[Hawk1]

Hi
Can anyone tell me what the new i30 radio sounds like or anything about it .
As i am looking at getting the i30 style diesel and read on the net that there not that good on the lower models like the active  ? compared to ford or vauxhall.
Looked in the brouchure  but it does nt say anything just that all models have RDS radios.

[Dazzler]

Member AlanHo might be able to help you when he gets home from a trip away..

[2i30s]

Member AlanHo might be able to help you when he gets home from a trip away..

don't we have a second 2013 i30 owner dazz. 

[Dazzler]

Member AlanHo might be able to help you when he gets home from a trip away..

don't we have a second 2013 i30 owner dazz. 

Yes but cant remember who at the moment though 

[Hati]

With all due respect, if you base your purchasing decision on the quality of the radio, you seriously need some help 


Don't know what kind of radio the new i30 comes with. At a guess probably the same as the new Accent. If it is, it would be a slight improvement over the old i30 job, still very basic though. Has a reasonable bluetooth and ok sound quality for the average person. No Bose system though.

[2i30s]

at the moment there is little difference in your base model radio and the higher level radio other than an amp and two little tweeters.    both my cars are only the base models with no amp or tweeters,but they do the job. 

[Phil №❶]

@Hati

Do you know of any manufacturers that supply Bose audio as standard in their cars. 

[Doggie 1]

@Hati

Do you know of any manufacturers that supply Bose audio as standard in their cars. 

I do.
Mazda in the SP25.

[Hawk1]

Its Not that am not going to not buy a car if the radio not up to it, but you usually get better radio the higher the model. Plus i do enjoy the radio and listening to my mp3 player. I did hear that Siemens made some radios for Hyundai don t know if they still do.
Its not that i am expecting a Bose system but was looking at a New Focus titanium and that has a Sony radio. When you look at what Hyundai are chargering know there not much less than 19000 to 20000 so i think its fare point to ask what the radios like.

[Dazzler]

I don't think Hati was having a shot at you... Just thinking aloud 

You make a good point (although not every Sony is special these days) 

[neptune]

Its Not that am not going to not buy a car if the radio not up to it, but you usually get better radio the higher the model. Plus i do enjoy the radio and listening to my mp3 player. I did hear that Siemens made some radios for Hyundai don t know if they still do.
Its not that i am expecting a Bose system but was looking at a New Focus titanium and that has a Sony radio. When you look at what Hyundai are chargering know there not much less than 19000 to 20000 so i think its fare point to ask what the radios like.

did you know that the front suspension is better on the i30 than the focus, but not better than the FocusRS, which is brilliant

[rustynutz]

Hi
Can anyone tell me what the new i30 radio sounds like or anything about it .
As i am looking at getting the i30 style diesel and read on the net that there not that good on the lower models like the active  ? compared to ford or vauxhall.
Looked in the brouchure  but it does nt say anything just that all models have RDS radios.

I'd suggest stopping off at a Hyundai dealer and have a listen for yourself.
I find the stereo in my 2010 SLX perfectly adequate yet younger guys probably wouldn't.....
I guess what I'm getting at is that we all different, so really the only way you're gonna know for sure is for you to go have a listen. 

[Doggie 1]

 

[2i30s]

if my 2 i30's only had an am/fm radio in them i still would have bought them,brilliant cars at a brilliant price.    a whiz bang radio shouldn't be the reason for buying or not buying a car. IMO. 

[succulant]

Hi
Can anyone tell me what the new i30 radio sounds like or anything about it .
As i am looking at getting the i30 style diesel and read on the net that there not that good on the lower models like the active  ? compared to ford or vauxhall.
Looked in the brouchure  but it does nt say anything just that all models have RDS radios.

I think its a valid question given I spend at least 2 hours a day in my car commuting and I need a decent quality stereo to alleviate the boredom. I suspect that the stereo in the new car will be a bit better than the outgoing car in-line with everything else about it but its certainly worth going to the dealer and asking to hear it. Another thing maybe to bare in mind is that Sony and Kenwood especially make some truly awful sounding stereos and even a good stereo is only as good as the speakers attached to it.

[Hawk1]

That is true its not always the stereo but how good the speakers are.
I did pop in to the dealers but was busy so i thought i would go back and have a test drive, just waiting for abit  better weather .
I had a quick look of the i30 it did look very well put together. 
Plus what i hear it more economical than the new focus ,lot of people are moaning about only getting 44 on average and if you drive like  a saint 50s (in 1.6 tdci engine)  Which is a shame as it does look a cracker of a car.

[babis_xo]

@Hati

Do you know of any manufacturers that supply Bose audio as standard in their cars. 

I do.
Mazda in the SP25.

Cadillac CTS
Maybach 57 /62
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
Porsche Panamera
Infiniti G37 Convertible
 

[beerman]

I think just about every car maker puts crappy speakers into cars, regardless of how good the head unit is (what the customer cant see and all that).

So the head unit may say Sony, the speakers say Made in China (or wherever the cheap country is now).

