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<blockquote data-quote="Aviation Jones" data-source="post: 7856009" data-attributes="member: 644200">My setup as a whole is better than factory.&nbsp; I just mean when I play nothing but the components, it&#039;s pretty underwhelming.&nbsp; Not what I imagined after hearing so many good things about component systems.&nbsp; I feel like my Bose Companion 3 computer speakers put them to serious shame.&nbsp; That may just be the difference in car/home acoustics though?&nbsp; Something else I should note, my 300/4 had to be sent out for repair.&nbsp; The forward/right channel went loopy, throwing off the impedance so perhaps a newly refurbished amp will help.&nbsp; I also question the way it was installed.&nbsp; I figured they would utilize all 4 channels to get the best power to the components, but they are only running 75W per side.&nbsp; This is where my &quot;non-audiophile-ness&quot; kicks in... I don&#039;t know how to change that.The box is JL spec.&nbsp; I thought about going sealed for quite awhile, but I&#039;ve had several people tell me that a W7 in a sealed box is a crime.&nbsp; I was recently at the local shop and a guy said I would lose something like 4x the output by going sealed.I do have my doors deadened, and quite a bit in the trunk.&nbsp; It&#039;s staying pretty tight, but getting a few rattles here and there after ~50K miles of use.&nbsp; Idk, maybe I should just shut up and crank it up.Good call on the Pioneer, this is not the first time I&#039;ve heard good things about those!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aviation Jones, post: 7856009, member: 644200"] My setup as a whole is better than factory. I just mean when I play nothing but the components, it's pretty underwhelming. Not what I imagined after hearing so many good things about component systems. I feel like my Bose Companion 3 computer speakers put them to serious shame. That may just be the difference in car/home acoustics though? Something else I should note, my 300/4 had to be sent out for repair. The forward/right channel went loopy, throwing off the impedance so perhaps a newly refurbished amp will help. I also question the way it was installed. I figured they would utilize all 4 channels to get the best power to the components, but they are only running 75W per side. This is where my "non-audiophile-ness" kicks in... I don't know how to change that. The box is JL spec. I thought about going sealed for quite awhile, but I've had several people tell me that a W7 in a sealed box is a crime. I was recently at the local shop and a guy said I would lose something like 4x the output by going sealed. I do have my doors deadened, and quite a bit in the trunk. It's staying pretty tight, but getting a few rattles here and there after ~50K miles of use. Idk, maybe I should just shut up and crank it up. Good call on the Pioneer, this is not the first time I've heard good things about those! [/QUOTE]

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