Tag: Sound Proofing

  • Speaker Upgrade in a Landrover Defender

    Speaker upgrade in a Landrover Defender

    A speaker upgrade in a Landrover Defender is a must for anyone living in Sheffield.  For any people that own a Defender, you will all know how poor the vehicle sounds. They aren’t necessarily built for audio quality.  They generally have a set of 4″ speakers in the bottom of the dashboard facing the floor and the odd ones then have a tweeter on top of the dashboard firing at the windscreen.  These systems both lack quality, volume, clarity and just about anything good in a speaker system. Most Landrover Defenders in Sheffield don’t even have any rear speakers.  Replacing the speakers is a fairly simple task. Using a more substantial speaker you can gain a far superior sound quality to the factory speakers.

    Speaker upgrade in a Landrover Defender

    If you want a big improvement to your Landrover Defender, then we recommend a set of 3 way component speakers.  Also, in the rear a set of 6.50″ coaxial speakers to the roof area.  Doing this upgrade will give you audio for the rear of the vehicle as well as a big jump in quality for the front of the vehicle.  A front set of 3 way components consist of a dedicated 6.50″ midbass driver, a 4″ midrange driver and a tweeter.  All the speakers are fitted neatly to the vehicle, with no detriment to the interior. The rear 6.50″ coaxial speakers are secured to the roof area to give a rear surround sound.

    What’s Your Budget?

    A speaker upgrade in a Landrover Defender can cover most budgets, depending on the quality of sound you are after.  If rear speakers don’t interest you, then you could spend more money on the front speaker upgrade.  This would benefit the sound in the front of the vehicle, which is the most important seat in the vehicle. This is because it’s the driver is the one spending the money on the improvements.

    In addition to speakers, another improvement to the sound quality of the vehicle would be to use some soundproofing material. This will quieten down the vehicle and help to reduce road noise inside the cabin area.

    One more improvement would be to add an amplifier to the speakers to give them extra power. This in turn would give much better quality, clarity of sound and more volume.

  • Dynamat Sound Deadening

    One of my biggest niggles in Car Audio Installations is people not using the right products for the job.

    There are many ‘so-called’ sound proofing products on the market but NONE of them are anywhere near as good as DYNAMAT.  Dynamat sound deadening is a material which turns vibration into low-level heat and dissipates it through the top metal layer.

    Do you ever find yourself turning the stereo up the faster you drive?

    Dynamat sound deadening

    The general feeling for sound deadening is it stops rattles from panels in the boot when you fit a subwoofer, but you can use it for so much more than that.  Even if you aren’t upgrading the speakers in your vehicle, Dynamat will make your standard stereo sound better as it also stops ‘Road Noise’ getting into the cabin area.  The amount of road noise increases as the vehicle speed increases.  The majority of this noise comes in through the doors as they are the thinnest metal part of the vehicle.  If this noise can be reduced, then not only will the cabin environment be quieter but the audio system will sound much much better due to less vibrations affecting the output of the speakers.

    Call SOURCE now on 0114 257 1550 to get your vehicle Dynamat-ed