oscarsear Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Just purchased a newer Chevy Tahoe SUV and it came with a 'premium' stereo featuring multiple Bose speakers. Egads is it ever disgusting. There must be replacement speakers for newer car audio systems. What are the better products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I wandered thru that minefield a couple of times with my Chevy CD/bose 6 speaker system. In my case I found that replacing the stock head unit with a Kenwood double din unit and adding the PAC adapter to use the steering wheel control and connect the RCA line outs to the factory "B" amp made a significant improvement even with the stock speakers. Cost of adapter was more than the head unit and you don't have crossover control of the sub as that is internal to the "B" amp unit. But it is an improvement and I use either Bluetooth from my phone using Amazon prime and a thumb drive plugged into the head unit. I came close to picking up new speakers, sub and amps a month or so back but couldn't pull the at a price of about $3k for improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Crutchfield.com is a good source for information about your vehicle. A double DIN head unit with navigation, a JL Stealth sub, some good component speakers with well placed tweeters and you are good to go. You have a budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I don't know who made the stereo, but I have a 2007 GMC sierra that I think sounds pretty good. Wonder now if it's BOSE. Remember if you start changing head units a module might be required to handle door chime duty and similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I'm a Pioneer guy myself. If I ever use after stock (have no need in my Fusion), I usually go to Pioneer. The double DIN units they have a pretty reasonable, and put out some decent power. They look nicer too in my opinion, which is a must in a car system. They even had a few that played nice with SYNC, so I'm sure they have some that'll play nice with Chevy's door chime and voice operation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 If I were in the market for a double DIN with navigation, I would read reviews on the navigation. I had one once that was dumb as a rock. This was a long time ago, but you should definitely check out what peeps are saying about the nav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Focal speakers are excellent, specifically the Utopia line. They're pricey but the sound is absolutely phenomenal, best automotive speaker I've ever listened to. The new line is Ultima, which replaces the Utopia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 4 hours ago, IbizaFlame said: I'm a Pioneer guy myself. I had a SuperTuner III back in the day. Yeah Baby! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'm happy with my Infinity Kappa Series. Gilbert's Focals are probably better. I've heard about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Pioneer car speakers used to be very good (maybe still are?). Right after I graduated HS ('78), I put Pioneer speakers and Jensen electronics in my '72 Impala (my "college car"). When my mom borrowed my car to make a trip to the supermarket, the bag boy asked my mom if the car belonged to her son. She answered "yes, how did you know?". He said "because the stereo is worth more than the car". A guy must get his priorities right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted September 16, 2016 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2016 9 hours ago, oscarsear said: Just purchased a newer Chevy Tahoe SUV and it came with a 'premium' stereo featuring multiple Bose speakers. Egads is it ever disgusting. There must be replacement speakers for newer car audio systems. What are the better products? Voxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 14 hours ago, oscarsear said: What are the better products? Any of the older Panasonic HU's sporting Tripath hardware. I have a CQ-C9901U in my car and it is no joke. Even today, very few can touch it. Amazing SQ and power on tap. See: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040109005047/en/Tripath-Chosen-Panasonic-Car-Audio-TA2041A-Family-Featured and http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060106005105/en/Tripath-Powers-Panasonics-High-Power-In-Dash-Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet_Hollow Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 5 hours ago, Jeff Matthews said: I'm happy with my Infinity Kappa Series. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 How do you guys get the new radio to work with the computer system of the vehicle? JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Be careful yanking out Bose speakers from cars and replacing them with something else. The ones in my Acura are (I think) something weird like 1 ohm. Means I'd have to replace the whole shameel. IIRC the factory head unit is a Pioneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 13 hours ago, JL Sargent said: I had a SuperTuner III back in the day. Yeah Baby! KP2000 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The History Kid Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 7 hours ago, JJkizak said: How do you guys get the new radio to work with the computer system of the vehicle? JJK That's the sensitive issue today. It's why you need to make sure above just dimension and DIN size that you get a system that was designed to work with the car. Like I said, Pioneer makes some units that have Sync support, which then in turn enables them to be used in cars with Sync and still retain those features. Otherwise, several have a "mode" where the car's computer becomes available, but I don't know anything about how effective those are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 3 hours ago, Mighty Favog said: Be careful yanking out Bose speakers from cars and replacing them with something else. The ones in my Acura are (I think) something weird like 1 ohm. Means I'd have to replace the whole shameel. IIRC the factory head unit is a Pioneer. Wow, I've never heard of that, but I am way out of touch with car audio. The last decent stuff I had was a Blankput head unit with Alpine speakers. It had an incredibly accurate sound for a car setup. Now I have a stock radio in a Toyota Rav4 and it just grates on my ears. How is it possible to have a sound band that has no low end, no midrange and no top end? OTOH the stereo in my wife's Honda CRV sounds pretty good for an OEM radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 This is why I tend to get cars that have a nice sound, and listen to them instead of the radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 25 minutes ago, oldtimer said: This is why I tend to get cars that have a nice sound, and listen to them instead of the radio. I have LaScalas in my media room, KG 5.5's in my office and KSB 1.1s in my bedroom. My car stereo speakers in my front two doors dont even work. I do drive a manual though and enjoy listening to the rpms, especially on the downshift blips. As for the OP. I would check out PartsExpress.com. They have a great selection on car audio equipment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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