Recent content by Gordie

Ok, but I only have a 6x9 opening. How do I install them? Does some sort of customization need to happen to allow for the midranges?

Hey, sorry about asking such a stupid question, but I'm looking to upgrade my speakers in my Silverado. I've seen 6-1/2" 3-way component speaker systems. From the pictures shown of these systems, it appears that there are 3 different speakers involved? I get that the tweeters would go up in my...

Thanks for the scoop. I didn't know this and now I'll have to research. So, if I go this route, I won't need a new deck, but I also won't get any options like EQ, Auto Surround, time delays and such? Sorry, if there's a link that explains all this, please send it my way. Is installing a new...

I appreciate your suggestion, but I have no idea what this is? I haven't been in the game for quite a while and the new technology is foreign to me. You'll have to go slow and use small words. Sorry :(

Hey all, I just bought a 2021 Chevy Silverado replacing my 2010 Silverado. The stereo I had in my old truck was nice because I could use Focal speakers in the front with the tweeters up by the windshield, but this new truck, on the surface, seems like it may be a challenge to get a new decent...

Thanks for the response. Are you saying that I probably won't be able to change the factory head unit and will have to go with what it comes with? Also, the focals cost me $1200. I should leave them behind and just keep the amp and sub? Thanks!

Ok, that makes sense. I'm not even sure it's worth the hassle to have everything removed and replaced. Was quoted about 400 bucks for labor...I'll just buy my truck and take it from there. I may even end up with something better in the long run. Thanks!

Thanks for your response. You're making me feel guilty of something? Is it wrong to want to keep my stereo that I like, or should I buy the equipment again because I'm making a big purchase? (hopefully not 40K+)

Hey all, I'll be selling my pickup truck Chevy Silverado soon, and next week I'm going to have my stereo removed because I want to take it with me. It's too costly to leave behind. That would be my Pioneer DEH-80PRS, front Focals, rear Alpines, an amp, and a small subwoofer under the back seat...

Hey, thanks for the response. I'm sorry I went off there, but I've had issues with 'audiophiles' that tend to talk down to people that don't have the latest 5K stylus on their turntables. Yeah, I don't know much about car audio, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't post here, right? I bought the...

Maybe I should have posted my question differently. Let me try again? I'm a friggen idiot. I don't even know what a car stereo is? I bought this thing that makes music in my truck, but I don't know how? Maybe I'll ask people on this internet thingy and hopefully someone as stupid as I am can...

I appreciate the lesson in quantum mechanics. So can I edit the built in EQ's?

Hello all, My speakers are too bright and are sissing? I'd like to lower the highest options on my equalizer, but I can't seem to get it straight. Can I edit the EQ's that it comes with, or can I only edit Custom 1 and Custom 2? Either way, I don't seem to have the correct steps down pat...

It is quite a complex unit that has options that I don't even dare try to configure like HPF, etc. I am a novice but I thought the crossovers just determine what is sent to each speaker (in a sense) and as someone else suggested just using the EQ and lowering the highest frequency might solve...

Hello all, I have a pickup truck with a Pioneer DEH-80PRS with an Alpine amp (not sure of specs, 4 channel?) and recently upgraded to Focal speakers in the front, and have nothing fancy for speakers in the back since it's a pickup truck, and I have a small subwoofer. My question is that after...