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Would you recommend upgrading the factory speakers?
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<blockquote data-quote="BnGRacing" data-source="post: 7677956" data-attributes="member: 557400"><p>If you can smell your speakers it's already too late.</p><p></p><p>...</p><p></p><p>Your HU does not put out 22w a channel...it's actually nowhere near that. Try 5w.</p><p></p><p>Manufacturers come up with those numbers by clipping the tiny IC into a coma and only driving 1 channel. One sleazy thing Kenwood used to do is claim their HU's had '4v pre outs' (or something like that) when in fact you'd have to add the voltages coming from each output to reach that number. Do not believe any number you read in this industry. Even the CEA rated stuff is a farce.</p><p></p><p>The best thing you, and everyone else, should do is use your ears. If you like it, you're done. No need to go overboard and collect a bunch of stuff to only find that it's lacking or you're not really happy with it despite doing everything you think is right. Your ears will never lie; the marketing departments of car audio vendors will. (and do)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BnGRacing, post: 7677956, member: 557400"] If you can smell your speakers it's already too late. ... Your HU does not put out 22w a channel...it's actually nowhere near that. Try 5w. Manufacturers come up with those numbers by clipping the tiny IC into a coma and only driving 1 channel. One sleazy thing Kenwood used to do is claim their HU's had '4v pre outs' (or something like that) when in fact you'd have to add the voltages coming from each output to reach that number. Do not believe any number you read in this industry. Even the CEA rated stuff is a farce. The best thing you, and everyone else, should do is use your ears. If you like it, you're done. No need to go overboard and collect a bunch of stuff to only find that it's lacking or you're not really happy with it despite doing everything you think is right. Your ears will never lie; the marketing departments of car audio vendors will. (and do) [/QUOTE]
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