I’ve been off the grid lately, but again when there’s annoyance at the doors, I know only one arena of gurus to bang at!
I’ve been in my Indica Vista Aura (QJet) for the past 3 months now, and am decently happy with the car’s provided (new/changed) HU along with the 6 speaker setup, however, it was just okay.. Nothing greatly amazing.
So, being a rythm lover I had to get it pimped up. Of course, being a budget buyer, I had to consider only low-mid range options..
Here’s the summary now-
Step 1: Kept the OE Blaupunkt HU (without the USB/Aux), added Pioneer 6993 speakers (Rs. 3100) = happy with the sound.
Step 2: Craving for more (bass & detail) went for a Blaupunkt 12" Bass Tube with an Alpine 4-channel amp, and with the JBL cable-component set(Rs. 2500+Rs. 3400+1400) = much better!
Step 3: Too much base pushed me to get some treble balancing solution; got a TS-S20. = much much better! happier now, thought this was all!
ISSUE -> started getting a *hiss* sound and minor attenuation with electric on/off blips (whenever usin a switch of brake, etc) 🙁
Still trying to find a solution, and finally my audio guy tweaked it by reducing output through the AMP, and changing RCA points to different channels, and changing a couple of cables.. but still not gone a 100%.
Finally he says that the way he’s got my setup hooked up to the HU is more or less a "jugaad" since the OE HU itself doesn’t have an RC cable out options and due to which it’ll never be a 100% amazing output. So he suggests a final step to upgrade the HU.
Now, my perplexity:
1. Could it really be an issue with the OE HU not being able to deliver best? I mean, I do want a new one with the Aux In / USB options as well, so can try that, but would it take care of the issue of noise/hiss?
2. I’ve drilled down on 2 options, trying to keep my pocket burn less than 10k now – so help decide :-
Pioneer 6050
or
Kenwood 5110
Any other suggestions / help is much appreciated 🙂
Thanks & Best,
Jas