General wisdom is to replace the factory speakers with good ones, the difference, even from a non branded head unit is usually more than sufficient (and generally a cheap upgrade too).

[Dazzler]

I think just about every car maker puts crappy speakers into cars, regardless of how good the head unit is (what the customer cant see and all that).

So the head unit may say Sony, the speakers say Made in China (or wherever the cheap country is now).

General wisdom is to replace the factory speakers with good ones, the difference, even from a non branded head unit is usually more than sufficient (and generally a cheap upgrade too).

When I first got the Hybrid I investigated some better speakers (The sound is fractionally better than the one in our CRDi SLX was..) I went to a fairly up market car accessory / Audio place in Hobart and the guy said Oh Toyota use fairly good speakers in cars like that I wouldn't bother..  not the answer I was expecting but saved me money and effort so I just left it.. I don't play the stereo all that much 

[babis_xo]

I think just about every car maker puts crappy speakers into cars, regardless of how good the head unit is (what the customer cant see and all that).

So the head unit may say Sony, the speakers say Made in China (or wherever the cheap country is now).

General wisdom is to replace the factory speakers with good ones, the difference, even from a non branded head unit is usually more than sufficient (and generally a cheap upgrade too).

When I first got the Hybrid I investigated some better speakers (The sound is fractionally better than the one in our CRDi SLX was..) I went to a fairly up market car accessory / Audio place in Hobart and the guy said Oh Toyota use fairly good speakers in cars like that I wouldn't bother..  not the answer I was expecting but saved me money and effort so I just left it.. I don't play the stereo all that much 

Wise choice. Even the basic model of the humble Corolla '98 had panasonic speakers fitted (but no head unit at all )

[Doggie 1]

I think just about every car maker puts crappy speakers into cars, regardless of how good the head unit is (what the customer cant see and all that).

So the head unit may say Sony, the speakers say Made in China (or wherever the cheap country is now).

General wisdom is to replace the factory speakers with good ones, the difference, even from a non branded head unit is usually more than sufficient (and generally a cheap upgrade too).

When I first got the Hybrid I investigated some better speakers (The sound is fractionally better than the one in our CRDi SLX was..) I went to a fairly up market car accessory / Audio place in Hobart and the guy said Oh Toyota use fairly good speakers in cars like that I wouldn't bother..  not the answer I was expecting but saved me money and effort so I just left it.. I don't play the stereo all that much 

Surprisingly, I was given the same advice about my i30.
I went in to upgrade my speakers and they told me to save my money because I wouldn't notice the difference. 

[Hati]

Surprisingly, I was given the same advice about my i30.
I went in to upgrade my speakers and they told me to save my money because I wouldn't notice the difference. 

I did. The speakers in the current edition CW are paper rubbish. I don't even remember seeing a "Made in ..." stamp on them. I fitted some mid range 3 way speakers in the front doors, that improved the sound quality quite a bit. Having said that, the wife's new Accent has better sound even after the speaker upgrade in my CW. Because of the unique surround, I can't be bothered to fit a new double DIN radio.

[Doggie 1]

Surprisingly, I was given the same advice about my i30.
I went in to upgrade my speakers and they told me to save my money because I wouldn't notice the difference. 

I did. The speakers in the current edition CW are paper rubbish. I don't even remember seeing a "Made in ..." stamp on them. I fitted some mid range 3 way speakers in the front doors, that improved the sound quality quite a bit. Having said that, the wife's new Accent has better sound even after the speaker upgrade in my CW. Because of the unique surround, I can't be bothered to fit a new double DIN radio.

That's interesting. I thought it would have made a difference.

[Hati]

It did    The "I did" meant for noticing the difference after upgrading the speakers.

[Doggie 1]

Yeah, I understood what you were saying Hati.
I was just disbelieving what they told me at the car sound shop. 

[Hati]

Gotcha. I am surprised too because they are usually keen to flog speakers. Maybe the sales guy had it in for his boss 

[Doggie 1]

Gotcha. I am surprised too because they are usually keen to flog speakers. Maybe the sales guy had it in for his boss 

I've found them pretty good there. If they don't think they can help you, they don't take your dollars, so can't complain about that I guess.

[Asterix]

Well, I'm pretty happy with the stock speakers in my 2008 Comfort.

It has the tweeter at the A pillar and the woofer in the front door and full range speakers in the rear doors.

Was just this evening out for a drive.  Dire Straits, Money For Nothing, volume at 25 and then drive away. 

[Doggie 1]

Well, I'm pretty happy with the stock speakers in my 2008 Comfort.

It has the tweeter at the A pillar and the woofer in the front door and full range speakers in the rear doors.

Was just this evening out for a drive.  Dire Straits, Money For Nothing, volume at 25 and then drive away. 

And your chicks for free.
They wrote that song, as an aside, after some removalists were moving their possessions for them in or out of their place and one of the removalists made the comment along the lines of, "Bloody musicians. They get their money for nothing and their chicks for free."
And they thought, there's a good name for a song.......
The rest is history as they say.