Current Audio Systems xc70, etc.

Greetings,

The optional (HU-803?) audio system is offered as a (~us$1,650)
option on the 2004 xc70. It is unclear what you get for this money.
Reading posts via Google shows that it is worth being careful about
the choice as there is apparently big differences in capability and
pleasure between the current models. Can anyone confirm what is
included in the optional kits? (I am NOT interested in boom-boom
loudness!).

Central speaker (can one be simply added to the standard unit?).

Dolby Surround Sound

4 cd headset . . are there other advantages to the headset? Better
radio reception perhaps?

Four dual cone door speakers that replace the standard ones?

Neither std nor HU-803 unit has an external amp?

What happens to the standard unit when the upgraded one is added by
a dealer?

Is their a cheaper way to get the better audio quality, perhaps as a
spare part/kit/exchange?

Any links that detail these things accurately?

Thanks in anticipation.

Best regards,

Jim Kelly

Hi,

Anyone any ideas on how to improve the sound of the standard (single
CD) HU-613 audio system??

Any help much appreciated.

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Greetings,

The optional (HU-803?) audio system is offered as a (~us$1,650)
option on the 2004 xc70. It is unclear what you get for this money.
Reading posts via Google shows that it is worth being careful about
the choice as there is apparently big differences in capability and
pleasure between the current models. Can anyone confirm what is
included in the optional kits? (I am NOT interested in boom-boom
loudness!).

Central speaker (can one be simply added to the standard unit?).

Dolby Surround Sound

4 CD headset . . are there other advantages to the headset? Better
radio reception perhaps?

Four dual cone door speakers that replace the standard ones?

Neither std nor HU-803 unit has an external amp?

What happens to the standard unit when the upgraded one is added by
a dealer?

Is their a cheaper way to get the better audio quality, perhaps as a
spare part/kit/exchange?

Any links that detail these things accurately?

Thanks in anticipation.

Best regards,

Jim Kelly

Greetings!

We have just ordered :-) an XC70 with the standard HU-613 (single
CD) audio. We had hoped to get one with the upgraded HU-803 ProLogic
audio system that some of you rave about but that meant waiting four
months for a factory fitted vehicle! The standard unit sounded
reasonable, and I guess a single CD system will prove to be
reliable, but if some simple mods are worth doing let's do it now
(we tend to keep our Volvos for a long time).

Has anyone any ideas on how to improve the sound of the standard
(single CD) HU-613 audio system?? I guess such ideas would suit many
Volvo models? Any help much appreciated by us.

EG:

Better door speakers to replace the standard ones?

Any point adding a central speaker? The grill is there. Wiring?

CD auto-changers . . Which ones can we plug in?

Better radio reception perhaps? I have heard that there is an
antenna in the rear bumper called a "diversity" antenna, and needs
an optional amplifier to make it work. Perhaps someone here has more
info?

Any web links that detail these things accurately?

Thanks in anticipation.

Best regards,

Jim Kelly

(2004 XC70)
1994 850-T5 Wagon
1985 240 Wagon