Quattro s-line sound system?

[pengwuino]

Hey All,

Woohoo, my first real post here! :D So, I've been meaning to update my headunit to something with bluetooth and usb (or at least an aux!). I want to make sure my headunit is appropriate for my speakers, so I have been looking for info on the speakers. For some reason, I can't find anything about the wattage, resistance, etc. of the speakers currently in the car. I went to the dealership, and all they could find was that it's a symphony II with 4 mids, 4 tweeters, and 2 "loudspeakers" (is this what they call subs?). Does anyone know where to get some actual info on the speaker system?

[Copen-cisco]

Welcome.

There are some good OEM-looking headunits for our cars at the moment. With a little searching on the board you will be able to get some good hits.

Try and search for "S100 WinCe" or just "S100"

[Los Cuentos]

What do you want of sound upgrade?
You want to blast out your windows with bass or just have a better sound quality. If it's the second choice you must search here on the forum or google at bose upgrade. It's worth it!

But every headunit can handle speakers. But if you got for example a 100w speaker and the headunit can handle 40w it wil play at the lowest value, 40w. Or you must install an amplifier

[pengwuino]

I really just want to maintain sound quality while obtaining cool high-tech features (aka bluetooth and aux/usb). I also felt dumb because I only realized to search after posting. As to what you mentioned Los Cuentos, that's why I want to figure out what the actual speakers are (at least in terms of wattage). I don't want a headunit that can't support the speakers to their fullest potential. From my understanding, on the non-bose system, there's an amp that powers the rear sub and rear pairs of speakers, and the headunit directly powers the front speakers/sub?

@ Copen, I'll check out the forums some more with this handy dandy search feature I should have thought to use before instead of just looking for a forum called "Audio" or "stereo" :)

[adam044]

If you want an aux input google Dension, its an adapter that plugs into the back of the stock headunit and gives you an aux cord. The sound quality is amazing. This is what I did as I wanted to keep the interior looking stock rather than throwing in a big touchscreen which is definitely cooler but doesn't flow as nice with everything else in my opinion.

[Acme]

^^ I second that... if you're just looking for features and you don't want to replace the headunit, and you're satisfied with the sound quality, get a Dension Gateway Pro BT. You'll get BT, both phone and media (A2DP) profiles, USB stick support (MP3), iPod/iPhone support, steering wheel integration and DIS integration. I had one in my B7, worked like a charm for 4 years and I was very happy with it. It's plug and play... I installed the mic in the OEM location in the roof so my installation was completely stealth.

[Los Cuentos]

The Headunit powers the fronts and the centre speaker (in the dash) with 2 x 20w and the rears & sub are powered by a separate amp in the boot 2 x 20w and 1 x 50w for the sub. All the speakers are 6.5" with a 1" tweeter.

[Charles.waite]

Do your speaker grilles say Bose? If so you have Bose. If not you don't. That matters for how you can integrate a new HU.

[Peter.dupuis]

i took out the iPod cord that came with mine and replaced it with the dension aux cord. it connects directly to the back of the hu. personally i think the aux cord has better sound quality plus i can charge my iPod while playing music. plus its all hidden in the glove box which is nice

[shahk62]

Try GROM - got everything the Denison does except the DIS. Steering wheel controls work and you can use it for answering calls via Bluetooth, Aux, Usb or iPod


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[adam044]

i took out the iPod cord that came with mine and replaced it with the dension aux cord. it connects directly to the back of the hu. personally i think the aux cord has better sound quality plus i can charge my iPod while playing music. plus its all hidden in the glove box which is nice

I'm a little confused as to what you did. You took out what iPod cord? And how do you charge your iPod if you took out the iPod cord.

[pengwuino]

^^ I second that... if you're just looking for features and you don't want to replace the headunit, and you're satisfied with the sound quality, get a Dension Gateway Pro BT. You'll get BT, both phone and media (A2DP) profiles, USB stick support (MP3), iPod/iPhone support, steering wheel integration and DIS integration. I had one in my B7, worked like a charm for 4 years and I was very happy with it. It's plug and play... I installed the mic in the OEM location in the roof so my installation was completely stealth.

So, would this just sit in my glovebox? That would seem like it would be odd to have an aux cable in your glovebox. I typically don't like talking to people when I drive, so I may not bother with a mic :P

The Headunit powers the fronts and the centre speaker (in the dash) with 2 x 20w and the rears & sub are powered by a separate amp in the boot 2 x 20w and 1 x 50w for the sub. All the speakers are 6.5" with a 1" tweeter.

Sweet! This is exactly what I need :). Although one thing I am curious about, being as I don't know much about speakers, is how ohmage works. I hear of people saying their speaker is 2 ohm vs. 4 ohm vs. whatever, and I'm not sure how that all comes into play.

