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<blockquote data-quote="zacster" data-source="post: 8790036" data-attributes="member: 683280">I put the new aux jack in earlier this week and it makes a huge difference to play true hi-res music (via a Raspberry Pi on my home network) vs. the radio.&nbsp; It&#039;s funny, there is a CD player too and my daughter couldn&#039;t find anything less useful!&nbsp; CD is dead to the under 30 crowd, and all but dead to everyone else.&nbsp; Anyway, it sounded pretty good by comparison, but still boomy.&nbsp; In the meantime though my daughter has Covid and isn&#039;t going anywhere and hasn&#039;t heard it yet herself.&nbsp; (She&#039;s fine.)Today, Thursday, I decided to look once again at it.&nbsp; I watched a few youtube videos and decided I needed to see what was there.&nbsp; It turns out the tweeter grill pops off really easily and gives access without removing the whole dash so I did that and took out the tweeter, and also pulled out my Focal tweeter from the box to see how it compares in size.&nbsp; The thing is though that most woofers come with a tweeter so there is no advantage to using those. That brings me to Crutchfield.&nbsp; When I did my Tesla I didn&#039;t buy from them because the price was much higher but now I see why.&nbsp; They provide everything you need to install, brackets, wire harnesses, and full instructions specific to your car.&nbsp; With the Tesla there are no brackets that fit, everything is tight, and you get those custom from someone with a 3D printer.&nbsp; Most other cars take standard fit.&nbsp; So now I see the value they provide.The insurance settlement from the car she was in that was totaled was very generous so I&#039;m going to spend a little more, around $400, and again with the notion that I&#039;ll pull them when the time comes to junk this car.&nbsp; I&#039;m looking now at either Focal Performance 165AS or Infinity Kappa 603CF.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure either would be a big improvement.&nbsp; I&#039;m open to any other suggestions too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zacster, post: 8790036, member: 683280"] I put the new aux jack in earlier this week and it makes a huge difference to play true hi-res music (via a Raspberry Pi on my home network) vs. the radio. It's funny, there is a CD player too and my daughter couldn't find anything less useful! CD is dead to the under 30 crowd, and all but dead to everyone else. Anyway, it sounded pretty good by comparison, but still boomy. In the meantime though my daughter has Covid and isn't going anywhere and hasn't heard it yet herself. (She's fine.) Today, Thursday, I decided to look once again at it. I watched a few youtube videos and decided I needed to see what was there. It turns out the tweeter grill pops off really easily and gives access without removing the whole dash so I did that and took out the tweeter, and also pulled out my Focal tweeter from the box to see how it compares in size. The thing is though that most woofers come with a tweeter so there is no advantage to using those. That brings me to Crutchfield. When I did my Tesla I didn't buy from them because the price was much higher but now I see why. They provide everything you need to install, brackets, wire harnesses, and full instructions specific to your car. With the Tesla there are no brackets that fit, everything is tight, and you get those custom from someone with a 3D printer. Most other cars take standard fit. So now I see the value they provide. The insurance settlement from the car she was in that was totaled was very generous so I'm going to spend a little more, around $400, and again with the notion that I'll pull them when the time comes to junk this car. I'm looking now at either Focal Performance 165AS or Infinity Kappa 603CF. I'm sure either would be a big improvement. I'm open to any other suggestions too. [/QUOTE]

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