Has anyone tried upgrading the car stereo for new cars at this Pete's audio in Subang Jaya? So far this is the only one that looks professional and uses plug and play connection or installation to prevent issues with new car warranty.

The video on YouTube looks informative and professional and there are many projects done, with mostly good reviews on Google Maps. Most of the projects didn't touch the Head unit as he mentioned current HU in modern cars are good enough. Only speakers, subwoofer and DSP are upgraded or added.

What are the results for anyone who has tried this outlet especially for new cars? Any rattling sound introduced after the installation due to loose wiring or fittings from opening up the door panels?

I upgraded my Ford Wildtrak '23 speakers. And very happy with the outcome.

I surveyed about 3 place, 1 in Ara Damansara, 1 in Puchong & then Pete's. I felt most comfortable & trusting with Pete's. Happy with the outcome. Although had to go in 2nd time just to get the tuning a bit more nicer to my ears, and that sorted out.

Almost a year now with the upgraded speakers, added dsp & a sub as well...no issues, no rattles, etc to report.

He is mahal but good and stands behind his work. Any issues that crops up , u can go back and he wont lepas tangan. But go to him if u want technicality, music appreciation and finesse. Cables he use is above average but not crazy expensive. If u want higher price also can but he will tell u try first. He has demo cars u can listen to. Go focal bro. Blam is okay but focal is close to true tone sounds doesnt cut wires.
Go to kk lau if u like a lot of custom jobs, great kick ass head banging bass install. Cables also can be cheap or high. Generally doesnt cut wires
Monster audio, chong is okay but he always uses mosconi stuffs and bloody mahal. Cable cable all kayangan level which increases ur price. Doesnt cut wires
Quest audiio u go to for sony, pioneer and off the market shelves and those super mahal cables but i think he pivoted to massaage parlours now. Used to cut wires
Brothers nesr ldp, still does cheap isntalls but omg! Potong wire, splice and smallest thin wires. But they are cheap. Used to Cut wires.

If ure into high resolution audio then try get dynavin as i know it has the audio chipset that can be used with this app usb audio player pro which allows 92kHz output. All android phond and okayers and locked to 48kHz.
If u dont want to change ur whole system then just get a simple dsp and use ur own spealers and use for a month.

Thanks to all responses. Yes I also read that they have demo cars to audition some of the options. So far this looks most reliable. I've looked at KK Lau and there are less reviews from customers, more negative than positive reviews. Pete looks decent and more trustworthy but thought I'd check here first.

Thanks for the information on Focal speakers. Since you recommended it, I presume it is noticeably better than the cheaper options? I usually listen to instrumental music, no vocals. Clarity, separation between instruments, refined and extended treble and taut defined or textured bass are the priority. Dislike boomy bloated bass of some systems where cheap thump thump bass overpowers everything.

How much is the price with the Focal setup? I'm not looking to spend much so can the focal speakers and subwoofer be installed without the DSP box?

This post has been edited by SportyHandling: Sep 29 2024, 09:12 AM

i tot is lock to 44.1khz where audio & hires are forced to resample to quantitative bits (buruk). either way all those are bad and we need to bypass

focal is an old high end hifi company... so they know sound...

If u like instrumental and technicality. Focal is ur best bang for the buck. Suren got other higher end speakers but its really a fight between 90% to 91%. Just got for a good dsp first. Dont change ur speakers. Later u can change ur speakers.

Then focal is among the best brands for your described preference.

They got entry level too (look up Lazada) that's around our under 1k (I think these days starting minimum 1k for a 2 way component)

I personally dislike focal as it's too treble focused. Vocals will be a bit lacking
Bass is pretty much dead.

Yes, that's what most of them who dislike Focal home audio speakers say, too much treble. Anyway will listen to the demo cars that are available if I'm going to Pete's. I see most of their customers on Facebook have chosen the BLAM, so it should be rather decent if not spectacular. Most importantly it offers a noticeably significant improvement in sound quality from the stock sound system of the vehicle.

had their bookshelf so long ago... vocal was ok... no bass as expected... treble a bit hot because of their inverted dome...but good clarity n awesome soundstage... imho good for old folks when hearing starts to go... hahaha

someone have to say it

I have close preference as you (not sure similar, but at least close).

