Base Sound System Upgrade/Build

[Mike777]

Hear’s a sound comparison the left is factory, right is a focal rcx100. Get headphones for the best sound quality it’s not going to be what I’m hearing but give you a idea. It was dark and I didn’t want to jam out and this song was on a sirius radio channel. I’ll take it for a drive tomorrow I’ll install the other and turn it up and decide if I’m going to keep them or not. They are bright and sound good at low volume I think tomorrow after I turn them up I’ll need to use the tone settings for sure.

Thoughts on the sound after a few days? I was going to go with the Kicker 46CSC44 until I saw your post. I found those kickers from another thread who installed them. I've read mixed reviews on kickers though. Now wondering if Focal is the way to go.

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[2022 base]

thats a sweet look! when I get mine Im hoping this will be possible because with a 2 door it wont take up any room in the vehicle and just upgrade all the stock speakers.

Another way is a home speaker style grill with cloth.
have you built speaker boxes before?

 

[Romano]

Another way is a home speaker style grill with cloth.
have you built speaker boxes before?

yes i have and taking advantage of the possible existing subwoofer place would be the best use of space bur making a good looking cover on the plastic panel might be difficult

 

[Theowlhoothoot]

Thoughts on the sound after a few days? I was going to go with the Kicker 46CSC44 until I saw your post. I found those kickers from another thread who installed them. I've read mixed reviews on kickers though. Now wondering if Focal is the way to go.

We enjoy our focals very much. They are super bright and needed some EQ tweaking. I have huge bass blockers installed since they sounded like shit without them.

The kickers slap a bit too hard and I had to lower the bass as well.

 

[Frankie945]

Thoughts on the sound after a few days? I was going to go with the Kicker 46CSC44 until I saw your post. I found those kickers from another thread who installed them. I've read mixed reviews on kickers though. Now wondering if Focal is the way to go.

I’m happy with them it’s definitely better than the factory 4" sound. You’d probably also be happy with the kickers they’re a bright speaker I’ve had them before but 6.5”. All the 4” swap does is add more highs and more clarity. If I had a sub it would probably sound really good now.

 

[BFizzy]

If you’re not wanting to add an amp, I recommend speakers that have a higher sensitivity like the Infinity Reference series which have a sensitivity of 93db.

 

[Mike777]

I’m happy with them it’s definitely better than the factory 4" sound. You’d probably also be happy with the kickers they’re a bright speaker I’ve had them before but 6.5”. All the 4” swap does is add more highs and more clarity. If I had a sub it would probably sound really good now.

Im not a fan of super “bright” speakers does the focal 4 inch sound a little more balanced? I just noticed the RMS is fairly low at 35.

 

[Frankie945]

Im not a fan of super “bright” speakers does the focal 4 inch sound a little more balanced? I just noticed the RMS is fairly low at 35.

They sound about as balanced as you can get with a 4" speaker.

 

[bb7bb7]

I’ve found these Hertz speakers at about half off. Going to give them a try. Solid brand but otherwise a bit unknown to me. I know they are known for their really high end stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008B5B1N6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008B5CLZ8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[2022 base]

I’ve found these Hertz speakers at about half off. Going to give them a try. Solid brand but otherwise a bit unknown to me. I know they are known for their really high end stuff.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008B5B1N6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008B5CLZ8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Those look good! I take it you are not running an amp?

 

[bb7bb7]

My full set up will be these six speakers w an amp and a 8in Cerwin-Vega under-seat sub. I have a similar set up in my current vehicle and it’s really great. I lean more toward great sound than loudness and I’m very happy with what I have. Plenty of volume but sound is really wonderful

 

[2022 base]

My full set up will be these six speakers w an amp and a 8in Cerwin-Vega under-seat sub. I have a similar set up in my current vehicle and it’s really great. I lean more toward great sound than loudness and I’m very happy with what I have. Plenty of volume but sound is really wonderful

Quality over loudness. I agree. What amp do you have? will have?

 

[bb7bb7]

The one in my current set up is the companion to the Alpine iLX-650. It’s a really easy set up that sounds great. Not sure what I’m going to get for the new situation. I’m not clear yet if the best scenario is 4 channels or 6. Going to consult with my local car audio guru. My other constraint is that I don’t want to see anything nor take up any usable space in the Bronco, so everything must be tidy and hidden.

 

[2022 base]

The one in my current set up is the companion to the Alpine iLX-650. It’s a really easy set up that sounds great. Not sure what I’

The one in my current set up is the companion to the Alpine iLX-650. It’s a really easy set up that sounds great. Not sure what I’m going to get for the new situation. I’m not clear yet if the best scenario is 4 channels or 6. Going to consult with my local car audio guru. My other constraint is that I don’t want to see anything nor take up any usable space in the Bronco, so everything must be tidy and hidden.

I have seen many 5 out there but look at this with DSP
JBL DSP4086 8-channel car amplifier with digital signal processing — 40 watts RMS x 8 at Crutchfield

 

[bb7bb7]

I have seen many 5 out there but look at this with DSP
JBL DSP4086 8-channel car amplifier with digital signal processing — 40 watts RMS x 8 at Crutchfield

Well, that seems pretty awesome. I don’t know a ton about amps. I assume the extra two/four channels just go unused? The Kicker Key 400.1 is one a bunch of people have mentioned. It looks pretty great and can be mounted under the dash.

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