought CD sound bad, then compressing
the songs by 10x or more certainly not make it sound better.

Blair

 

[jd]

I tried a store bought cd. The sound just isn't there. I guess I am
comparing it to my bose system in my 05 z71 tahoe. But a 240 watt system
should be a little impresive than what it is...

 

[Dano58]

My 07 impreza outback sport has the 240 watt 6 disc stereo., I think the
stereo sucks. I burned an mp3 disx and a WMA disc and even threw in a
regular cd. The sound quality is poor. Is there a better setting I can use
to burn the discs?

Thanks,

John

Well, you can have the best head unit in the world, and the highest
wattage, but if you have crappy speakers, it all goes out the
window.... Bose is known for their speakers, so you really can't
compare OEM Subaru speakers with Bose. My son has the same complaint
in his car. He has a very nice Alpine HU but stock, 8-year-old
speakers.

Dan D
'99 Impreza RS2.5 (son's)
Central NJ USA

 

[Bonehenge (B A R R Y)]

Bose is known for their speakers, so you really can't
compare OEM Subaru speakers with Bose.

I LOVE my Bose aviation headset. Worth all $1000 that it cost.

But when I was a live sound engineer, the saying went: "No highs, no
lows, must be Bose!" <G>

Most Bose speakers are rocks, efficiency wise... I have a set in my
woodshop, as the "B" pair, and they're awful.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

Well, you can have the best head unit in the world, and the highest
wattage, but if you have crappy speakers, it all goes out the
window.... Bose is known for their speakers, so you really can't
compare OEM Subaru speakers with Bose. My son has the same complaint
in his car. He has a very nice Alpine HU but stock, 8-year-old
speakers.

Dan D
'99 Impreza RS2.5 (son's)
Central NJ USA

My major complaint with my 06 WRX wagon is the stereo - all of it. The
head unit has poor features and the speakers couldn't be cheaper. I
already had one replaced under warranty for buzzing and the service guy
said they were cheap - everyone knows I guess.
I will upgrade at some point int he future - just dunno how exactly. I
might go for a whole computer system with touchscreen.

It plays OK - just crude head unit and marginal speakers.

Carl

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

I LOVE my Bose aviation headset. Worth all $1000 that it cost.

But when I was a live sound engineer, the saying went: "No highs, no
lows, must be Bose!" <G>

Most Bose speakers are rocks, efficiency wise... I have a set in my
woodshop, as the "B" pair, and they're awful.

I think I agree. Bose is overrated. I think I saw a pic somehwere on
the web of some Bose speakers from 1976 cut open and compared to some
modern Bose - no major difference. The Bose system in my daughter's
Maxima was a disaster and had to be gutted.

Carl

 

[houndman]

I think I agree. Bose is overrated. I think I saw a pic somehwere on
the web of some Bose speakers from 1976 cut open and compared to some
modern Bose - no major difference. The Bose system in my daughter's
Maxima was a disaster and had to be gutted.

Carl

I used to build audio sound systems, and I always recomended that
Bose owners add tweeters and woofers.))

I was planing on upgrading my speakers in the base Impreza. I usually
put speakers I put in home systems, but got the Sube tweeters for 20$,
and figured they would fit easier, and have some cheap, but sweet
6X9"s that have the bass I like in my Chevy that I planed to put in
the Sube. The bass doesn't sound too bad, so will just add the
tweeters for now, and think I will coat the 5"'ers in the front doors
and maybe the 4"'ers in the rear with something, since they didn't
look like they had a coating, which always improves the sound. Have a
booster amp I might run the 6X9's with but might not need it. I think
the 5"ers have wizzer cones. They Will Go..

VF

 

[houndman]

My major complaint with my 06 WRX wagon is the stereo - all of it. The
head unit has poor features and the speakers couldn't be cheaper. I
already had one replaced under warranty for buzzing and the service guy
said they were cheap - everyone knows I guess.
I will upgrade at some point int he future - just dunno how exactly. I
might go for a whole computer system with touchscreen.

It plays OK - just crude head unit and marginal speakers.

