Jeep Wrangler JL Stock Sound System

[Sting_NC_USA]

Hi Michael, I have a 2020 Rubicon JLU with the Alpine sound system that does thrill me sound wise.

What would you recommend for different speakers without going through a lot of hassle and expense?

If I only need to change a certain few and not all of the speakers, that would be perfect.

Thanks

Hey Don, it really depends on what you feel is lacking. If it's bass response that's lacking for you, adding a sub is a fairly easy, straight-forward option. If you just want a bit more fill, you can replace the stock tweeters in the front dash with either of the two options listed above (Kicker or Infinity). If it's overall power and depth of sound that you're missing, you'd really need to consider a full-blown option (Dual Amps, Sound Processor, Replacement Speakers, etc.).

I'm happy to answer any follow-up questions. Cheers!

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[Newdeal]

Still confused. With the exception of the Alpine system upgrade, are all the other radios/speakers the same for all JL stock models and Uconnect systems?

 

[Cutterone]

Still confused. With the exception of the Alpine system upgrade, are all the other radios/speakers the same for all JL stock models and Uconnect systems?

correct me if I’m wrong, but the only difference between the stock system is bigger tweeters, an amp, and the sub. I’m sure the 4” speakers are the same between the 2 systems, to me meaning they can handle sins more power if crossed over properly. I’m gonna add a 5 channel amp, 10” sub in rear, and cross out the low bass from the stock speakers, hoping that does it

 

[TheAnimal]

If you ask me the stock system is pretty shitty. I have it in my jl and my jk had the alpine. I want it out but it’s not my first priority. Possibly a speaker change. I work in audio and love good sound but for now I’ll suffer. I can’t stand distortion and that what I get between half and three quarter volume. Yuck

 

[TheAnimal]

Btw JL AUDIO makes a nice kit for them and working on one for a two door. Not cheap but it’s what I want

 

[Goin2drt]

Btw JL AUDIO makes a nice kit for them and working on one for a two door. Not cheap but it’s what I want

I would love to see a company do a complete plug and play upgrade. I am handy but I am in no way a car audio guy and quite frankly these car audio people these days don’t know anything specific about a vehicle either unless the installer actually owns one.

To get a “kit” that comes all ready to go, plays nice together with the head unit to include speakers, pods etc etc would be awesome. Then I would upgrade my system. These DIYers and the other thread on her with folks upgrading, drilling, trying things out then trying something else just hurts my head. I am not good enough to do all that. Give me a full plug and play upgrade from the Alpine system and I am in.

 

[Cutterone]

I would love to see a company do a complete plug and play upgrade. I am handy but I am in no way a car audio guy and quite frankly these car audio people these days don’t know anything specific about a vehicle either unless the installer actually owns one.

To get a “kit” that comes all ready to go, plays nice together with the head unit to include speakers, pods etc etc would be awesome. Then I would upgrade my system. These DIYers and the other thread on her with folks upgrading, drilling, trying things out then trying something else just hurts my head. I am not good enough to do all that. Give me a full plug and play upgrade from the Alpine system and I am in.

I agree the stock system is lacking, as I was used to the alpine in my JK. However they got pretty decent performance out of the small stock speakers, so I’m betting giving them more clean power, crossing out the lows, and adding a good sub should get me where I want to go. Chasing pristine audio in a wrangler is an expensive endeavor

 

[TheAnimal]

I would love to see a company do a complete plug and play upgrade. I am handy but I am in no way a car audio guy and quite frankly these car audio people these days don’t know anything specific about a vehicle either unless the installer actually owns one.

To get a “kit” that comes all ready to go, plays nice together with the head unit to include speakers, pods etc etc would be awesome. Then I would upgrade my system. These DIYers and the other thread on her with folks upgrading, drilling, trying things out then trying something else just hurts my head. I am not good enough to do all that. Give me a full plug and play upgrade from the Alpine system and I am in.

Check out lite brite jl audio upgrade on YouTube. I’m not saying it’s easy but from an audio video guy ..... if you want quality it’s the way I plan on going. But I really love loud CLEAR music. I am also a bit over the top. They sell an amp that mounts under the seat perfectly and a sub for a jl unlimited that’s perfect fit. I know JL AUDIO is quality and I’m sure it’s amazing. I haven’t heard it first hand but it’s not hard to beat this shit stock system. I can deal with the 5.1 Jeep radio if If whatbi hear is bliss. I also want the 3000$ alpine Jeep integrates head unit but I can wait on that until it’s a left over and much cheaper. I love my music

 

[TheAnimal]

I agree the stock system is lacking, as I was used to the alpine in my JK. However they got pretty decent performance out of the small stock speakers, so I’m betting giving them more clean power, crossing out the lows, and adding a good sub should get me where I want to go. Chasing pristine audio in a wrangler is an expensive endeavor

I loved my jk alpine man. I also miss my active mirrors but I love my winter package and a my jl in general. Especially my mopar lift and 35s. Give and take I guess but I will attend to the radio and mirrors as I will have this jl for a long time ....

 

[Peanut Butter]

where did you mount your subwoofer?

In the cubby in the back.

 

[CrimsonGhost138]

Hey guys I got a question. I have a ‘19 JLU Sport with the 7”. I’m not looking to do anything crazy as the car is a lease, but would like to upgrade the audio a little. I have this power pack from my last car that I never got around to installing.https://www.crutchfield.com/p_500KT...fj9IPT6CdQFgOEC_NdMV0l3VIs8LIWZcaArk2EALw_wcB I was thinking of using this to power the stock speakers and then installing my powered sub for a little extra bass. Can this be done relatively easy? I’ve installed subs before so I kinda know what I’m doing but definitely no pro.

 

[Shotgecko]

Hey guys, new to car audio here but reading through here, it seemed like those kicker speakers were best to get the most out of the stock sound system. I was wondering if having the Insane Audio head unit would make a difference as it comes with a built in amplifier. With that would the recommendations for speakers change?

 

[Cutterone]

I’m gonna put faith in the jeep engineers and trust the stock speakers and enclosure were made to perform best together and go ahead and use a 5ch amp to stockers and a 10” down firing sub in rear

 

[Cutterone]

I’m gonna put faith in the jeep engineers and trust the stock speakers and enclosure were made to perform best together and go ahead and use a 5ch amp to stockers and a 10” down firing sub in rear

 

[jamief]

I upgraded all my speakers to kicker ds series except for the knee speakers. I used 300hz bass blockers on all the new speakers and ran the sound bar speakers in series to make up for the ohm drop caused by using 4 ohm speakers instead of the stock 8 ohm speakers. I then put a Kicker compact subwoofer in the rear storage bin. The subwoofer has a bass level control wired up to the space below the power windowswitches in the dash. it sounds alot better than thestock system and gives me good sound all around

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