Maruti Baleno ICE Upgrade: Alpine HU, Morel Components, Gladen M10 Subwoofer, Audison SR-4 and more I had no plans for ICE Upgrade in Baleno. The ICE itch began when I started using the car after a long gap. Thanks to the Gladen upgrade in S-Cross, I found the music below average in my Baleno.
It's the same old story all over again, initial plan was only to damp the doors and upgrade the speakers. I wanted to implement the upgrade in stages...But it just didn't happen
I hardly drive with rear passengers and only the front sound stage is important.
Front Components + Subwoofer + 4 Channel Amplifier + Front doors damping was the final decision.
I am happy with the Gladens in my S-Cross, just wanted to try something different. I considered various speakers in the range of 10-30k and shortlisted 3 of them.
1. Blam Relax 165 RS
2. Rainbow Dreamline dl-c6.2
3. Morel Tempo 6
I had a lengthy conversation with Mr. Muneem regarding the above speakers. The summary was
Blam: Soothing bright
Rainbow: Neutral / Natural
Morel: Warm
I had a budget of less than 60k for the entire setup. Muneem suggested Morel Tempo only if I go with a powerful AMP delivering at least 100WRMS per channel. The other two would work well with basic ones delivering 60WRMS. He also told me that Rainbows and Gladens would sound similar (neutral) and I could try something different this time (Morel or Blam). Blam Relax 165 was slightly expensive but I could get a cheaper AMP and these speakers are rated at 2 Ohms too. Morel was the favorite in our S-Cross group and I read only positive reviews about them on the forum too. So, Tempo 6 it is!!!
Thanks to my fixed budget, I was not in a position to get very expensive amp and sub. Pioneer GM-D8704 was finalized. It's a compact Class D Amp delivering 100WRMS per channel at 4 ohms and 300WRMS in bridged mode. I was little concerned about the whine reported in Class D amplifiers, decided to try my luck on that.
I wanted to go with a 10 Inch sub like in my S-Cross. Gladen M Line 10 was added to the list. I am happy with it in S-Cross and it's not very expensive too, serves my purpose. Final Setup:
1. Stock HU (I found out it's a very decent one, more on it later)
2. Morel Tempo 6 front components
3. Stock rear speakers
4. Gladen M line 10 subwoofer
5. Pioneer GM-D8704 amplifier
6. Front doors damping (Brazo)
This was well within my budget of 60k
Last edited by Chetan_Rao : 18th February 2021 at 17:14.
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