#06 F150 STEREO UPGRADE UPDATE#

Ended up having to run new wires for those all the way back. It's very different from the Sony (and the stock 7 speaker setup for that matter) - there's a new digital output from the HU to the rear stock amp, no way to disable the EQ/flatten the factory signals with Forscan like you can with the Sony, and the way they wire/cross-over the tweeters is, well, different. Wiring around and with the B&O is a pain in the ***. I'm still planning to replace them in part 2 - kicking around some Focals at the moment - but it's already much better than the OEM sound.

A better amp, much better DSP, and deadening in the doors really brings the sound out of these things. Surprisingly, they work pretty well in this setup. I haven't replaced the stock speakers yet ( edit: replacement done, see part 2) - I was curious to see how well the new B&O hold up compared to the Sony's, which may as well been made out of paper-mache for all the good they did. That, and overall the system just isn't that loud.īuryl sound deadening in all 4 doors, inner and outer panelsĪmp the speakers via an Audison 8.9, a combo amp with a great DSP and active crossovers, and a separate amp powering an underseat subwoofer (Kenwood XR600.1)įor the underseat sub I picked the Audison APBX10DS hideway, which fits perfectly under the seat and knocks the factory sub clean out of the water.though I am probably going to add another one of these in part 2: the doors, which soak up those middle freqs like a wad of Brawny picks up water. The other speakers are actually pretty decent for 'premium' OEM but suffer from muddy sound in the mid-range, a common problem due to subpar amplification and being installed in giant resonating sheet metal i.e. In particular the B&O sub is A) not that powerful and B) in need of level management, which it does not have. Still, it's.ok? Not bad? Faint praise is the best I could muster so I decided to do something about it.

#06 F150 STEREO UPGRADE UPDATE#

A runner who comes in 6th place in a race is better than the one who came in 8th, too.Įdit: Part 3 is here with an update on using the Nav-TV a2b, which I now consider a must have for integration with aftermarket amps & dsps with the B&O Play. Not that being better than the Sony is a high bar to clear. The B&O is the replacement for the Sony 'premium' system in 2018 models, and to answer the question that always comes up: Yes, it is better than the Sony. Finished part one of my B&O Play upgrade.

06 f150 stereo upgrade