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Old 06-11-2016, 07:39 PM
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Just in general - what has everyone done to upgrade there audio?
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New speakers and Poly Fil the sound bar made a huge difference in the sound of my otherwise stock system. Love to add a subwoofer and an amp in the future. But for now it's okay. Rather spend money on other things like new headlights to replace the crappy stock ones.
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Originally Posted by Scottkel
Just in general - what has everyone done to upgrade there audio?
A lot:

Pioneer 4100NEX head unit - removable face, AppleCarplay and auto EQ
Arc Audio 4x90w amp under dash for mains speakers and soundbar
Focal components up front - a periodic vents in pods with polyfill
Focal coax in sound bar - also rebuilt soundbar with fiberglass reinforcement and expandable foam to divide two chambers and polyfill
Alpine 1100w sub amp under the back seat
Custom fiberglass and Line-X'd subwoofer enclosures under the front seats .6 cu ft each
2 10" Sundown subs

Completely stealth nothing visible, great clarity and power. Can hear and feel the bass with no top or doors on the highway.
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Can hear and feel the bass with no top or doors on the highway.
This left me shaking my head. I'm really getting old . . . .

I'm becoming the grumpy old man my kids think I am . . .
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This left me shaking my head. I'm really getting old . . . . I'm becoming the grumpy old man my kids think I am . . .
Ha, I'm 49, my kids don't think I'm grumpy yet.
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Originally Posted by Mattk11
Ha, I'm 49, my kids don't think I'm grumpy yet.
There's still time. My oldest is 45. Hmmmm, maybe I AM a grumpy old man.

BTW, just saw a t-shirt that said "You're jealous because I'm in my 60s and can still go off-roading".

Life is good.
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Originally Posted by Scottkel
Just in general - what has everyone done to upgrade there audio?
Stock 430N head unit with subwoofer, I lined the 5 speaker boxes with Dynomat, stuffed with polyfil, and replaced the four 5" (?) speakers with the Mopar Boston Accoutics. There are write ups in here about these with part numbers. Made a huge improvement to both volume and sound clarity/quality.



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