Best for the buck 6x9 replacements for 2019 f250

[MrOneEyedBoh 10+ year member]

Just curious on what your guys opinions are on replacement speakers for a new f250 that has 6x9s. I dont plan on adding any amps, swapping the headunit etc. Just looking to possibly add some deadening/foam and new speakers.

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[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

your idea = degraded sound quality. Anything aftermarket requires power to reach proper potential and a clean flat signal from the head unit.  Stock head units have their own EQ curves that specifically work for stock speakers. Stock head units at best output 3-5 watts per channel, You'll notice a bigger upgrade from swapping the head unit or adding an amp or DSP/AMP combo rather than switching speakers actually switching speakers out alone has a higher probability of sounding worse than stock losing all bass and sounding tinny if you dont do full acoustical door treatments or add power/processing.

 

[happy4ya]

You'll notice a bigger upgrade from swapping the head unit or adding an amp or DSP/AMP combo rather than switching speakers

This was certainly true for me.  I have a 2013 Grand Caravan with the stock 6-speaker setup and a couple of years ago I got a good deal on a Pioneer head unit and boy did it make a difference.  Between the upgrade to 22 watts rms per channel of power compared to the stock radio, and the 13 band eq, the cheap *** stock speakers sound really good now.  People have got into my van and asked me when I put in a system and when I tell them everything is stock except the radio they can't believe it.  I'm getting ready to upgrade everything else now, but with the exception of it lacking a little on the low end punch, the setup sounds really good just from a HU upgrade.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

This was certainly true for me.  I have a 2013 Grand Caravan with the stock 6-speaker setup and a couple of years ago I got a good deal on a Pioneer head unit and boy did it make a difference.  Between the upgrade to 22 watts rms per channel of power compared to the stock radio, and the 13 band eq, the cheap *** stock speakers sound really good now.  People have got into my van and asked me when I put in a system and when I tell them everything is stock except the radio they can't believe it.  I'm getting ready to upgrade everything else now, but with the exception of it lacking a little on the low end punch, the setup sounds really good just from a HU upgrade.

yeah most people dont know the sh*tty stock sound is from a cheap mass produced stock head unit with weak amplification and the most important, cheapo china/mexico low resolution dacs that just makes your music garbage from the start. No amount of gear can fix a a stock head unit's sound.