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Just wanted to share my experience in swapping out some speakers in my 2DR OBX w/ Lux package. Although I never thought the sound was horrible, it did feel lacking in some areas, but that said, I didn't want to undertake a huge and overly expensive project, just wanted "a little better" in the sound department.
I started with the SSV Works Rear Speaker Pods with the Kicker speakers. This was an easy swap except for the fact that I put the brackets on upside down and the bottom bracket screw hole wouldn't line up. I reached out to their tech support and got a phone call back telling me to swap the brackets to the other side and bingo, now all lined up. User error on my part! These pods made a difference in the clarity of the sound coming from the rear.
Next up I replaced the L and R dash speakers with Kicker KSC40's. This was a quick swap out as well, pry off the grates, a couple of screws, drop in the new speakers, put the grates back on, done. Again, I felt the sound coming out was much more clear than the factory speakers.
Finally I swapped out the speakers in the front kick panel. This was a little more work with the trim panels being careful not to break anything and it is a tight space to work in. I replaced the kick panel speakers with Kicker 51KSC6704's. Following the common theme here, the clarity of the sound was improved over the stock speakers.
Overall this was a worthwhile upgrade for me. I didn't do anything with the dash center speaker nor the subwoofer at this point and I am not sure if I will. I was not expecting a radical difference but it is a noticeable difference in the clarity as well as the separation of the ranges in the sound stage over the stock speakers. I know a better amp would bring that up to another level, but this is "good enough" for me with my 53 year old ears and short commutes. The other thing I noticed is that I have to give the speakers a little more volume than I did with the stock ones, for instance, playing a volume level 8 with the stock needs 10-11 now to get the "same volume", but again, much clearer sound now.
I know there has been numerous discussions about audio upgrades and if a speaker swap is sufficient and whatnot. I believe this speaker swap out was worth the approx. $650 cost to get the most out of the stock system without breaking the bank and introducing a more complex upgrade. It isn't world changing, but like I said, the sound has a higher level of clarity and separation of the lows, mids, and highs in the mix. Honestly, this basic level of a decent set of speakers should have been what Ford put in the vehicle to call it "Lux",
--Rob.
I started with the SSV Works Rear Speaker Pods with the Kicker speakers. This was an easy swap except for the fact that I put the brackets on upside down and the bottom bracket screw hole wouldn't line up. I reached out to their tech support and got a phone call back telling me to swap the brackets to the other side and bingo, now all lined up. User error on my part! These pods made a difference in the clarity of the sound coming from the rear.
Next up I replaced the L and R dash speakers with Kicker KSC40's. This was a quick swap out as well, pry off the grates, a couple of screws, drop in the new speakers, put the grates back on, done. Again, I felt the sound coming out was much more clear than the factory speakers.
Finally I swapped out the speakers in the front kick panel. This was a little more work with the trim panels being careful not to break anything and it is a tight space to work in. I replaced the kick panel speakers with Kicker 51KSC6704's. Following the common theme here, the clarity of the sound was improved over the stock speakers.
Overall this was a worthwhile upgrade for me. I didn't do anything with the dash center speaker nor the subwoofer at this point and I am not sure if I will. I was not expecting a radical difference but it is a noticeable difference in the clarity as well as the separation of the ranges in the sound stage over the stock speakers. I know a better amp would bring that up to another level, but this is "good enough" for me with my 53 year old ears and short commutes. The other thing I noticed is that I have to give the speakers a little more volume than I did with the stock ones, for instance, playing a volume level 8 with the stock needs 10-11 now to get the "same volume", but again, much clearer sound now.
I know there has been numerous discussions about audio upgrades and if a speaker swap is sufficient and whatnot. I believe this speaker swap out was worth the approx. $650 cost to get the most out of the stock system without breaking the bank and introducing a more complex upgrade. It isn't world changing, but like I said, the sound has a higher level of clarity and separation of the lows, mids, and highs in the mix. Honestly, this basic level of a decent set of speakers should have been what Ford put in the vehicle to call it "Lux",
--Rob.
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