Entertainment systems / Audio?

What is the worst part, in your opinion, the stock speakers, or the stock HU? I just know I haven't had OEM sound this bad since the 1980's. Chrysler should be ashamed.

 

I would say the head unit . The speakers are not to bad but they are lower end for sure . The speakers were a easy replacement and only 39.00 on Amazon Pioneer 2 ways made from polymer adds fuller sound and a little more bass filling . Im happy with the upgrade from Pioneer for $100 cant go wrong .

 

I added a $125 Sony DSX-B700 headunit from crutchfield.com and wired it into a cigeratte plug by twisting yellow wire and red wire together and cutting off extra cigarette plug in wire I had lying around from an 12 volt device I no longer needed of course you got to figure out which side's positive and which sides negative to the cigeratte plug. The headunit sits on top of my dash in the middle above the factory installed radio. Also It might be annoying to have to reset all my settings every time I get home time but that's cuz I unplug the unit so I don't drain the battery. I also wanted my system to be portable so I can easily unplug and put onto my next truck as I'm in a company truck/vehicle. I bought a pair of Polk Audio DB 522 5.25" 2 way speakers for $80 to play mids and highs from crutchfield.com and placed them where they sounded best on the truck (front driver and passenger side dash) but you can always have fun taking apart the doors and running wire to the speakers in the doors and even replace the door speakers if you really wanted to which I believe is a different size speaker. I just chose the easier route by leaving everything as it was and making a whole seperate system. Don't know if they are waterproof but they are marine rated for boats and those types of applications. (I also found mini carpeted mdf boxes for them or several other boxes from fiberglass and even plastic for like atvs/utvs if you want to make it look nice but I didn't get that.) I then ran rca cable from my headunit to my Planet Audio TR1500.1M Monoblock Car Amplifier - 1500 Watts, 2/4 Ohm Stable, Class A/B amplifier I got new from amazon for $75 bucks. I ran the power and ground from my amp to my power inverter that was already installed on the truck. The amp sits right next to the inverter which is right behind the driver's seat. I'm running dual 12 inch memphis audio subs in a sealed box but in the future I'm looking to upgrade the box to vented as I want more of that deeper bass for my rap/hip hop aka more vibrating and shaking from bass. Also turned to max volume on radio with bass level on max amp being at 50 percent gain, I can barely hear the bass when I stand outside of the truck (as a side note I believe total power for subwoofers is 600 watts and I got a bigger amp so it would run cooler and not overheat plus I'm sure there rating is way higher than it really is being it's a cheap planet audio amp I say all this because even though the amp says 1500 realistically I'm running about 600 watts rms at 50 percent gain which is about 1200 watts peak) On the inside of the truck It sounds exactly as if I was bumping in my car at home with the same setup. Inside the truck you can feel the bass through the floor and your seat and you'll feel like your at the front row of a concert. Now idk about you but I like confirmation I've got hard hitting bass. That means mirrors shaking, turning heads and the whole nine yards. But because of the volume inside the truck being larger you would need alot more subs to get the same effect you would in a car. It is possible yes. But is it realistic. Probably not. Unless your willing to shell out alot of money and space which is already limited in the trucks of ours. Literally the running engine of the trucks is way louder than the bass when standing outside the truck. But the only way to enjoy it is to sit inside the vehicle. I guess that's a good thing at the same time cuz like previous members have mentioned I don't want to wake other truckers in their sleeper regardless of what time they are going to sleep. So at least I know I won't be bothering anyone outside either. If it's quiet outside yes you can hear there's a little something going on in your truck. Otherwise yeah nobody is going to be able tell you have subs. Depending on the song I can get the mirrors to shake ever so slightly like as if im barely bumping even though the volumes at max lol. And my subs will be ratchet strapped to the driver's side top bunk but as of right now they aren't risky I know but oh well my life not yours. We shouldn't be crashing these large vehicles anyways. And I've had a handful of times where I've had to brake really hard and was scared they might fall but they barely budge if at all and when I finally stop somewhere I just push them a few inches back where they were. The only things that have fallen are some black and yellow walmart 15 gal bins that I sometimes forget to put back under my bunk. I also am in the 2021 freightliner cascadia. And had the same setup in my previous 2017 freightliner cascadia (previous gen model). It is very nice to be able to pull the entire system out in very little amount of time though.

 

Once I get my 2021 Cascadia I definitely want to upgrade my speakers Lyric deserves more bass and yes I named my truck Lyric