Replaced the stock stereo... front speakers sound horrible?
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Replaced the stock stereo... front speakers sound horrible?
Howdy,
I replaced the stock stereo with a Pioneer unit tonight, and noticed that the rear speakers are quite a bit louder than the fronts. It almsot sounds like I have the fronts out of phase or something, but I checked my wires and I'm ok.
There is very little bass response from the fronts. Is it that something else is messed up, or are the front speakers just that bad? It just seems abnormally off
(I just got my radio back from the repair shop just a few days ago. They replaced a part so it's *possible* that the radio could be messed, but those chances are prety slim. But that's why I'm asking anyway.)
Oh btw, it's a DEH-P9400MP, so it's not a cheapy unit either...
I replaced the stock stereo with a Pioneer unit tonight, and noticed that the rear speakers are quite a bit louder than the fronts. It almsot sounds like I have the fronts out of phase or something, but I checked my wires and I'm ok.
There is very little bass response from the fronts. Is it that something else is messed up, or are the front speakers just that bad? It just seems abnormally off
(I just got my radio back from the repair shop just a few days ago. They replaced a part so it's *possible* that the radio could be messed, but those chances are prety slim. But that's why I'm asking anyway.)
Oh btw, it's a DEH-P9400MP, so it's not a cheapy unit either...
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Originally Posted by bolsen
Howdy,
I replaced the stock stereo with a Pioneer unit tonight, and noticed that the rear speakers are quite a bit louder than the fronts. It almsot sounds like I have the fronts out of phase or something, but I checked my wires and I'm ok.
There is very little bass response from the fronts. Is it that something else is messed up, or are the front speakers just that bad? It just seems abnormally off
(I just got my radio back from the repair shop just a few days ago. They replaced a part so it's *possible* that the radio could be messed, but those chances are prety slim. But that's why I'm asking anyway.)
Oh btw, it's a DEH-P9400MP, so it's not a cheapy unit either...
I replaced the stock stereo with a Pioneer unit tonight, and noticed that the rear speakers are quite a bit louder than the fronts. It almsot sounds like I have the fronts out of phase or something, but I checked my wires and I'm ok.
There is very little bass response from the fronts. Is it that something else is messed up, or are the front speakers just that bad? It just seems abnormally off
(I just got my radio back from the repair shop just a few days ago. They replaced a part so it's *possible* that the radio could be messed, but those chances are prety slim. But that's why I'm asking anyway.)
Oh btw, it's a DEH-P9400MP, so it's not a cheapy unit either...
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You think those are bad? lol. You gotta hear the stock WRX speakers ewwww.
First thing I did was keep the 6 CD changer stock deck, replaced all 4 speakers with Eclipse speakers powered by a Eclipse amp and added a 10" Rockford Fosgate Sub and powered it with a 2 channel Alpine Amp.
First thing I did was keep the 6 CD changer stock deck, replaced all 4 speakers with Eclipse speakers powered by a Eclipse amp and added a 10" Rockford Fosgate Sub and powered it with a 2 channel Alpine Amp.
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Yeah man, it's the stock speakers. I just replaced mine this weekend. They were cheap pieces of garbage, and I had the Infinity system upgrade.....I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was simply the added power going to those stock paper cones. I replaced mine with Focals, they sound awesome!
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My stockers sound ok with my Alpine HU. Bear in mind I have a sub filling bass, so I've got the bass on my other speakers dialed down. I think probably if they sounded ok to you with the stock HU, then there's a setting you're missing with the new one.
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Originally Posted by bolsen
Yea it sounded fine stock.
Does anyone know the size of the front speakers, more specifically max depth?
Does anyone know the size of the front speakers, more specifically max depth?
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I just replaced my stock radio with my old Kenwood MP3 player and I think it sounds fine, but I guess I'm not really looking for super high-end quality sounds. Only thing I had problems with the swap is that 2 of the screws that held the bracket stripped because it was torqued a little too hard from the factory. But it's done so i'm happy.
One thing though, the headunit is sticking out more than the stock one, so it looks a bit weird. Does anyone know where I can buy a cover that might surround the gap around the HU and the console area? Or does anyone have a link on where to buy that radio re-location kit?
One thing though, the headunit is sticking out more than the stock one, so it looks a bit weird. Does anyone know where I can buy a cover that might surround the gap around the HU and the console area? Or does anyone have a link on where to buy that radio re-location kit?