Carl

I've been looking at 6-7" DVD,TV, GPS units. A computer sounds good
but can't decided which unit or combo to get. Figure the higher
resolution would be best. Most have black frames and would like chrome
or silver to match the dash.

VF

 

[houndman]

My 07 impreza outback sport has the 240 watt 6 disc stereo., I think the
stereo sucks. I burned an mp3 disx and a WMA disc and even threw in a
regular cd. The sound quality is poor. Is there a better setting I can use
to burn the discs?

Thanks,

John

I'd heard the Sube stereo sucks. I am not crazy about mine in the
base Impreza, but planned to play with the speakers, and eventually
get a DVD/TV/Stereo. The highs are what I feel is lacking the most,
but have Sube tweeters for it. The salesperson tried to sell me the
Outback, since I told them I would change things in the stereo,
probably the whole thing. I said, mo thanks..

VF

 

[Bonehenge (B A R R Y)]

I think I agree. Bose is overrated.

Bose is OUTSTANDING in the marketing department.

I bought a set of QC headphones, thinking they'd work as well as my
Bose X aviation set. They don't, and were returned inside a week.

On the other hand, the real 901's (with the actual black box) can
sound quite natural, with certain music and when perfectly placed, and
my wife's Bose clock radio sounds very good with "new age" music
(chanting, natural, yoga-stuff) played from a CD or Ipod, but it can
sound muddy (lots of 100-160 Hz) and over-compressed with other stuff.

But those speakers in my shop... They're just awful!

 

[nobody >]

and think I will coat the 5"'ers in the front doors
and maybe the 4"'ers in the rear with something, since they didn't
look like they had a coating, which always improves the sound. Have a
booster amp I might run the 6X9's with but might not need it. I think
the 5"ers have wizzer cones. They Will Go..

I'd love to see this magic coating that "always improves the sound".
I've been in electronics (including industrial and consumer audio)
probably twice as long as you've been alive and never found that magic
solution. Voice coil cement, Cone dope, surround cement, yes.

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

I'd heard the Sube stereo sucks. I am not crazy about mine in the
base Impreza, but planned to play with the speakers, and eventually
get a DVD/TV/Stereo. The highs are what I feel is lacking the most,
but have Sube tweeters for it. The salesperson tried to sell me the
Outback, since I told them I would change things in the stereo,
probably the whole thing. I said, mo thanks..

VF

You sound like you have plenty of experience with the audio stuff, but
I'll just mention that I've read the 'issue' with subes is finding
speakers 'thin' enough. Evidently there are some from Crutchfield
(www.crutchfield.com ??). I think I also read that for some, holes need
drilling/enlarging.

I've got a buddy at work that used to do custom installs. He did a good
job with my daughter's car - I'll probably get him to do mine someday.

Carl

 

[houndman]

I'd love to see this magic coating that "always improves the sound".
I've been in electronics (including industrial and consumer audio)
probably twice as long as you've been alive and never found that magic
solution. Voice coil cement, Cone dope, surround cement, yes.

 

[houndman]

I'd love to see this magic coating that "always improves the sound".
I've been in electronics (including industrial and consumer audio)
probably twice as long as you've been alive and never found that magic
solution. Voice coil cement, Cone dope, surround cement, yes.

Damm you are Old..)) I should have specified coating paper or fiber
cones. With plastic, I'd probably make some Paper and apply it.
Depends on the drivers. Most paper cones are coated now a days. I did
it when trying to add some mass to mids to extend the lows. I just
added white glue and changed the sound of the drivers so much, the
store I was selling to couldn't believe they were Phillips drivers.
Well, they said they never heard a system that sounded So good, and
they couldn't blow it up when they tested it, but then I Didn't go by
the book and built a front loaded, folded corner horn sub woofer that
was copied from an old University Sound rear loaded one, using a high
compliance driver, because I didn't want the efficency of the horn,
but wanted the acoustic coupling, corner loading, and reduced
distortion with a loose horn. The lows didn't go low enough for me but
opening a dead air space in the design did. Then I saw Cyclone Anti
Reversionary Headers and realized what opening the space did. Kept the
returning sound wave from canceling out the lower frequencies than the
horn design could produce. Can Feel the low notes at Low volumes. The
mids are in odd shaped boxes, open on the sides. That worked out Real
good on the woofers in the rear deck of my car. Carpet foam half round
tubes with open ends gave the lowest bass. I like low, not boom.

