B&O sound system complete upgrade - Done ✅

[Johnny Mo]

Here's some pics after wire clean up. If you hadn't seen my post on my onboard air already - yes I know - I have issues. For some reason I totally spaced and never took pics of the speakers in their new homes. But here's the nuts and bolts stuff.

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[Jdyount]

Ok, so I did my full install with the exact same components as OP and here is my review:

At say 22 volume and below: 8/10. Above 22 volume: 6/10. I like to jam out and the lack of volume at max level is definitely disappointing (and 100% a result of there only being 2x 4" speakers in the back). There are highs for days, but it needs more mids and 1000% needs depth. Personally I couldn't tell the rear speakers were even there until I biased the fade a bit. Are they louder then factory, absolutely, but with the added volume up front, the sound stage is still way, way off.

I will absolutely be adding on to this install.

Next step will be to move the 4" Focals up front and add the Mabett 6.5" pods with Focal ACX 165 speakers. We'll see where that gets me. I think there is a 65% chance I'll need more power to run those speakers so I expect I'll need to add a Kicker Key 200.4 as well. If I do need to add the amp, I plan to initially just run the rear 6.5" speakers only on it.

So if anyone is looking for 4" JL C1, I will have 3 for sale soon.

 

[Ksjrb03]

Ok, so I did my full install with the exact same components as OP and here is my review:

At say 22 volume and below: 8/10. Above 22 volume: 6/10. I like to jam out and the lack of volume at max level is definitely disappointing (and 100% a result of there only being 2x 4" speakers in the back). There are highs for days, but it needs more mids and 1000% needs depth. Personally I couldn't tell the rear speakers were even there until I biased the fade a bit. Are they louder then factory, absolutely, but with the added volume up front, the sound stage is still way, way off.

I will absolutely be adding on to this install.

Next step will be to move the 4" Focals up front and add the Mabett 6.5" pods with Focal ACX 165 speakers. We'll see where that gets me. I think there is a 65% chance I'll need more power to run those speakers so I expect I'll need to add a Kicker Key 200.4 as well. If I do need to add the amp, I plan to initially just run the rear 6.5" speakers only on it.

So if anyone is looking for 4" JL C1, I will have 3 for sale soon.

It’s the best you’re gonna do with tiny speakers. You think it’s bright now, the Focals up front will make your ears bleed at 22.

 

[Roofus]

Can anyone tell me what this is? I don’t have this. Also curious what those three connectors are for to the right of the yellow circle if anyone knows.

 

[Roofus]

Can anyone tell me what this is? I don’t have this. Also curious what those three connectors are for to the right of the yellow circle if anyone knows.

I think I figured it out. This looks to be the Hoss 2.0 module for the auto adjustable gas shocks. I don't have Hoss 2.0 so I'm in the clear to install my WeBoost amp here.

 

[2door]

I think I figured it out. This looks to be the Hoss 2.0 module for the auto adjustable gas shocks. I don't have Hoss 2.0 so I'm in the clear to install my WeBoost amp here.

FYI The box with three connectors is the tow module. The HOSS 2.0 shocks are not electronically adjustable.

 

[Roofus]

FYI The box with three connectors is the tow module. The HOSS 2.0 shocks are not electronically adjustable.

Good to know. I'll keep clear of those in

FYI The box with three connectors is the tow module. The HOSS 2.0 shocks are not electronically adjustable.

The box I have circled or the three connectors to the right of what I have circled?

 

[2door]

Good to know. I'll keep clear of those in


The box I have circled or the three connectors to the right of what I have circled?

The connectors are definitely for the tow harness.

Hey, @flip, could you please let us know what this module is for?

 

[Roofus]

The connectors are definitely for the tow harness.

Hey, @flip, could you please let us know what this module is for?

The part number on the black box indicates it’s something for hoss 2.0. I just wanted to make sure you were referencing the set of three connectors as part of the tow package. I’ll avoid getting in the way of those since I’ll probably add tow package at some point.

 

[Ksjrb03]

The connectors are definitely for the tow harness.

Hey, @flip, could you please let us know what this module is for?

Yes the three connectors to the right are for the tow module I do not have. If you know what your looking at, you can tell I tapped into them for my Curt tow harness.

Not sure what the module circled is for, I seem to remember thinking some wireless sensors were connected, like for keyless entry or or the TPMS, but I could be thinking of one of the other modules back there. Been a while.

 

[flip]

Chassis control module/sway bar disco.

 

[Jdyount]

I want to take a second and modify my post install review. I've had a few more days to dial things in and I would say 8/10 volume under 22, 7.5/10 volume over 22.

The big difference for me was garbage in, garbage out. I normally run my input off of Spotify and I'll search and play songs off of YouTube sometimes. The sound quality of YouTube is complete trash. Spotify CAN have high quality input but you have to mess with the settings. Turn off "Normalize Volume" and set the streaming audio quality to the highest possible setting rather than "Automatic". Made a HUGE difference. Sound quality and level is greatly increased, even had to back it off 30 on a few songs. I'm going to take my testing a bit further and put some of my lossless files on a USB and play them.

I still think I'm going to go ahead and upgrade to the larger rear pods because I want it to be even louder to account for when I take my top and doors off. I want to fear 30 with my top on.

 

[Ksjrb03]

I want to take a second and modify my post install review. I've had a few more days to dial things in and I would say 8/10 volume under 22, 7.5/10 volume over 22.

The big difference for me was garbage in, garbage out. I normally run my input off of Spotify and I'll search and play songs off of YouTube sometimes. The sound quality of YouTube is complete trash. Spotify CAN have high quality input but you have to mess with the settings. Turn off "Normalize Volume" and set the streaming audio quality to the highest possible setting rather than "Automatic". Made a HUGE difference. Sound quality and level is greatly increased, even had to back it off 30 on a few songs. I'm going to take my testing a bit further and put some of my lossless files on a USB and play them.

I still think I'm going to go ahead and upgrade to the larger rear pods because I want it to be even louder to account for when I take my top and doors off. I want to fear 30 with my top on.

Good point, and one that often gets overlooked these days. Reminds me of a guy around here who was doing a "expert level review" and his source audio was SiriusXM

 

[teevan]

I'm going to take my testing a bit further and put some of my lossless files on a USB and play them.

You should have a noticeably better sound by using a USB drive vs Spotify. The thing to be careful of is the type of media you are using. I had an older 400GB sd card that worked fine in my lossless portable player, but when i tried it in the Bronco, it would get about a minute into a song, then crap out, with songs in a few different formats.

Using a newer card I had sitting around that was a video class seems to have fixed that problem though, so not sure if others have had similar issues, but keep that in mind when testing.

 

[Johnny Mo]

You should have a noticeably better sound by using a USB drive vs Spotify. The thing to be careful of is the type of media you are using. I had an older 400GB sd card that worked fine in my lossless portable player, but when i tried it in the Bronco, it would get about a minute into a song, then crap out, with songs in a few different formats.

Using a newer card I had sitting around that was a video class seems to have fixed that problem though, so not sure if others have had similar issues, but keep that in mind when testing.

Using a very new and super small footprint 128GB Samsung USB and no issues. One thing that has happened occasionally when playing a song and more often when clicking into reverse is a "brappp" of digital distortion of some sort. Anyone else experiencing this?

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