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Kicker HS10 behind passenger rear seat. Nice upgrade for sure combined with Terra Acoustics front stage.

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Yikes the alpine kit has really gone up in price! I bought that for the wife’s JLU about a year to year and half ago for around 1300.
It’s a nice upgrade though. Lots of volume, some added bass, and she’s happy she can hear her stereo clearly on the highway with the top off.
 

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Kicker HS10 behind passenger rear seat. Nice upgrade for sure combined with Terra Acoustics front stage.

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Did you replace any other speakers? I have the Terra's up front but need a little more loudness and a little thump.
 

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Did you replace any other speakers? I have the Terra's up front but need a little more loudness and a little thump.
Terra’s up front and the HS10 added. The rest is stock. I don’t really want to cut up the sound bar for something else. Maybe terra will make some replacements for those eventually.
 

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If cost isn't the factor, the OEM Audio Plus setup is impressive. Amps, speakers, subwoofer.. But definitely not cheap.

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Just had the complete Signature Edition Sound Solution professionally installed by Audio Northwest in Lacey, WA. What a HUGE improvement over the Alpine Premium option that was installed in my 2020 Launch Edition. It is a night vs day improvement. Fantastic staging, great highs and mids and incredible bass response. I predominately listen to rock....LOUD, and could not be more pleased. WTG OEM Audio + you hit this out of the park.
 

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Power RATING has very little to do with how loud a speaker is at a given power level.
Sensitivity is the specification you need to watch.

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A change in the OHM load will definitely change the power output of the amplifier. This is true whenever it’s a built in amp or a dedicated amp. I would guess this is what caused the volume change. Typically, the lower the OHM load the higher the output will be from the amp. In this case, the OEM head unit may not handle the ohm load as well as an external amp would. It’s hard to say without getting more details and comparing specs.
 

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Kicker HS10 behind passenger rear seat. Nice upgrade for sure combined with Terra Acoustics front stage.

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old thread I know but how is this sub? Does it hit pretty good?
 

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old thread I know but how is this sub? Does it hit pretty good?
It’s not bad. A real sub with separate amp would be better. I just didn’t want to mess with all that. This is easy and clean.
 

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It’s not bad. A real sub with separate amp would be better. I just didn’t want to mess with all that. This is easy and clean.
I ordered one. Not looking to enter a bass competition, just looking for something to fill out the sound of the non-alpine system and take some of the bass duty off of the rattling sound bar.
 

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I could not find a working ground for the life of me. People said the seat bolts worked but for some reason did not for me. I used the ground point behind the kick panel on the rear passenger. Here is the topology I went with.
That schematic was super helpful.
 

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I have a 22 with no amp or sub, non alpine but I do have the 8.4 radio. Looking at the Terra ones for the dash. They replied that I have the Alpine unit. Will it matter? Are they the best dash upgrade? How do you contact them? There are lots of great speakers out there for $250 for the dash, any suggestions?
 

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OOPS!!! looks like I do have the sub and the amp Alpine system, my bad.
 

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Check these guys out: www.trailseven.com

The make plug and play kits from Alpine, Kicker and as of yesterday MB Quart

@JTGuy - they have you covered with either the premium Alpine of base system
 

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Anyone with the base system put the alpine soundbar in from the premium audio group? Guy nearby is selling the stock alpine soundbar, knee speakers and sub for a pretty good price. Don’t need the sub because I have a fox box and 10” sun ready to be hooked up to an amp, but wondered if it’d be worth it to swap in the soundbar and knee panel speakers from the premium system
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