VF
I had contacted A.J. May at RCA who used to design their horn
speakers, when debating whether to use a horn sub, and he said, Give
it a try... As old as you are, you Must have heard of him, or know
him.))

 

[houndman]

You sound like you have plenty of experience with the audio stuff, but
I'll just mention that I've read the 'issue' with subes is finding
speakers 'thin' enough. Evidently there are some from Crutchfield
(www.crutchfield.com ??). I think I also read that for some, holes need
drilling/enlarging.

I've got a buddy at work that used to do custom installs. He did a good
job with my daughter's car - I'll probably get him to do mine someday.

Carl

I saw some upgrades of the Sube speakers on line, and the thinness of
them to clear the glass, and installing 6"'ers. I have some really
nice ones, but don't think they'll be needed . I think I would just
doctor the Sube drivers, and I picked up a pair of Sube tweeters
cheap, which should be OK, and have nice cheap (6$) 6X9's I would swap
out of my old car, and put the OEM 6X9 drivers back. They sounded a
lot better after I coated the cones. I just don't look forward to
pulling the door panels to add the tweeters.((


I never was big on Stereo in cars, and had FM mono for a Long time,
since I though that I'd get into the music too much with stereo, and
get distracted from driving or frustrated, not being able to focus on
the sound. Because I built audio, I used to Really get into listening
when testing what I built. Siting on one side of the car, it is hard
to get a nice balance.

VF

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

I saw some upgrades of the Sube speakers on line, and the thinness of
them to clear the glass, and installing 6"'ers. I have some really
nice ones, but don't think they'll be needed . I think I would just
doctor the Sube drivers, and I picked up a pair of Sube tweeters
cheap, which should be OK, and have nice cheap (6$) 6X9's I would swap
out of my old car, and put the OEM 6X9 drivers back. They sounded a
lot better after I coated the cones. I just don't look forward to
pulling the door panels to add the tweeters.((


I never was big on Stereo in cars, and had FM mono for a Long time,
since I though that I'd get into the music too much with stereo, and
get distracted from driving or frustrated, not being able to focus on
the sound. Because I built audio, I used to Really get into listening
when testing what I built. Siting on one side of the car, it is hard
to get a nice balance.

VF

Yeah, Tobias Guinn (Toby speaker works) used to do a lot of tweaking on
6x9s adding small blocks of foam and stuff. A lot I don't understand.
Except my TOBY home stereo speakers sounded as good side-by-side as
other brands costing 2-3 times as much. Uh, this was decades ago however.
I still have the speakers though.

Carl

 

[nobody >]

I had contacted A.J. May at RCA who used to design their horn
speakers, when debating whether to use a horn sub, and he said, Give
it a try... As old as you are, you Must have heard of him, or know
him.))

I was a little young then, but the dog sure liked being petted.

 

[houndman]

I was a little young then, but the dog sure liked being petted.

Nipper was a great dog, wasn't he??)

 

[houndman]

Yeah, Tobias Guinn (Toby speaker works) used to do a lot of tweaking on
6x9s adding small blocks of foam and stuff. A lot I don't understand.
Except my TOBY home stereo speakers sounded as good side-by-side as
other brands costing 2-3 times as much. Uh, this was decades ago however.
I still have the speakers though.

Carl

Never heard of Toby, but sounds like he was damping resonances in the
cones. That's what coating paper cones is supposed to do.

When I needed drives fast, I would get them from a local audio
dealer, who built some systems. He asked me, if I Knew what I was
doing, and wanted to know what I was doing with the drivers. He was so
miserable, I would just give him hints, but not tell him everything.
Next time I would go in the store, I would see what he did, and tell
him if he was hot or cold. If he wouldn't have been so miserable, I
would have told him and why I did things, and maybe learned some
things from him, but he was in it Just to make money. It was funny to
see him squirm.

VF