CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
Does the HU have a built in crossover? It maybe just limiting the bass freq's going to those 6x9's.
Looks like it does!
Yeah it sounds like a tuning adjustment is really all you need. Many headunits have a "loudness" button that's intended to help weak stock speakers sound better. It's shunned when using high end speakers that don't need it but for stock stuff it can actually improve things quite a bit.
Below is the feature set from your unit. If I had to guess, the speaker size is set to "small" or the crossover isn't set low enough and thus the unit simply isn't sending the speakers bass to play.
Are you near Dallas? I'd happily take a look at it and spend some time with the measurement mic to see if we can get it sounding right.
I found that feature set in the menu this morning on my way in to work. It was set to "None" for the car type. It sounded better on Full Size Car, but I left it on Compact since Truck wasn't an option. Speakers were set to 6.5" all around, so I got that adjusted as well. I didn't see the subwoofer option, which I'm guessing is because it knows that I don't have an amp hooked up. I also didn't notice much difference in sound quality messing with the crossover settings, but I'll admit that I'm not familiar with changing those. I also didn't realize until I got to work that I was adjusting only the rears, which are still the factory speakers (for now...wanted to see if I liked the Kenwood fronts before opening the box for the rears).
I am in North Fort Worth (just south of Cabela's). I'd love to have you take a look and see if we can get it tuned. I have 15 days from the date of purchase, which means that I have until this Saturday to decide if I'm going to keep them.
You da man!
Seriously!