Will anyone sound better then stock?

[ArrizX 10+ year member]

Seriously now, would I be able to go into any store, and pick up any kind of speak, and have it sound better then the stock.

Because I have found some really decently priced speakers, by some reputal (sp) brands.

Hence the quetsion, will anything (new) after market sound better then factory? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

Click to read more...

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

short answer=NO

 

[mach999 10+ year member]

In my case...no. I bought some aftermarket speakers and ran them off the factory headunit and it sounds marginally worse than the stock speakers. I am about to amp them so hopefully this will change things.

 

[XaznKewLguyX 10+ year member]

depends on what kind of car, I know the older model stock speakers from honda were pretty much paper cones.

 

[Makaveli7haDon 10+ year member]

nope its depends what car, some stock speakers are pretty decent

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

my stock speakers sound great after tuning them with meh radio and TA, PEQ and all that jazz.

 

[christiankills 10+ year member]

ive heard some pretty good stock speakers in a mustang... great bass response.

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

Short Answer. If you put money into it. Yes.

If you go on the cheap? Maybe. On older stock systems almost any OEM stuff will sound better, Esp if the old ones are blown/damaged.

Most newer stock systems lack one thing, Bass, Fix that and it's usually quite good.

Now my car came with 11 speakers(1 set of components(4), 1 center channel, 2 rear door, 2 rear deck) And a 360watt amp with a internal crossover driving it all.

It does sound good in terms of mids and highs. It lacks midbass and bass. When I got the car the front two speakers were blown, as well as the center channel. replaced the two woofers with some coaxals and now it sounds like ***. Why? Because those speakers arent meant to be there. That spot takes 2ohm woofers. The coax's are 4ohm 3ways. They're being underdriven and only getting 1/4th the normal frequancy they're supposed to take. So in this case aftermarket sucks. But only because it's not proper. Once I redo the entire system I'm **** well sure it's going to sound better than it's ever sounded.

Main reason to get away from stock systems in my eyes is paper cones everywhere.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

my 4 runner came with jbl stock so... idunno

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

Depends on the stock system. I've been quite impressed by the BOSE system that comes stock in Infinity's G-35. It doesn't even lack bass.

 

[Makaveli7haDon 10+ year member]

i heard the the 2007 g35 will have stock 10's in the doors. im not kidding

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

Stock speaker systems are tuned by engineers, I'd bet a decent number of "premium" sound systems sound better than most of the systems on here, they aren't nearly as loud, but they probably do have better SQ.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

the bostons in the dodges, dynaudios in the vw and i think audio and volvo, and jbl's in the mustangs sound good for stock.

 

[ArrizX 10+ year member]

Well I have a 1991 Mercedes Benz, 190E. From my understanding, there is no specified speaker size, or quality put into this car.

They put it what was ever avaliable at the time. Thats what a stereo dude said anyways.

But, I think mine are only paper cones, so I guess ill upgrade. And Im pretty sure, anything now will sound better then whatever is in the car then.

 

[ArrizX 10+ year member]

Stock speaker systems are tuned by engineers, I'd bet a decent number of "premium" sound systems sound better than most of the systems on here, they aren't nearly as loud, but they probably do have better SQ.

Thats what all factories go for. I mean look at some of the companies sticking in bose systems.