Mercedes Benz E Class: Makeover

Mercedes Benz E Class: Makeover About About the Project The latest Mercedes E class or W213 is fabulous in almost every respect except (you guessed it) the audio performance. The dash sports a large, colour display screen for the infotainment system; features include Smartphone connectivity, navigation, DAB radio and Wi-Fi connectivity. It would be great… Continue reading Mercedes Benz E Class: Makeover

Porsche 997: Full Audio Upgrade

Porsche 997: Full Audio Upgrade BACKSTORY Porsche 997: Full Audio Upgrade The iconic Porsche 911 has been around since the 1960s. Since then, it’s remained faithful to the original design ethos and is still instantly recognisable. It’s a great car that’s at home both crossing Europe on the Grande Tour or popping down the road… Continue reading Porsche 997: Full Audio Upgrade

Lamborghini Huracan: Adding Car Play

Lamborghini Huracan: Adding Car Play About About the Project The Lamborghini Huracan. What a monster. This is the 610 Spyder and I think it’s absolutely drop-dead gorgeous! That awesome V10 in the back is sublime.   This Huracan has a reasonable sound system, but it lacks Apple Car Play. But, fortunately, there is a solution to add… Continue reading Lamborghini Huracan: Adding Car Play

Double Din Defender Overview

Double Din Defender Overview Land Rover History The Land Rover Defender is arguably the most iconic and recognised 4×4 in the world. Designed in the 1940s the original 90 and 110 were to become legends. The last iteration of the Defender (Puma series) is no different and their popularity has never been higher despite the… Continue reading Double Din Defender Overview

BMW M2: Sound System Upgrade

BMW M2: Sound System Upgrade The BMW M2 series F22/23 is a fabulous coupe. However, it suffers the same audio fate as the rest of the BMW range: terrible music reproduction. Whether you have the base audio system or the ‘upgrade’ Harman Kardon ‘hi-fi’ the audio performance is bad. Generally, the sound lacks sparkle or… Continue reading BMW M2: Sound System Upgrade

Bentley and the Benz: Audio Upgrades​

Bentley and the Benz: Audio Upgrades About About the Project Modern vehicles often have very sophisticated information/entertainment systems built into the dashboard. In a lot of cases it would be just about impossible to change this and besides, why would you want to? They usually look great and offer large clear displays with all the… Continue reading Bentley and the Benz: Audio Upgrades​

Audi TT: Audio Upgrade

Audi TT: Audio Upgrade BACKSTORY Audi TT: Audio Upgrade The latest Mk3 Audi TT is packed with technology and has a very sophisticated infotainment system installed as standard (it desperately needs better speakers but that’s another story). But what of the Mk2 TT? Still a great car; but the old Chorus, Concert and RNS-E navigation… Continue reading Audi TT: Audio Upgrade

Improving the BMW audio

Improving your BMW audio About About the Project We have had a lot of calls recently from owners of newer BMW 1, 3 and 5 series vehicles complaining about the very poor sound quality of the factory audio system; even those with the Harman Kardon upgrade option. Some have described it as the worst sounding… Continue reading Improving the BMW audio

BMW 1 Series: Digital Audio

Digital Audio: BMW 1 Series BACKSTORY Back in the day.. ..it used to be so easy if we wanted a better sound in our car. Change the factory fitted radio, upgrade the speakers and maybe add an amplifier and sub. I can’t remember how many of these Audi A3s I’ve done over the years, it must… Continue reading BMW 1 Series: Digital Audio

Porsche Boxster Audio Upgrade

Porsche Boxster Audio Upgrade The Porsche Boxster S is a superb car which offers exciting top-down performance with practical everyday driving capability.   Unfortunately, the audio performance leaves an awful lot to be desired especially the base version that is only equipped with dash speakers.     The biggest challenge, of course, is the convertible… Continue reading Porsche Boxster Audio Upgrade