I like vocal clarity, at the same time I like instruments separation from the vocal and each others.
I'm after the female vocal at the tail end a little of subtle transpose, to tiny bit of "wooden sand shakers" (not sure what's actual name), that usually lost, at the same time like the 90's pop.

For bass, I'm obsessive with 1 beat is 1 beat. 2 beats, must not be muffled together like some poor quality woofer (or just the stupid DSP poor TruBase effect).

Here's why I choose B&W Panorama 3 over Bose 900, Sonos Arc, how it compares with HK in my car.
Sony HTA7000 is out as soon as I listen it for first time. Honorable mention Samsung 990

pros
- the built-in dual Subwoofer is actually best at 40hz range, that's woofer for my standard
- real woofer vs others that use full range speakers for 40hz range, they have no real woofer. + Sonos/Bose when add Subwoofer is for 20hz, the 90's pop beat is not as crisp
- B&W DSP on the vocal signature I'm after
- 90's pop the drum beats are exactly per my teenager memory. Clear and crisp.

cons
- not real subwoofer at 20hz range (and can't add one). Watch movie with explosion, bass is near dead.
- limited DSP processing power. Watch movie with very busy scene or hard rock, certain Anime songs, the separation quality degraded.
- can't add satellite speakers.

If I'm not after the vocal signature or priorities movies, Samsung 990 is the best bang of the buck all rounder.
Both Bose 900, Sonos Arc are both better option than B&W if one watch more movies.
Sony strong base, but the base quality not clean (or the shop messed up with the EQ). It is best example of technically best on spectrum analyzer, but not in real life.

So compared to my car HK, that has both actual woofer + subwooder + full range speakers + tweeters.
So it covers both 40hz + 20hz scenario. Separation is better than the Panorama 3, again especially busy sounds combination.
My car EQ setting is actually on clarity that low base, high mid/treble + half TruBase for woofer + quarter TruBase for subwoofer, to find back the balance, vocal still stands out.
In most other (low cost) systems I experience, TruBase usually mess up the bass quality that cause them to be murky + muddy, lost the separation, best left off or just minimum.

Only thing HK lack is the vocal signature. But anyway Panorama 3 vocal is also synthetic by DSP, different from real high end B&W speakers hardware, lol. Real audiophiles probably laughing at me

This post has been edited by constant_weight: Sep 30 2024, 01:03 PM

If u wan budget a bit, I am using component speaker alpine type S (the new silver color) + amplifier. I like this speaker because the speaker have good clarity vocal and the bass is smooth bass.
My current sound signature is exactly same as Marshall Woburn 3. Sound exactly the same when i play it with the same song. So u can just drop by sengheng or senQ and test the marshall speakers.

*best listen with earbuds*

On one of my ride, using JBL Stage 3 front and back but wiring, under seat woofer and crossfire A6Pro from him. Workmanship is good although I’m on budget

This post has been edited by Scissorshand: Oct 1 2024, 05:23 PM

Nowadays, musics are digitized and sampled at 44.1 or 48 kHz. So, basically your original source itself say at 48kHz. SO, how any processor produced higher resolution than this other than just interpolate the original source? Why bother?

android audio driver punya pasal.
they force downsample until 44.1 in order to combine ringtone, notif and other clicking sounds

but the CD in general also this resolution already. Need to interpolate data to give more resolution? At the end it will be filtered to become analog too.

android player got cd? rare to see
majority of bluetooth or stream only. they r not 44.1 friendly

I meant the music source in majority is CD sampled at 44.1kHz. Those in other format most likely a compressed version of original source

Sounds good. May I ask where did you install and how much does it all cost. I presume Pete's Audio doesn't have JBL.