Do I have premium sound in my 2004 convertible?
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I just went through the technical manual for xk8. I have all of the speakers installed for premium sound as listed. 2 in the door, 2 by the mirrors, 2 in the dash, 2 in the rear and sub woofers. However, I do not have an HK amplifier above the CD changer. all of the speakers work, they fade and control properly. So where's my amp? Did they move it or forget it? was there a change to the spec?
According to the tech manual there should only be 4 speakers for the base sound system. 2 in the doors, 2 in the rear panels.
According to the tech manual there should only be 4 speakers for the base sound system. 2 in the doors, 2 in the rear panels.
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Unless the previous owners installed some speakers himself already. There is no reason why the fader sould not work in case after market speaker were installed.
Are you happy with the current performance of the system? (disregarding the performance on the low frequencies)
If thenprevious owner already installed aftermarkwt tweeters, you system will already sound better than the pwemium sound system
Are you happy with the current performance of the system? (disregarding the performance on the low frequencies)
If thenprevious owner already installed aftermarkwt tweeters, you system will already sound better than the pwemium sound system
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I just went through the technical manual for xk8. I have all of the speakers installed for premium sound as listed. 2 in the door, 2 by the mirrors, 2 in the dash, 2 in the rear and sub woofers. However, I do not have an HK amplifier above the CD changer. all of the speakers work, they fade and control properly. So where's my amp? Did they move it or forget it? was there a change to the spec?
According to the tech manual there should only be 4 speakers for the base sound system. 2 in the doors, 2 in the rear panels.
According to the tech manual there should only be 4 speakers for the base sound system. 2 in the doors, 2 in the rear panels.
Cheers,
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AFAIK, All US XK8-XKRs from 1999 or 2000 on, had Premium Sound as Standard.
This is from the US 2000 Brochure:
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Edit: Actually, This must be from a post 2000 Brochure because in 2000, the Nav system was still a option for the XKR in the US.
This is from the US 2000 Brochure:
![](http://my.execpc.com/B0/BE/pav/pav/AlpineStd.jpg)
Edit: Actually, This must be from a post 2000 Brochure because in 2000, the Nav system was still a option for the XKR in the US.
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Pardon me if I'm a tad off topic but just want to say, as a guitarist by hobby since I was a kid, music for me is extremely important. I understand that's not true for all, but driving these awesome cats without awesome quality sound should be a moving violation ![Icon Bike](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_bike.gif)
I have premium sound in my 2003 XK8 and while I like it a lot, wish I knew some folks near me that were as wise and reasonable with these cars as many here on this forum. I live in the North Bay (Marin County) of the Bay Area and all the audio folks want a fortune to modify the system in the XK8. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with the time it takes to pull it all out and put it all back in a professional manner because the parts, even great ones, are not that expensive relatively.
Thank you for allowing me to add my 2-cents ^^
Cheers -Terrapin
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I have premium sound in my 2003 XK8 and while I like it a lot, wish I knew some folks near me that were as wise and reasonable with these cars as many here on this forum. I live in the North Bay (Marin County) of the Bay Area and all the audio folks want a fortune to modify the system in the XK8. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with the time it takes to pull it all out and put it all back in a professional manner because the parts, even great ones, are not that expensive relatively.
Thank you for allowing me to add my 2-cents ^^
Cheers -Terrapin
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Unless the previous owners installed some speakers himself already. There is no reason why the fader sould not work in case after market speaker were installed.
Are you happy with the current performance of the system? (disregarding the performance on the low frequencies)
If thenprevious owner already installed aftermarkwt tweeters, you system will already sound better than the pwemium sound system
Are you happy with the current performance of the system? (disregarding the performance on the low frequencies)
If thenprevious owner already installed aftermarkwt tweeters, you system will already sound better than the pwemium sound system
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'97, '98 and '99 Non-Premium systems, rear speakers were full range.
ALL others, rear speakers are base boomers only.
Cheers,
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