This is the worst OEM audio system I ever owned?

[Evolvd]

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[Wingnutzz]

The one in my 1971 Ford Pinto was pretty bad!!!

 

[steathv]

Change EQ with Forscan, replace rear speakers, subwoofer in the spare tire area. $300.00 total investment for a decent improvement, best bang for the buck.

 

[ice445]

The irony of this is that the base 6 speaker system actually sounds pretty good. It doesn't have much bass, but as long as you listen at mid volume or lower, it's better than passable. I want to upgrade the speakers and remove the EQ setting and see how it is after that.

 

[Scat2018]

Change EQ with Forscan, replace rear speakers, subwoofer in the spare tire area. $300.00 total investment for a decent improvement, best bang for the buck.

Exactly what I wanna do. Just don’t know anything about forscan

 

[momalle1]

Exactly what I wanna do. Just don’t know anything about forscan

It's a piece of cake, and you can do a lot with it. There are a ton of threads here about using it, and a tutorial here, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8dKaS_Spu4Zw4hV_CrKC4tLoP9G8yejqegF1wxIqxY/edit

Ask questions. You will need a license to make modifications. This is alos a DTC scanner and you can access codes from all modules with Forscan.

 

[momalle1]

Exactly what I wanna do. Just don’t know anything about forscan

Here's plenty to read, specific to the Mustang, though we don't have nearly as much info as the F-150 people. https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/modifying-as-built-data-guide.61773/

 

[billzkey]

I was going to joke with the OP and say that he has never owned a Subaru if he thinks the Mustang system is the worst he has ever heard, lol.

I'm about to obtain some Stereo Integrity TM-65 MK2s and thinking about a set of SB Acoustics SB Acoustics SB26STCN-C000-4 tweeters to go into some customized pillars. I'll order everything AFTER the holiday rush. I already have a 10" Alpine Type R sub and an enclosure for it.

 

[speedknot]

I was going to joke with the OP and say that he has never owned a Subaru if he thinks the Mustang system is the worst he has ever heard, lol.

I'm about to obtain some Stereo Integrity TM-65 MK2s and thinking about a set of SB Acoustics SB Acoustics SB26STCN-C000-4 tweeters to go into some customized pillars. I'll order everything AFTER the holiday rush. I already have a 10" Alpine Type R sub and an enclosure for it.

Its funny you should mention that. I was thinking that I never owned a Subie, but I forgot that I had a 1988 BRAT for about a month. I grenaded it, but I think it still had a better system than my mustang. lol

 

[15BluStang]

Clearly the OP never owned cars built in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, or 90’s. Those audio systems were crap. Also there is not a system made that can be turned all the way up to 11 and sound good. After you get the volume up to about half, all you are doing is increasing the distortion you hear.

 

[Evolvd]

Clearly the OP never owned cars built in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, or 90’s. Those audio systems were crap. Also there is not a system made that can be turned all the way up to 11 and sound good. After you get the volume up to about half, all you are doing is increasing the distortion you hear.

What does the 60s-90s have to do with this? Is his argument invalid because he didn’t drive a car from 1961? Your reply seems more self-serving than helpful.

 

[billzkey]

Its funny you should mention that. I was thinking that I never owned a Subie, but I forgot that I had a 1988 BRAT for about a month. I grenaded it, but I think it still had a better system than my mustang. lol

I owned a 2012 WRX and a 2019 WRX. I replaced the base system in the 2012 with some JL Audio C5-650 components in the doors and used a single Digital Designs 1508 in the trunk. That was a VAST improvement over stock.

The 2012 came with the Harmon Kardon system, so I just added a pair of Digital Designs 1508 and replaced the stock radio with a Kenwood DDX-9907XR. After crossing over and re-equalizing the stock speakers, they sounded much better with dedicated subwoofers to handle the low end.

Oddly, the best sounding factory sound systems I had were in a 1997 Civic EX coupe and a 2013 VW GTI. I kept that Civic until 2010 and ended up having to replace the stock speakers because they dry rotted. A set of Alpine Type R components worked great in that little car. Hell, I even used a Digital Designs 1010 subwoofer in the Civic, lol.

 

[RagmopInKona]

Thinking out loud, but is some of the issue, the noise canceltion fighting with the music output.
The other issue, I think is the system expecting to use an amp that is tiny.
I don't know how they got the claimed wattage rating out of it, but my 1992 Kenwood head unit with all of 40 watts per channel(40x 4) is louder than this b/o set up.

 

[billzkey]

Thinking out loud, but is some of the issue, the noise canceltion fighting with the music output.
The other issue, I think is the system expecting to use an amp that is tiny.
I don't know how they got the claimed wattage rating out of it, but my 1992 Kenwood head unit with all of 40 watts per channel(40x 4) is louder than this b/o set up.

Don't be fooled. There are some tiny amps that can put out insane amounts of power. While I doubt OEM automakers are using them, I have seen micro amplifiers for motorcycles that easily sustain 120 watts RMS per channel.

Then there are the GaN FET amplifiers that pack some power for their size. Unfortunately, they cost a small fortune too.

 

[Evolvd]

Don't be fooled. There are some tiny amps that can put out insane amounts of power. While I doubt OEM automakers are using them, I have seen micro amplifiers for motorcycles that easily sustain 120 watts RMS per channel.

Then there are the GaN FET amplifiers that pack some power for their size. Unfortunately, they cost a small fortune too.

Hell I’m only pushing 75w RMS per channel for my mids and highs in my build and it’s crazy loud.

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