Speaker upgrade help

[gstevens26]

Hi Guys. I'm new to the forum and a first time Audi owner.
I've recently purchased a 2000 A4 1.8T Quattro Sport and love it. I'm quite happy with the factory fitted sound system and since finding the hidden equaliser on the symphony headunit i've got it sounding better but i'm just wondering if it's worth upgrading the speaker system running off the head unit to get better sound and bass. It has a 4 speaker setup I think consisting of Front components and two in the parcel shelf. Haven't checked the rear doors but don't think it has any. I've noticed that the low Bass causes a bit of distortion on the factory speakers and was hoping to eliminate this with an upgrade and also get a better clearer sound from the components. Can anyone suggest a good working setup and provide me with some tried and tested speakers i could consider for the front and rear. I don't really want to remove the symphony system as I as I want to keep it as standard as possible and not bothered about amps and subs, just want a better sound with clearer bass.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

[tommk3cab]

Hi Guys. I'm new to the forum and a first time Audi owner.
I've recently purchased a 2000 A4 1.8T Quattro Sport and love it. I'm quite happy with the factory fitted sound system and since finding the hidden equaliser on the symphony headunit i've got it sounding better but i'm just wondering if it's worth upgrading the speaker system running off the head unit to get better sound and bass. It has a 4 speaker setup I think consisting of Front components and two in the parcel shelf. Haven't checked the rear doors but don't think it has any. I've noticed that the low Bass causes a bit of distortion on the factory speakers and was hoping to eliminate this with an upgrade and also get a better clearer sound from the components. Can anyone suggest a good working setup and provide me with some tried and tested speakers i could consider for the front and rear. I don't really want to remove the symphony system as I as I want to keep it as standard as possible and not bothered about amps and subs, just want a better sound with clearer bass.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

I am not sure on the exact model of stereo you have but I wouldn't have thought it would be over 20wrmsx4 whatever stereo it is, unless of course the car also has an amp fitted as standard. If it did though, I wouldn't think you would be wanting to improve it.

The reason I mention the above is that most and I stress most aftermarket speakers are not built to be run from such little power ( circa 20wrms). This means that rather than improving things when you upgrade just your speakers you are quiet likely to notice a drop in performance, particularly bass output.

It is possible, if you choose carefully, to upgrade only speakers but in most cases an upgraded stereo would be the first and most productive step.