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<blockquote data-quote="Guy" data-source="post: 1117893" data-attributes="member: 22717"><p>Smurf,</p><p></p><p>I haven't messed with a car radio or speakers in over a decade. I'm not an enthusiast or anything so I am pretty sure you'll have no trouble doing it too.</p><p></p><p>I'll be honest I wouldn't have messed with this stereo if it didn't sound SO bad. It's one of the worst factory sound experiences I've had in a long time.... but don't despair... I'm not kidding when I say it's now one of the best I've ever had.... and I'm still not done the back doors.</p><p></p><p>The radio in my mind was so flat before that I just as soon would turn it down to soft while driving...I felt embarrassed to crank it up.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So it's not the head unit or the Sony amp. It's the garbage speakers.... not sure what Ford was doing there, but at least it's a cheap fix. The new speakers are MUCH louder too. Beautiful match to the sub. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure how the pioneer compares to the kicker sub.... but this thing is seriously some deep bass. I'm not sure how or why it's able to come out of an 8 in that cheap little enclosure??!?! According to pioneer the sub only needs 0.5 -1.5 cu ft. Of enclosure and can also run free air.... I'm guessing that enclosure is around 0.5-1 or maybe a little larger... so it's a good match I think. </p><p></p><p>It's worth all the effort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy, post: 1117893, member: 22717"] Smurf, I haven't messed with a car radio or speakers in over a decade. I'm not an enthusiast or anything so I am pretty sure you'll have no trouble doing it too. I'll be honest I wouldn't have messed with this stereo if it didn't sound SO bad. It's one of the worst factory sound experiences I've had in a long time.... but don't despair... I'm not kidding when I say it's now one of the best I've ever had.... and I'm still not done the back doors. The radio in my mind was so flat before that I just as soon would turn it down to soft while driving...I felt embarrassed to crank it up. So it's not the head unit or the Sony amp. It's the garbage speakers.... not sure what Ford was doing there, but at least it's a cheap fix. The new speakers are MUCH louder too. Beautiful match to the sub. I'm not sure how the pioneer compares to the kicker sub.... but this thing is seriously some deep bass. I'm not sure how or why it's able to come out of an 8 in that cheap little enclosure??!?! According to pioneer the sub only needs 0.5 -1.5 cu ft. Of enclosure and can also run free air.... I'm guessing that enclosure is around 0.5-1 or maybe a little larger... so it's a good match I think. It's worth all the effort. [/QUOTE]
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