What's the opinion on this??

[Wolfie]

Winyra - Im looking at a similar setup so your feedback would be great thanks. What size sub did you go for in the end?

[winrya]

Winyra - Im looking at a similar setup so your feedback would be great thanks. What size sub did you go for in the end?

Just went for a 12" in the end. The guy i bought the amp off was running 2 8" subs and said it sounded awesome.  I will report back when its fitted, I hope i wont be disappointed

[CocoPops]

All,

I've heard back...

Bluespot are NOT aware of any problems with bluetooth kits, and they say "We sell a lot of these systems and have had no reports of them interfering with Bluetooth adaptors.".

As far as the group buy is concerned....

They are saying that if I order 10 of each part myself and distrbute, the following stands.
10% off the amplifier and 12.5% off the cable kit price.

Cable normal price =  £67.99, discounted price = £59.49
THA555 normal price = £239.99, discounted price = £215.99
So, all in, we'd be looking at £275.48 down from £307.98 (plus some kind of distribution/post/collection).

So, is anyone interested?

[winrya]

And to add to the above, i have just installed the 12" blaupunkt subwoofer and enclosure i purchased from them.  £49 delivered with an RRP of £119.99.  I can confirm the amp easily powers it and in fact i have the sub level at less than a quarter.  With this system you can set it up however you want.  There is no shortage of power, you can certainly make the whole car shake if you wish. 

I'm well chuffed, I'd read a couple of opinions that there was no way it could power a sub from the loom and you would need to run an additional power lead.  This is rubbish, what a sound

I'm still messing around to get the sound correct, some songs sound perfect and some seem like they are going to blow the boot open.  I'm pretty rubbish though and might get some pro's like bass junkies to sort it for me.

Couple of pics of the sub install (glad i didn't spend the £180 i was going to)

[Wolfie]

CocoPops - put me down for the groupbuy at the price you quoted plus postage - how long do you feel we should let it run to see if we can get 10 people?  As if its too long I may have to bite the bullet and pay the full price as im well keen now 

Winyra  - your install looks cool - so the sound is a vast improvement then    - will just about any sub work with this device then  (12" max)  - I'm clueless when looking at all the descriptions such as ohms, rms etc etc

Also how easy is the install - as easy as you make it sound ? - I've removed the dash to get to the unit before but never done any ICE stuff - also is the sub just wired straight into the amp in ur pic?

Thanks for your help guys!

[winrya]

CocoPops - put me down for the groupbuy at the price you quoted plus postage - how long do you feel we should let it run to see if we can get 10 people?  As if its too long I may have to bite the bullet and pay the full price as im well keen now 

Winyra  - your install looks cool - so the sound is a vast improvement then    - will just about any sub work with this device then  (12" max)  - I'm clueless when looking at all the descriptions such as ohms, rms etc etc

Also how easy is the install - as easy as you make it sound ? - I've removed the dash to get to the unit before but never done any ICE stuff - also is the sub just wired straight into the amp in ur pic?

Thanks for your help guys!

Yes any sub will work.  It outputs 200w rms so you dont want to go crazy.  The one i purchase is rated at a max of 250w so i felt they were well suited.  For the type of music i listen to i was told 12" would give me the best sound.

Ref sound, it absolutely blows away the standard setup.  I can only remember when i was young listening to amps just running subs so to have all the speakers and sub amped sounds fantastic to me.  I'm sure with this setup you could adjust it to sound however you want it.  I had it turned up a little high to begin with and a lot of the back of the car was vibrating.

I've just been for a drive and its sounding pretty much perfect although a vibrating rear view mirror is a new feature.  When i have the time i probably need to turn the bass down a little on the car speakers as they were starting to distort on very testing songs (about as high as i could go though).

As far as installing it goes, I'm not great at this type of thing, i usually get half way wondering why on earth i started so this cant be too tough.  If you've taken the stereo out before you will be fine, basically you unplug the old loom, plug the new one it and plug your old loom into the end of it.  Obviously i tested it before i put all the cables away to make sure it was working.  Then it takes a few mins to feed it to the end of the car.  As i said above, from the centre of the dash you can feed the cables behind the glovebox (where the manual sits) and then drop it down the side and run it along the sills (which unclip).

I'm very pleased, I hope everybody else is impressed although I've not found anything but positive feedback for this system.

Ryan

[Wolfie]

It all sounds pretty straightforward - winyra do you have a 3 or 5 door - only asking because I have a 3 door and the sills you refer to dont run along the whole of the car on the 3 door - how do I navigate the cable the rest of the way?

Or does anyone know a link outlining the procedure 

Also is the wiring of the amp itself easy enough - looks a lots of wires lol

Sorry for being so naive and generally hopeless!

[animal]

Does this device negate the need for the Clean Sweep? There's no mention in the brochure of digital processing? Presumably with the Clean Sweep you still need an Amp? Sorry guys, I like my music but I know nothing about ICE.

[winrya]

It all sounds pretty straightforward - winyra do you have a 3 or 5 door - only asking because I have a 3 door and the sills you refer to dont run along the whole of the car on the 3 door - how do I navigate the cable the rest of the way?

Or does anyone know a link outlining the procedure 

Also is the wiring of the amp itself easy enough - looks a lots of wires lol

Sorry for being so naive and generally hopeless!

I have a 3 door, after the sill you can push the cables under the black plastic and then go down the side of the rear seat and into the boot.

There are 5 cable blocks all labelled so you can't get it wrong;)

[winrya]

Does this device negate the need for the Clean Sweep? There's no mention in the brochure of digital processing? Presumably with the Clean Sweep you still need an Amp? Sorry guys, I like my music but I know nothing about ICE.

Correct, amp, cable and sub and you Have everything you need

[pazz]

Would the discount also apply to the THA 475 unit? I'm not really after a subwoofer 

[CocoPops]

Not unless you order 10 of the 475 then no :(

They don't seem that willing to help to be honest, hence the having to buy 10 and distribute seperately etc.

[animal]

Does this device negate the need for the Clean Sweep? There's no mention in the brochure of digital processing? Presumably with the Clean Sweep you still need an Amp? Sorry guys, I like my music but I know nothing about ICE.

Correct, amp, cable and sub and you Have everything you need

[v2brett]

winrya how long did the delivery take from bluespot im thinking of ordering mine but need to organise so someones in to sign for it    oh and whos the courier

[winrya]

winrya how long did the delivery take from bluespot im thinking of ordering mine but need to organise so someones in to sign for it    oh and whos the courier

Hi, sorry for the delay.  I ordered mine (sub, purchased the amp through ebay) on Monday morning, got an email at 5pm to say it had been dispatched with dhl on a 2 day service although items are sometimes delivered next day.  Sure enough it arrived 1pm the next day so great service. I'd say 1 day at the moment, probably due to courier companies being quiet at the moment and having no need to carry parcels an extra day!