I've gone through all the audio sytem threads and really haven't seen my concerns covered. I have the standard audio system that comes on the Limiteds. I've tried the 200uF capacitor bass blocker modification which certainly helped with the quality of the bass sound, but I'm still unhappy with the overall sound.

To me there is a total lack of clarirty and an overal "thin" sound. There doesn't sound like there is much in the lower midrange, it's all bass and treble. The treble to me sounds overemphasized in their lower frequency which comes off sounding distorted. It's particularly evident when hearing things like cymbals which sound very harse instead of clear and crystaline.

So what's the problem? Is it the speakers or the head unit? Does the head unit have some pretuned EQ setting that just can't be overcome no matter what speaker you use? I'm just trying to figure out what to replace first.


Larry
2005 Alabaster White Ltd Coupe

 

Replace the head unit.

 

I have the base model. But I would recomend pioneer head units. They have the most easily adjustable tuning settings. You can adjust a HIGH PASS FILTER so that you keep all those real low speaker blowing freq's from hitting your speakers. I would also replace your door speakers with either polk audio or clarion. Those seem to have the best sound quality while maintaining durability. I have had about 6 pioneer head units and I will never deviate. They might not be the most attractive but most certainly contain the most adjustments to fine tune your sound to how you like it. And if you dont have one already I would put a sub in the back somhow. Nothing overbored, but somthing like a 10" woofer that can really capture all the mid-bass frequencies. But best of luck to ya.