[307] Recommendations for improving standard Stereo

Apologies if this has been covered...

One thing that drives me mad is the fairly poor sound from my 307 factory
fitted stereo (have the 5cd dash changer). The volume is very quiet- and
when pushed it rattles so much I thought there was a lion purring from
within the doors (analogies have never been by strong point). Need to really
push the headunit to get any sort of volume.

I guess my options are either/all of the below

-swap speakers; but with what? and how?
-damping the lions using something...
- replace head unit- is this possible?

Any comments from experience would be great. Worth noting, I am incapable of
doing any of the below myself- and would need to seek professional help...

Many thanks
Martin

 

I have purchased my 307 just 36 hours ago and gave it a test run yesterday
in the country.

They certainly do not have the range as my previous car which had JBLs in
them.

I am also experiencing top end distortions when playing CDs in the stacker.
These CDs are CDRs (as prefer not to keep the originals in the car). The
problem usually stems in the stacker 1 and 2 slot. As it gets down, it gets
better. I haven't had to time to play the originals as I will do that
later.

Has anyone experienced the same or is there a rectification for this?

Car was built in June 2003.

Kindest regards

 

.....Peugeot knows the problem and they cover them self with a warning in
the car manual that playing CD R's could give problems with the car
stereo, what is even worse is that copy-protected original cd's won't
play at all in the Clarion or VDO dayton OEM stereo!

 

I also had the problem with CDRs in the 5cd changer. I got top end
distortion and also found that they would stutter and jump tracks.

After many weeks of experimentation I have found 2 solutions:

1. Use "blue" CDRs. The player seems to be a lot more "compatible" with
them. I use DataSafe branded CDR's from http://www.blankdiskshop.co.uk. I
still have the odd problem, but far less frequently.

2. Buy a Yamaha CD Writer and use their "Audio Master Q.R." mode. This
lengthens and widens the CD pits (at the expense of loosing 10mins of space
on the CDR) so that "older" players have less compatibility problems. This
works a treat for me on any brand of CDR.

Regards.

 

write the discs slower! The slower the better. x8 max seems okay for me. x4
is solid.

 

I am using an older type burner (about 5 years old) but it is still a beauty
and haven't faltered.

This burner burns to a speed of 4x.

I have used BASF and Princo disks Both are blue coated as I have prefered
Princos as they have been proven better for the old styled DVD players when
copying VCDs.

Any advise?

BTW. Thanks for the previous information I will use them.