Soundbar speaker upgrade (my eyes are bleeding)

[Terpsmandan]

And still on backorder....

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[JSFoster75]

And still on backorder....

Yep, I put my name on the wait list.

 

[Xcoaste]

Which one would you say made the biggest difference in your opinion? The dash or soundbar? I also have the Alpine system and barely notice the sound from the soundbar unless I balance the sound more to the rear. Not sure if this is the output from them or the design of system.

 

[Tankeryankeraa]

Which one would you say made the biggest difference in your opinion? The dash or soundbar? I also have the Alpine system and barely notice the sound from the soundbar unless I balance the sound more to the rear. Not sure if this is the output from them or the design of system.

Definitely start with the dash

 

[Tankeryankeraa]

Definitely start with the dash

Even if it's just some infinity's

 

[Terpsmandan]

I have the infinity's in the dash. It brightened up the front end considerably but IMO the Alpine's had a bigger impact on the sound.

 

[Tankeryankeraa]

I have the infinity's in the dash. It brightened up the front end considerably but IMO the Alpine's had a bigger impact on the sound.

Do have the Alpine tweeters pointed to the front as well.

 

[Terpsmandan]

Yes.

 

[DavidArmen]

It’s incredible that you got 6.5 inch components to work with the factory alpine amplifier considering the alpine amp is like 30-45 watts per channel (552 watts total for 12 channels; 8 individual speakers and the sub which uses 4 channels) and there was a lot of talk on these forums about the alpine amp cutting off channels that didn’t perfectly conform to stock speaker specifications, especially in regards to impedance, and how some speakers on the factory alpine system are 2ohms and some speakers are 4ohms and numerous other issues like that. You’re super lucky! Did you wire the stock 4.5 to the new 6.5 and the stock 3.5 to the tweeter, or did you use one set of wires to power both the 6.5 and the tweeter, or did you combine both sets of wires in parallel and then power both 6.5 and tweeter with the combined wires? I’m very curious!

 

[Tankeryankeraa]

It’s incredible that you got 6.5 inch components to work with the factory alpine amplifier considering the alpine amp is like 30-45 watts per channel (552 watts total for 12 channels; 8 individual speakers and the sub which uses 4 channels) and there was a lot of talk on these forums about the alpine amp cutting off channels that didn’t perfectly conform to stock speaker specifications, especially in regards to impedance, and how some speakers on the factory alpine system are 2ohms and some speakers are 4ohms and numerous other issues like that. You’re super lucky! Did you wire the stock 4.5 to the new 6.5 and the stock 3.5 to the tweeter, or did you use one set of wires to power both the 6.5 and the tweeter, or did you combine both sets of wires in parallel and then power both 6.5 and tweeter with the combined wires? I’m very curious!

Wired 4.5 wire to sub and 3.5 to tweeter

 

[Sanchese]

I also have the 8.4 screen with alpineupgraded audio.
My question is can i use the alpine SPV-65-JLT ?

 

[Tankeryankeraa]

I also have the 8.4 screen with alpineupgraded audio.
My question is can i use the alpine SPV-65-JLT ?

I can't say for sure but I thought I read that they weren't for the 8.4 alpine.

 

[Terpsmandan]

I also have the 8.4 screen with alpineupgraded audio.
My question is can i use the alpine SPV-65-JLT ?

You can't because of the amp. Besides with the JLJT pods and the S-S65C you don't need to cut up the bar and it cost's half the price.

 

[Jkjones1]

So I have the Terra acoustics as well in the front and agree, they do liven the sound up. Am interested in how much volume and quality you guys picked up by upgrading the bar to the JL/JT pods and alpine. This seems like a great option as I have been struggling with what to do to get a bit more out of the system. Any other soundbar speakers you considered?

 

[Terpsmandan]

I first tried a set of Infinity REF6530cx components. I wasn't jazzed at the sound quality, but it did cut the mids out compared to the factory sound bar. Then the amp decided that it wasn't happy with the impedence and shut the whole soundbar off. I reinstalled the oem speakers just to make sure it still worked and then got a set of the Alpines. I have been running them for a week with no issues. Running the 8.4 EQ flat and very happy with the sound quality on Apple Music. Also swapped in a set of REF3032cfx speakers in the dash and They are better than stock. The TerraAcoustics are on BO and as soon as I can get a set, I am going to try them out.

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