Do your speaker grilles say Bose? If so you have Bose. If not you don't. That matters for how you can integrate a new HU.

Nope, no Bose.

[adam044]

You can run the Aux cord wherever you want..

[pengwuino]

Hmm, I wonder if I can run it up through my center console...

[Acme]

So, would this just sit in my glovebox? That would seem like it would be odd to have an aux cable in your glovebox. I typically don't like talking to people when I drive, so I may not bother with a mic :P

Then don't install the mic! You can install the Dension module wherever you want and/or run an extension for the aux port or for usb. You wanted BT, USB and AUX... Dension also has other modules with different options for the B7. If you want "cool high-tech features" without swapping the whole HU, that's an option... Just saying...

[Charles.waite]

So, would this just sit in my glovebox? That would seem like it would be odd to have an aux cable in your glovebox. I typically don't like talking to people when I drive, so I may not bother with a mic :P



Sweet! This is exactly what I need :). Although one thing I am curious about, being as I don't know much about speakers, is how ohmage works. I hear of people saying their speaker is 2 ohm vs. 4 ohm vs. whatever, and I'm not sure how that all comes into play.



Nope, no Bose.

In that case as low cuentos said, you've got the fronts powered by the head unit and the rears and sub powered by an Amp In the trunk. The speakers are all standard 4-ohms.

[6speedman]

What is needed to make a aftermarket head unit work with Bose?


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[papadelogan]

What is needed to make a aftermarket head unit work with Bose?


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Proper wiring of the adapter harness is all, really. I did just an AUX port on my first B7 initially, and that was OK, but I wanted a touchscreen headunit that had bluetooth, etc. I picked out a Pioneer Appradio3 and installed it myself using the Metra wiring harness, antenna adapter, and dash kit. That B7 had the Bose system and it worked fine, with no loss in sound quality. I went a step or two beyond that and integrated my phone with the radio so that I have full control of my phone through the touchscreen. What does that mean? It means I can watch Netflix (if I have good data connection), play music or movies that are on my phone, use Google Maps or Waze for navigation, make hotel reservations... anything I can do on my phone, I can do through the touchscreen of my headunit.

I sold the 2005.5 B7 A4 with Bose and bought a 2007 B7 A4 without Bose. My dashkit had cracked, so I spent the $$ and bought everything (again) from Enfig. Dash piece is much nicer looking, and it was all plug-n-play, which made installation quicker.

If you need to watch your budget, one of the add-on BT/AUX adapters mentioned will work fine. I paid $400 for the AppRadio3, $200-ish for all the Enfig parts, and another $100 for wiring and a Samsung wireless dongle to integrate my phone. $700 is not cheap, but for me, the cost was worth the gain in functionality. RNS-E will cost you more and get you a lot less IMO.

[adam044]

Order from crutchfield and you'll get everything you need

[6speedman]

Proper wiring of the adapter harness is all, really. I did just an AUX port on my first B7 initially, and that was OK, but I wanted a touchscreen headunit that had bluetooth, etc. I picked out a Pioneer Appradio3 and installed it myself using the Metra wiring harness, antenna adapter, and dash kit. That B7 had the Bose system and it worked fine, with no loss in sound quality. I went a step or two beyond that and integrated my phone with the radio so that I have full control of my phone through the touchscreen. What does that mean? It means I can watch Netflix (if I have good data connection), play music or movies that are on my phone, use Google Maps or Waze for navigation, make hotel reservations... anything I can do on my phone, I can do through the touchscreen of my headunit.

I sold the 2005.5 B7 A4 with Bose and bought a 2007 B7 A4 without Bose. My dashkit had cracked, so I spent the $$ and bought everything (again) from Enfig. Dash piece is much nicer looking, and it was all plug-n-play, which made installation quicker.

If you need to watch your budget, one of the add-on BT/AUX adapters mentioned will work fine. I paid $400 for the AppRadio3, $200-ish for all the Enfig parts, and another $100 for wiring and a Samsung wireless dongle to integrate my phone. $700 is not cheap, but for me, the cost was worth the gain in functionality. RNS-E will cost you more and get you a lot less IMO.

I had a kenwood touchscreen laying around from another car that I thought I'd hook up and get working before spending for a good unit.
I got the Metra wiring kit for Bose but I had to move wires around to get it to power up. I finally got it to work but have terrible sound (at low volume it sounds like the speakers are maxed out and crackling)and terrible reception. I do have power to the antenna so I don't know what's going on there. And from what I've been reading I'm wondering if the amp is not being powered on??? I'm not to knowledgeable on audio systems.


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[adam044]

I had a Kenwood touchscreen that I pulled from my B5 when it was totaled, but sold it. The screen wasn't big enough for this car, I want something with like a 6.95 if I get anything.