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Upgrade Meridian 380w to 825w - BRO-T - 29-03-2014 04:11pm
Hi all,
Seen some genuine speakers for sale on ebay and it got me wondering. Is it possible to retro upgrade to meridian system from 380w to 825w?
From the meridian website, all i'm missing is the 3 midrange coaxials/tweeters. 1 in the dash and 2 at the rear. I'm guessing the dealer would have to reconfigure the software to use and enable some of the extra meridian features.
Any ideas?
RE: Upgrade Meridian 380w to 825w - mark_n - 29-03-2014 04:42pm
The electronics is completely different so you would need to replace that and then there's the issue of wiring to the speakers. The option costs something like £1000 and you can be certain the retrofit cost will be much higher.
I don't know how many people have the upgrade but I can't think of anyone saying they cannot live without it. It's the same in big RR land where the Evoque upgraded system is standard and there's a further £4000 upgrade available. Truth is, the standard Evoque system is pretty good. Don't waste your money trying to upgrade.
Upgrade Meridian 380w to 825w - HeartbreakRidge - 29-03-2014 04:49pm
Honestly, now that I have mine, the base system is pretty good and I'm just as happy not to have spent money on the upgrade. Good luck if you try it though!
RE: Upgrade Meridian 380w to 825w - XFullFatTim - 29-03-2014 05:59pm
The upgraded one has surround sound and is very good.
RE: Upgrade Meridian 380w to 825w - cjfp - 29-03-2014 08:38pm
(29-03-2014 04:49pm)HeartbreakRidge Wrote: Honestly, now that I have mine, the base system is pretty good and I'm just as happy not to have spent money on the upgrade. Good luck if you try it though!
+1
RE: Upgrade Meridian 380w to 825w - BRO-T - 31-03-2014 09:31am
Thanks for the input guys.
Think i'm just looking to find a little project to do on my car
RE: Upgrade Meridian 380w to 825w - sunny_si4 - 31-03-2014 06:13pm
It's really not worth it, seriously. I've got the 825W system and my sister has the standard 380W in her car, and other than the mild surround sound effect, I'm hard pressed to find any difference between the two! (There are some differences, but I wouldn't have paid the extra... I bought mine 2nd hand and it just happened to have it)
I'm sure there are many other more useful projects you can do to your car