Hello, new to the forum, and quite an audiophile.
My IS250 is about to run out of its 100k warranty, and I'd like to do some aftermarket tweaks to it, to make it a more enjoyable car, now that its off warranty and I wont violate anything.
I've researched it a bit, and realize that I do not want to change out the head unit, as too many of the electrical systems run through the stock unit.
I've also done several aftermarket speaker installs over the years on other cars, and after market speakers never seem to give a full strong audio range compared to a stock setup, but yet the stock speaker setups also do not meet my requirements.
I need some advice:
First - I need to add an ipod/iphone unit to my stock head unit, any recommendations there?
Am I able to install a "stock" ML system into my non-ML IS250 ? and if I can, is it worth it ? (I think this would be the most optimal way to increase the sound quality in my car, but not sure how to go about it)
Would it be better to just keep my stock install, and dynamat the doors/trunk to maximize the sound that I'm currently getting?
I need my trunk space, but have found a few molded sub enclosures that fit in the corner of the trunk and allow for a ~1cubic ft. 10" subwoofer to be installed. Is adding a subwoofer to the stock system an expensive/difficult journey?
I really just want a strong 20hz => 40khz in my car. I drive *a lot* and need my music to be pristine on my daily drives. Sound quality is definately better than SPL for me, but I need a lot better than what I currently have.
Thanks so much
-craig
