Sound System Up Grade Advice (Aftermarket)
Newbie
Joined: Mar 2018
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GLC 250D
Thank you fabbrisd1 and Ian of Sydney, I really appreciate your input and comments.
Thats good news!
Are you using additional amplification or straight from whatever was factory installed in the car?
I have a meeting with an installer soon and would appreciate some more details about your solution/s.
All best
Are you using additional amplification or straight from whatever was factory installed in the car?
I have a meeting with an installer soon and would appreciate some more details about your solution/s.
All best
Junior Member
Joined: Jun 2016
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From: Sydney
GLC, Q7
The plan was to upgrade the amp, but the installer suggested just wait and first let the speakers settle in; about 20 hours of use. He was right. The sound is crisp with clear vocals and instruments. As bass is not my thing, you may need a trial and error strategy. Cheers
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2018
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soon-to-be 2018 glc43
If it's not too much to ask, can someone measure the size of the front door speaker grill? I read somewhere that its about 80mm or 3.14". I would have thought it would be larger since our door speakers are 100mm or ~4". Also do you guys know if our doors are exactly the same as the C-class W205?
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2018
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soon-to-be 2018 glc43
Now that we've had the GLC for 2 months, the stock non-burmester speakers are finally breaking in. Much better than what came with the Audio 20 on the C Class W204, but supposedly far short of the Burmeister option, which for $850 is a no-brainer.
The JL Audio speakers are a quality option (JL Audio is owned by my son-in-law's family(, however I understand that they are not as efficient as other speakers - the last spec I read was at 88dB/1 watt, about 6 dB short of the 94dB/1 watt spec for the Infinity Kappas, for example. In simple terms, 6 dB more efficiency means 4 times the perceived volume for the watts you have available from your headunit.
I will investigate shortly other ideas, however congrats on your JL installation!!!! Remember that the system will sound much less congested after about 30 hours of cone break-in.
The JL Audio speakers are a quality option (JL Audio is owned by my son-in-law's family(, however I understand that they are not as efficient as other speakers - the last spec I read was at 88dB/1 watt, about 6 dB short of the 94dB/1 watt spec for the Infinity Kappas, for example. In simple terms, 6 dB more efficiency means 4 times the perceived volume for the watts you have available from your headunit.
I will investigate shortly other ideas, however congrats on your JL installation!!!! Remember that the system will sound much less congested after about 30 hours of cone break-in.
