Ell.s Posted September 24, 2011 Report Share Posted September 24, 2011 Right I want to uprate the components in my lupo but want to retain the standard HU will the speakers function ok as the built in amp in the beta is only 2x20w iirc, if I will need an amp how do I deal with the lack of pre-outs? hope someone could give me some advice many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell.s Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aro'sport Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Some amps have inputs via speaker wires as well as Phono cables ... i believe that the quality will not be the same however! Even a cheap aftermarket HU with Pre Outs should be better than most OE units these days ... less than £75 should buy you a unit with pre outs and aux-in ... just over £100 should get you BT as well! If you're gonna spend out on ICE a 1/2 decent HU is the best place to start!!Try asking for honest advice in your local ICE place ... halfords will have an Audio Expert on duty during busier times of the week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aro'sport Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 PS dont buy any wiring kits or adaptors from Halfords ... you can buy the same stuff on Ebay for a fraction of their prices!! HU & speakers should be pretty much reasonable prices ... again ... compare & ask questions! you never know which units have been inflated in price for the 28 Day period cos theyre going on Half Price soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggled Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 I've used Alpine SXEs, JBL GTOs and Vibe Black Airs fine with aftermarket head units. Though they all sounded better with more juice.The Beta headunit is made by Sony isn't it? Probably 2x20w RMS? I know my aftermarket Sony claimed 4x52w but that was peak, was actually 4x20w RMS.I don't see why any speakers wouldn't work with the Beta. You'd just have to be wary of clipping if you go really loud.Go for ones with a high sensitivity, should be easier to drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell.s Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Thanks For the good advice, I've found an autoleads adapter to gain preouts, I mainly want to keep the oem HU as I want it to look standard to go with the OEM plus look I'm going for, what actually is clipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggled Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 Clipping is when the amp can't provide the power it needs to. Instead of sending a sine wave to the speaker it sends a square wave as the top curves of the sine waves are clipped off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 The Beta headunit is made by Sony isn't it? Probably 2x20w RMS? I know my aftermarket Sony claimed 4x52w but that was peak, was actually 4x20w RMS.Blaupunkt ? CD players are sony i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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