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Hi all Sorry for my lack of response, but it has been a busy couple of days. Frank-ME: Danke :) Yes, I like the DNX7200 too, and think that it is good value for the money. I bought mine in England, and it was only approx. 1000 euro in total, inclusive the Bluetooth adapter and Ipod interface. :-D Since I only have the door speakers the sound is really not very good :( I have never heard a Smart with the sound package, but I guess it is quite a bit better that the one I currently have in mine. When the speakers are installed, I will look for a subwoofer solution, however I think I will build one by myself. I would prefer to have a placement below the seat, but I don’t know if there will be space enough. I have been looking at the u-dimension RM-406 SL, which only require approx. 6,4L cabinet. I don’t need a very heavy bass, just enough to handle the low tones... Matze: Is that the same grills that you use? (Yours looks nice..) Or does the ”g” versions come with grills? Flat rate: I like that :) now I just have to figure out ALL the stuff I need and place one big order :-D Grüsse aus Dänemark Peter

Thanks, somehow I already knew that you would suggest the Andrian Audio A2 :lol: :lol: :lol: Now I almost have to try them out, to see if they are as good as you say.... :-D Does the Andrian audio A2 come with midrange speaker grills, and are there angle adaptors for the tweeters included? Now I just have to source the damping material in Denmark, I guess that it will be to expencive to ship form Germany. Again, thanks for the replies. Peter

I have read the tread regarding the Alpine smart, and I really don't have any opinion regarding that. So back to my "problem" :-D Any suggestions regarding speaker kit's in the range of 200 to 300 euro. One more thing, the most tweeters I have seen is made to sit "flat" on the dashboard pointing up towards the windscreen. As mentioned elsewhere this might cause phase problems due to reflections, correct? Or would you normally put them in somekind of adapter in order to get the correct angle towards the driver (something like the pods mentioned by Kai_Hawaii) ? :-? Grüsse aus Dänemark Peter

Hey :) Quote: I am as well about to change the sound system and had just recently an idea, how to place the tweeters. Waht about using the same instruments like smart is using for the watch. You place them in the suggested corners and I am sure that looks pretty nice... That might be a solution, maybe not the most discrete one :) but it would properly eliminate the refelctions from the windshield, because you would be able to point then directly towards the listener, or?

Hi Again 1) That placement should be OK, but that of cause requires that the tweeters also look good :-D 2) OK, I understand. Well the music I normally listen to in the car, ranges from jazz to pop and rock. I plan to use the internal amplifier in the headunit and see how it goes. btw. the headunit is a Kenwood DNX7200. Grüsse aus Dänemark Peter

Hello Matze Thanks, and thanks for your reply. 1) Regarding the tweeters, I almost already knew this :roll: How will you fit the tweeters in your installation? 2) Is the position of the midrange door-speakers also bad? I guess the only bad thing is that a lot of damping material is needed. And you need to make sure that the speakers are properly mounted. 3) Ok, thanks. So a mounting depth of 70mm for the midrange doorspeakers should be OK (if you mount the the same way as you did, not using the original speaker-grill) ? Any suggestions for a speaker "kit" (tweeters + midtone + filter)? in the limited price range of 200- 300euro? :-D Grüsse aus Dänemark Peter

Hello all fellow smart drivers :) I’m sorry for writing in English, but my German writing is not so good, but please reply in German, in that way I’m forced to train my German :) I have a Smart fortwo, the new model (451) without any sound upgrade, only the standard door speakers, and now I want to upgrade them. I really want to keep the installation as discrete as possible, So I would like to use the original speaker grills. After a lot of reading on this forum (and others) I know how to replace the speaker in the doors (thanks to you all). But I also want to implement the tweeters in the same place as the original (I know that this is not a ideal placement, but again I think it is the most discrete). So now I have a few questions: 1) Have anyone tried to replace/mount the tweeters, is it just a matter of dismount the dashboard? Anything to pay special attention to? 2) I have planned to buy a set of MB QUART RUA 216 Reference, they should fit in the doors (in the depth). Maybe I need to make a adapter to fit them. Are they OK, or has anyone a better suggestion? (The price is approx. 200 Euro) 3) How is the original wiring in terms of filters ect. ? I have made a drawing of how I think it is, but I don't know... So the questions are: Are there filters between the connector and speakers, as on the drawing? Or is the filtering done inside the original smart radio? Or, how is it done? Thanks in advance. Grüsse aus Dänemark. Peter