![]() It's very different from the Sony (and the stock 7 speaker setup for that matter) - there's a new digital output from the HU to the rear stock amp, no way to disable the EQ/flatten the factory signals with Forscan like you can with the Sony, and the way they wire/cross-over the tweeters is, well, different. Wiring around and with the B&O is a pain in the ***. I'm still planning to replace them in part 2 - kicking around some Focals at the moment - but it's already much better than the OEM sound. A better amp, much better DSP, and deadening in the doors really brings the sound out of these things. Surprisingly, they work pretty well in this setup. I haven't replaced the stock speakers yet ( edit: replacement done, see part 2) - I was curious to see how well the new B&O hold up compared to the Sony's, which may as well been made out of paper-mache for all the good they did. That, and overall the system just isn't that loud.īuryl sound deadening in all 4 doors, inner and outer panelsĪmp the speakers via an Audison 8.9, a combo amp with a great DSP and active crossovers, and a separate amp powering an underseat subwoofer (Kenwood XR600.1)įor the underseat sub I picked the Audison APBX10DS hideway, which fits perfectly under the seat and knocks the factory sub clean out of the water.though I am probably going to add another one of these in part 2: the doors, which soak up those middle freqs like a wad of Brawny picks up water. The other speakers are actually pretty decent for "premium" OEM but suffer from muddy sound in the mid-range, a common problem due to subpar amplification and being installed in giant resonating sheet metal i.e. In particular the B&O sub is A) not that powerful and B) in need of level management, which it does not have. Still, it's.ok? Not bad? Faint praise is the best I could muster so I decided to do something about it. A runner who comes in 6th place in a race is better than the one who came in 8th, too.Įdit: Part 3 is here with an update on using the Nav-TV a2b, which I now consider a must have for integration with aftermarket amps & dsps with the B&O Play. Not that being better than the Sony is a high bar to clear. The B&O is the replacement for the Sony "premium" system in 2018 models, and to answer the question that always comes up: Yes, it is better than the Sony. To each their own though.Finished part one of my B&O Play upgrade. My 2011 Tacoma and 2015 tundra both sounded leagues better to me and didn’t add $610 to the price like the B&O did. As far as the overall sound, it just wasn’t worth the price to me personally. But as far as bass goes there is basically none. Like I mentioned in the Reddit thread, I’m not even planning to add a sub and the last thing I’m trying to do is make it just a rumble machine. You want to blast lil'whovever, just get aftermarket subs and ruin the balance.It’s not that I’m trying to blast bass, I just personally feel the system is underwhelming for what it cost. I am just tired of people bashing on this system as it really is not bad. Sadly, most streaming services are lossy, so you get what you pay for. The speaker placement is amazing and provided you don't use a crappy 128kbs source, it sounds good. Good sound systems are balanced, not overwhelmed by bass. ![]() ![]() Blasting bass for a certain genre of music does not mean a good sound system. I find the 8 speaker B&O system pretty good. Link for anyone wanting to read the Reddit thread in question But I can’t see any way that replacing the speakers from ****ty stock speakers to JBLs could possibly be a “downgrade” and an “injustice” as they actually described it. ![]() It all sounds like uppity, condescending, audiophile bull**** to me, but I wanted to check with you guys here. Essentially multiple users were telling me that I had to buy a $700 amp replacement just to get started and that the $120 speakers I was looking at were not worth even considering because they would somehow sound worse than factory? So I looked through a lot of threads that I found mostly through here and thought that I had most everything figured out for what I was going to buy, so I posted a thread over on Reddit at /r/CarAV and was basically accosted as if my idea to upgrade just the speakers themselves with JBL GTO’s was sacrilege. My base model bone-stock 2015 Tundra had a much better sounding system. It’s apparently just an upgrade amp with a **** sub and factory paper-cone speakers for anyone unaware. Hi guys! I just got my new 2022 F-150 Powerboost and I love it to death…but the B&O system is severely disappointing.
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