Review of Absolut5
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Arrived at Absolut5 to enquire about a new head unit on way home from elsewhere, instantly Noel and Jason went out their way to check a few things on van coding (for free may I add) that I was having issues with. During this Noel pointed out my original VW battery needed replacing (A premium VW converter, 2 VW main dealers and a VW independent dealer had all failed to find this problem) - on replacing my battery in the coming days via another VW garage, a number of issues went away... All thanks to Absolut5.
I'd been debating getting a new head unit for some time as I really enjoy music and although the Alpine setup packed a punch for the price I wanted to go up a level in quality as plan to have the van for years to come.
After the honesty and thoroughness they showed, Absolut5 were a no brainier. They checked over my van, and unfortunately found a number of 'short cuts' had been made in its short lifetime of being converted and also recommended some changes to enable me to fit the sub under the passenger seat and have the diesel heater outlet in a far smarter place. I agreed on that and various other cosmetic changes (which do look so much better) and a Halo 9 with their signature audio package (Hertz). I debated the Halo 9 vs 11 for some time, the 9 fits staggeringly good with dashboard and digital dash.
On stripping the van down (I'd advise any convertor / audio specialist you choose takes this route as the following with show)....they found a leaking leisure battery, that had only recently been replaced by a premium converter, they recommended a route to fix with no pressure and also advised how they diligently route cables and treat an eye wateringly expensive van with the care and precision they should. They then found a tracker from a previous owner that was wired in and could of being interfering with the electrics which they removed. Again a no brainier for me to proceed.
I had an option to use the existing Alpine grills, but with their advice I actually set about sourcing some OEM grills and Hertz badges and created my own this enabling me to sell the Alpine package (they give your everything back from your previous setup!) with inspiration from
@MrSkip I set about creating my own which they used and look superb, even though one of the grills had a broken attachment they managed to fix!
I'll do a further review on their signature setup but in short it's outstanding. I listen to a mix of music from electronic to rock, trip-hop to hop hop, and it's simply another level of listening pleasure. They also fitted a leisure switch so my dog can enjoy when left alone for short whiles. He's very happy too. They also did some great wiring with the Halo and an existing media unit on the ceiling in the back. Jason gave me a full demo on handover and Noel has been kind enough to talk me through all the work over the phone and answer multiple questions I had after a week's use and getting used to it and look forward to them doing more work to my vehicles in the future.
Service 10/10, highly recommend.
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I had the Kenwood DMX 2021 and blam speakers and tweeters - I needed excellent telephone clarity and audio and as the dmx has its own mic and deletes the very poor factory mic the difference is incredible… I work and travel a lot and 2 calls and a voice only zoom call on the way home the difference was a world apart… highly recommended
