replaced factory stereo-still not great

[TightShirts]

Originally Posted by atsaubrey

Please explain "tuning a deck"

adjusting the equalizer, setting the balance and fade, loud on/off, high pass and/or low pass filter on/off, if there is a sub- set the output level and frequency... stuff like that

with all of these things that most aftermarket decks have, sometimes if the wrong thing is turned on, or the right thing is turned off, or a combination of incorrect settings will just kill the quality of sound... you should understand what each thing does and know when and how to use it.

[Chickenmunga]

Originally Posted by genxer36

Probably an amplifier would fix the sound quality, Or an equalizer/Amp.

You can't make those stock speakers into something they aren't; plus replacing speakers is usually a less obtrusive/lower cost solution.

[TightShirts]

Originally Posted by Chickenmunga

You can't make those stock speakers into something they aren't; plus replacing speakers is usually a less obtrusive/lower cost solution.

yes, and i think in another thread someone mentioned that the stock stereo outputs 12watts per channel (this is normal for stock stereos) and most aftermarket decks push the limit around 50watts per channel, so you are already overpowering the stock speakers. Adding even more power would be a bad thing.