Easiest way to boost volume?

[Figmo]

OK - so too many years of being faux tough with the bang sticks as a youngster has left me with not-the-best hearing as an older/wiser man.

In winter, I find the volume of the B&O system acceptable. But during topless/doorless season I often find it lacking at max volume. Depends on the song - some are just quieter than others.

I'm not an audiophile seeking the fidelity of an 80 year old nun and not looking for some big booming sub that will stop the heart of the guy 3 cars behind me. Just same as I got....only louder.

Any of you young audio nerds able to suggest the simplest way to approach this?

BTW - I've already gone into the sound settings and maxed out the tone sliders. That helped some. But still seeking just a little more.

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[GA2Dr]

If you have ForScan, changing the factory equalizer settings will go a long way for free.

If you are streaming music through your phone (Car play/Android Auto/Bluetooth) you can also make it a little louder with an equalizer app (plenty of free ones on app store) though you can only go up a little bit without the sound getting distorted.

After that I'd probably go either an amp and/or replace the lower driver kick panel speakers.

 

[Brian_B]

With the B&O system... the good news is it sounded better from the Factory. The bad news, it's a pain in the rear to upgrade from.

The "right" way to do it would be to get an A2B amp system. You don't need a lot of power to get what you are after - 50-75W goes a long long way. A2B systems have lots of nice features, but can get expensive. mObridge is one of the more common ones around these forums, and you can get entire plug and play upgrade kits through them. You will pay a bit for it though.

This is the easiest way, by far, that will get you guaranteed louder volume. It may be enough to blow your factory speakers if you aren't careful.

https://mobridge.us/product/ford-bronco-amplifier-plug-and-play-a2b/

Now, you ~can~ just run an amp - run your existing speakers through a high-level input amplifier (like a Kicker 200.4), or with a basic amplifier and an A2B pre-amp (mobridge DA-G2). That will cost a fraction of what an A2B system will cost. Audio quality won't be nearly as good, you may even see some degradation if you go the high-level route. You can make your own harness, but looking for "easy", you may try talking to Joe @ Plugnplaykits.com and see what he has available in that route if you are interested - most of the stuff is geared at beefing up the sub, but they have some harnesses for breaking out the other speakers as well.

https://plugnplaykits.com/collectio...with-b-o-premium-sound?variant=43072106528958

Another route you can try - getting higher sensitivity speakers. Not sure what the stock speakers run, but if you get a high quality, high sensitivity speaker, you'll get more volume from what you already have. That may be the easiest route, to be honest - a nice speaker like Hertz (CX100 or DCX100) may be the best route to try - good quality, good sensitivity, and the dash and rear pods are ~very~ easy to upgrade - pop a couple panels off, a couple small bolts, and a small wiring harness adapter and you are done. I would absolutely not fool with the kick panel speakers or the center speaker in the dash though. Nor would I touch the subwoofer until you are ready to jump into a rabbit hole on that one. It won't be OMG SO MUCH LOUD - but it should be enough to notice, and hopefully enough to hear with the top down.

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_301DCX1003/Hertz-DCX-100-3.html?tp=102

This fits both rear pods and front dash (I know Crutchfield says it doesn't)

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/hertz-cx-100-vs-dcx-100-speakers.106334/

 

[Area51BS]

I really suggest getting a proper system including quality amp(s) and DSP. It will add an entire new level of enjoyment to driving your Bronco. For example I run an 8 channel Helix V eight DSP amp. All new speakers with a sub in the rear. New front sub design coming soon. System didn’t break the bank. Sounds amazing.
You could just change a few speakers but it seems so many people keep coming back looking for more or better.
I f you like music spend a few K and enjoy it. I will add. Don’t do much for the rear speakers the less you hear them the better the front imaging.

 

[pjmezz13]

I really suggest getting a proper system including quality amp(s) and DSP. It will add an entire new level of enjoyment to driving your Bronco. For example I run an 8 channel Helix V eight DSP amp. All new speakers with a sub in the rear. New front sub design coming soon. System didn’t break the bank. Sounds amazing.
You could just change a few speakers but it seems so many people keep coming back looking for more or better.
I f you like music spend a few K and enjoy it. I will add. Don’t do much for the rear speakers the less you hear them the better the front imaging.

What are you thinking for front sub design? Passenger foot well?

 

[23OBX2.7]

I would suggest some high quality sound cancelling headphones even if they are $600 MSRP it's cheaper than proper upgrade.

 

[Figmo]

I would suggest some high quality sound cancelling headphones even if they are $600 MSRP it's cheaper than proper upgrade.

Ya, but what if I get lucky and pickup a hot 21yo female hitchhiker?

Though the "noise cancelling" feature is tempting in the more likely event that it's my wife sitting next to me.

 

[23OBX2.7]

Ya, but what if I get lucky and pickup a hot 21yo female hitchhiker?

Though the "noise cancelling" feature is tempting in the more likely event that it's my wife sitting next to me.

LOL both the wife and hitchhikers can talk to you when they are on I believe maybe possible to turn off that feature though..

 

[MKZoom]

OK - so too many years of being faux tough with the bang sticks as a youngster has left me with not-the-best hearing as an older/wiser man.

In winter, I find the volume of the B&O system acceptable. But during topless/doorless season I often find it lacking at max volume. Depends on the song - some are just quieter than others.

I'm not an audiophile seeking the fidelity of an 80 year old nun and not looking for some big booming sub that will stop the heart of the guy 3 cars behind me. Just same as I got....only louder.

Any of you young audio nerds able to suggest the simplest way to approach this?

BTW - I've already gone into the sound settings and maxed out the tone sliders. That helped some. But still seeking just a little more.

if you are finding its track dependent you may be able to look into your media player settings. on Spotify for example, there is a loudness normalization setting that will make some tracks quieter in order for them all to be about the same volume. they ALSO have a version of the loudness normalization that is designed for loud environments that will boost the digital volume of tracks so that they are all running "hot".
i would also suggest NOT boosting the tone sliders as you will make the frequency response much more uneven.

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