Further to GTO asking me to give a brief on Audio Planet.
I got to hear about Auto Planet on a radio ad for NAKAMICHI car audio.
I called up details and took an appointment for a demo. I was then considering a probable upgrade for my car from Palio 1.2 petrol to a new diesel engine.
I went for the demo and was so impressed on the over all experience on what to consider configuring an audio/entertainment set up for the car. Most guys talk about jazzy speakers, funky head units, punch sub woofers, powerful amplifiers etc. Here the approach was different. Education on understanding the basics on listening preferences, taste of music genre etc is laid more emphasis. I went in for the similar configuration on my Elantra 2.0 CRDi as to what Mr. Palani (The proprietor) had on his Honda Accord then. A 2 DIN Pioneer head unit with four 6 .5" round Nakamichi speakers (2 front door and 2 rear parcel shelf). The front speakers also support 2 top dome tweeters with a 6 db cross over. There is no amp driving the speakers except for a 8" active sub.
Auto planet was started in 1999 as a car accessories retailer including car audio but soon took to specialising in car audio and over a period of time had a high percentage of our customers coming in for our specailisation in car audio than for any other segment of car accessories.
They were one of the first few to help a customer identify and understand sound quality than be obsessed with SPL. One of the few to have recognised the importance of Installation basics for maximising product USP's. They use Real time analysers to ascertain the quality of sound in the car since 2002 is a testimony to focus on installation. Brands take a back seat with more importance being placed on the concepts. All the reputed international brands are made available to the customer after help him evaluate his need to product synergy.
Our specialisation comes from the experiances gained in their sister concern where they work with very Audiophile products like ATC, Marantz, Mordautshort, Cambridge Audio, Monitor Audio etc where installation techniques and understanding of acoustics is of paramount importance for converting Product qualities into listening experience. The co-ordinatesL: -
Palani.Lokanathan
Proprietor: Auto Planet & Audio Planet
No.703/4, 1st Floor, 3rd Block behind BDA Complex,
Koramangala, Bangalore – 560034
E-mail:
palani2155@yahoo.com
Phone: 080-25523016, 41101368, 64516446
Mobile: 9845019192, 98456949
(Shall post picture of the configuration shortly. Its been running for nearly 3 years now with no troubles what so ever.