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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 10:24 AM
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Factory Sony sub

The stock sub with the Sony system is a complete joke! Has anyone looked at the "factory plug in" kicker sub? Will it work with the Sony system? Is that sub any better?
 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 10:34 AM
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Beginning to believe the whole Sony system is a joke !! No matter what i do i still cannot find the sweet spot where the system can take a little base..

The EQ is junk !!!
 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 10:43 AM
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The Sony system is a complete joke. You can spend money trying to make it better, but I think you'll be disappointed no matter what you do.

I just went all out. Sounds amazing.

 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Tricon
The Sony system is a complete joke. You can spend money trying to make it better, but I think you'll be disappointed no matter what you do.

I just went all out. Sounds amazing.



Did you replace the head unit or just the sup
 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 11:23 AM
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Just added an amp and two subs. Made the box myself for about $40 in materials. Amp was $100 and I had the subs already. If I turn it all the way up on the bass **** it blurs my vision haha. Totally good for your ears I'm sure. Turn it all the way down and they are barely noticeable. One of my favorite upgrades so far, I really missed the low notes.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Tricon
Just added an amp and two subs. Made the box myself for about $40 in materials. Amp was $100 and I had the subs already. If I turn it all the way up on the bass **** it blurs my vision haha. Totally good for your ears I'm sure. Turn it all the way down and they are barely noticeable. One of my favorite upgrades so far, I really missed the low notes.
Did you have the Sony sub back there? Did you tap into the "speaker/sub" lines from that or run new audio cables?
 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Tricon
Just added an amp and two subs. Made the box myself for about $40 in materials. Amp was $100 and I had the subs already. If I turn it all the way up on the bass **** it blurs my vision haha. Totally good for your ears I'm sure. Turn it all the way down and they are barely noticeable. One of my favorite upgrades so far, I really missed the low notes.
Good deal !!! Thank you
 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 12:01 PM
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Did you have the Sony sub back there? Did you tap into the "speaker/sub" lines from that or run new audio cables?
No, I just ran a + and - from my rear left speaker runs in the rear driver kick plate to my amps high level inputs. Super easy install.
 
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I would wire it like this even if you do have the stock sub. Playing around with it on my buddy's with the Sony system it seemed like the Sony eq lowered sub output when you cranked up the volume. Not sure if they did this by lowering voltage at the amp or more likely they were attenuating lower frequencies when the volume went up. You want your subs to have a full signal since they can handle it now lol.



 
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If you are running a high level input, what are the RCAs in the pic?
 
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Old Jun 15, 2017 | 12:51 PM
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No, I just ran a + and - from my rear left speaker runs in the rear driver kick plate to my amps high level inputs. Super easy install.
I would think there is a high pass on the rears if you have a sub...
 
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If you are running a high level input, what are the RCAs in the pic?
Those are the high levels, the amp includes RCA's that end in a stripped wire. The amp figures out if it's a high or low level input automagically.
 
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I would think there is a high pass on the rears if you have a sub...
That would be something to check out! I don't have the Sony system, I get the full signal in the rear.
 
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