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Is the Subaru tweeter mod worth the $100???

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Kbran24, Dec 23, 2019.

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  1. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:03 PM
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    People who have done this mod can you give me some insight on this. I have seen people raving about this mod but I’m just not totally sold. Can those 2 little speakers really make that much of a difference?

    I have them in my Amazon cart and just reluctant to push the buy button!
     
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  2. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:06 PM
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    Worth it? Is different for everyone. In my case? I'm fine with the OEM sound so no
     
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  3. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:07 PM
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    If you like depth to your music, worth it. I was skeptical and took the plunge. Removed the tinny sound. $100 is a lot for speaker imo but its easy so that helped
     
    xxtavixx, Dec 23, 2019
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    It was worth it to me! It sounds great!
     
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  5. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:09 PM
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    Link to the mod?
     
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  6. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:09 PM
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    Meh. Once you upgrade the door speaker that have tweeters, adding the tweeter was a noticeable difference, not night and day difference.
    Bam wholesale.com had them shipped to your door for $80. That was a while ago, might have a better deal now with some sales
     
    Tacospike, Dec 23, 2019
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    I actually did this mod tonight. I only tried it out for a few minutes afterwards but I was impressed with the difference.
     
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  8. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:11 PM
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  9. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:13 PM
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    Not worth it to me but I think I have hearing damage anyway
     
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  10. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:17 PM
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    Agreed that is different for everyone. My buddy has 19 OR and he says the sound system is complete trash.

    Personally, i am totally fine with the stock speakers and i like my music loud. I have it at 50-55 when im by myself and i love it. I do listen to xm radio 99 percent of the time.

    I know if you listen thru bluetooth is sounds shittier, with xm radio it sounds great imo.
     
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    Worth it. I couldn’t listen to any talk radio, the voices had no depth.
     
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  12. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:18 PM
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    Too many rock concerts? :rockband:



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    true. How you play music helps too, also dialing in your bass, treble and mids. Pandora (free version at least) has a poor sound quality. If I’m steaming I’m using YouTube music, good quality sound.
     
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    If you have the upgraded JBL system...

    Do these help?
     
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    don’t think these will work with jbl
     
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  16. Dec 23, 2019 at 6:25 PM
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    I replaced all the OEM speakers (kept the headunit). People have commented they like the sound.
     
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    They are not compatible with the JBL different connector.
     
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    My bass is 1 bar less than middle, otherwise i noticed it sounds like shit. Pretty sure my treble and mid is around there as well.

    Entune system is a bit weak, so upgrading just the speakers wont make a huge difference imo. Dont get me wrong im not bashing it, works perfectly fine for me.

    On the last note, i just would like to show off my start up pic :D

    20191020_182938.jpg
     
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    Do all the speakers.
    I went from the Sr5 stereo to the entune Premium with the kicker tweeters and speakers and it's much better sounding now.
     
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    I was detailing my truck yesterday listening to him in my driveway!!

    I have my bass max, treble max, mids a notch below middle. Sweet spot is 22-23, really punchy clear sound. When I knock it up to 33, lose a little bass but treble holds well. Again with speaker upgrade with stock head unit. It surprises a lot of people who hear it. Not a head turner in any way but decent for a full truck upgrade for $180.
     
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