Not satisfied with upgraded audio
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My old Diamond Audio's were better, but the JL's aren't bad.
It's really hard to know what you're getting nowadays without any car audio stores around anymore. I grew up in the 80/90's with car audio stores everywhere, I tend to stick with the brands that have been around the longest now, figure they still care a bit about the products.
I've liked Focals for years, but have never used them, I'd like to try them out one day.
It's really hard to know what you're getting nowadays without any car audio stores around anymore. I grew up in the 80/90's with car audio stores everywhere, I tend to stick with the brands that have been around the longest now, figure they still care a bit about the products.
I've liked Focals for years, but have never used them, I'd like to try them out one day.
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Try some dynamat (or similar) in the doors, it may help. I've been using JL C5-650's in my doors for a few years and they do okay for mid-bass, I've also got a 28 band EQ so I can adjust pretty much everything. I run a 12" sub in the trunk powered by an Alpine PDX 1.600 amp.
I can hear mine top down at 80mph very clearly, and with great SQ. My system is old now, but it still works exceedingly well in the S.
I can hear mine top down at 80mph very clearly, and with great SQ. My system is old now, but it still works exceedingly well in the S.
Good luck, with your fix!
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I have the Focal components PS165 v1 and they do well being fed 100 watts each. 10" type-r in a sealed box in the trunk powered by an older Punch 225.2 bridged. Top down on the highway, no problem. Dynomat helped greatly up front.
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One other thing about Focal in-door upgrades. I've seen these for BMW and Benz. They need an adapter to fit properly. But, some of the adapters on the market appear not to fit that well. And actually distort the speaker's frame. This may lead to improper operation.
You may need to DIY a proper adapter.
You may need to DIY a proper adapter.
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One other thing about Focal in-door upgrades. I've seen these for BMW and Benz. They need an adapter to fit properly. But, some of the adapters on the market appear not to fit that well. And actually distort the speaker's frame. This may lead to improper operation.
You may need to DIY a proper adapter.
You may need to DIY a proper adapter.
