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2019 ram 19 speaker harmon kardon stereo

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Understood. Out of curiosity, what box did you use?

My 4th order was damaged (water from my garage), so I through this together for testing:

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After all the testing, I removed that and the amp, and tapped directly into the connector under the driver's seat to se if the stock amp would be stable at 2ohm for more testing: I used a stock H/K DVC 10" from a Challenger system.

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So people can actually hear the words over Bluetooth at level 7? I have to have mine up last 20 at least to hear it
 

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So people can actually hear the words over Bluetooth at level 7? I have to have mine up last 20 at least to hear it
The volume at the source makes a difference with Bluetooth. Higher volume on the device requires lower volume via the stereo.
 

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The volume at the source makes a difference with Bluetooth. Higher volume on the device requires lower volume via the stereo.
well even if i use USB or just FM or sirius XM radio its not very loud
 

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l find the HK system to be very satisfactory ... sounds great and have no complaints ... l will be adding the infinity speaker to center dash channel only for a little clearer high notes ... but while lm waiting on the speaker to arrive ... l just pulled the rear sub speaker out of the box today and added some poly fill from a pillow to tighten up the bass notes... much improved just with the fill... it is a completely empty encloser ... l have been doing this with other sub. enclosers in my past vehicles for many years ...
few pics of the sub. enclosure and speaker ... there is a big pocket to the right you cant see which is also stuffed w/ poly ....
 

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l find the HK system to be very satisfactory ... sounds great and have no complaints ... l will be adding the infinity speaker to center dash channel only for a little clearer high notes ... but while lm waiting on the speaker to arrive ... l just pulled the rear sub speaker out of the box today and added some poly fill from a pillow to tighten up the bass notes... much improved just with the fill... it is a completely empty encloser ... l have been doing this with other sub. enclosers in my past vehicles for many years ...
few pics of the sub. enclosure and speaker ... there is a big pocket to the right you cant see which is also stuffed w/ poly ....
I have never used polyfill before and this speaker is so slim and open. How did you add it? Did you just put a small ring of it on the backside?
 

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I have never used polyfill before and this speaker is so slim and open. How did you add it? Did you just put a small ring of it on the backside?
the enclosure is larger than what you see.. you can see the fill l did place all around ... theres several inches all around the speaker itself and a larger cavity to the right you cant see ... l just placed a layer of poly fill all around as well as the cavity ...simple... no fill was placed directly in back or onto the speaker ...just the surrounding area's ...
 

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the enclosure is larger than what you see.. you can see the fill l did place all around ... theres several inches all around the speaker itself and a larger cavity to the right you cant see ... l just placed a layer of poly fill all around as well as the cavity ...simple... no fill was placed directly in back or onto the speaker ...just the surrounding area's ...
Will this work?
 

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yes,...this will work ... but, l would just go to the local walmart or target and buy the cheapest pillow they have ...usually around $5 just for the fill ...
I have a 2019 Crew Cab with the 19 (supposedly) speaker HK system. I've used Crutchfield alot in the past and their service and free installation parts (like harnesses) are awesome and thie prices are decent and never had an issue through them with compatibility but they offer (currently) no solutions for the subwoofer behind the rear seat. Under the subwoofer category of "What fits your truck" they have for $185 : JL Audio C5-525cw-RP. Would those be a good substitute for an actual sub in the rear? All 4 doors would be uber expensive, but what if you just did 2? I'm thinking of doing a few things I read here, like putting the poly fill in the sub in the rear (you dont pack it tight right? Just loose?) and deadening the bolts with some sort of padding or double sticky tape as mentioned.... I also am seriously considering upgrading some key speakers like the door and dash, but does anyone know if the 2 in the front door are component speakers fed by a common feed? That would make upgrading them super easy with a decent set of components. Or does the wiring get messy and have multiple leads coming from the AMP?
 

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I have a 2019 Crew Cab with the 19 (supposedly) speaker HK system. I've used Crutchfield alot in the past and their service and free installation parts (like harnesses) are awesome and thie prices are decent and never had an issue through them with compatibility but they offer (currently) no solutions for the subwoofer behind the rear seat. Under the subwoofer category of "What fits your truck" they have for $185 : JL Audio C5-525cw-RP. Would those be a good substitute for an actual sub in the rear? All 4 doors would be uber expensive, but what if you just did 2? I'm thinking of doing a few things I read here, like putting the poly fill in the sub in the rear (you dont pack it tight right? Just loose?) and deadening the bolts with some sort of padding or double sticky tape as mentioned.... I also am seriously considering upgrading some key speakers like the door and dash, but does anyone know if the 2 in the front door are component speakers fed by a common feed? That would make upgrading them super easy with a decent set of components. Or does the wiring get messy and have multiple leads coming from the AMP?
Those are small 5" door subs. Although it would sound good, nice and tight, it would not be a viable replacement of the 10" sub behind the seat. The 10" sub that is already there would still be pounding away and new door subs would not really mask that or be a replacement that provides very hard thump. Although it would sound nice and clean and might be a slight improvement in sound, I think you might see more benefit with the polyfill solution for the money. Just my opinion, I would focus on the sub first. Not sure how big of benefit you would hear from Harmon to JL in the doors because the Harmon should be pretty decent already.
 

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l find the HK system to be very satisfactory ... sounds great and have no complaints ... l will be adding the infinity speaker to center dash channel only for a little clearer high notes ... but while lm waiting on the speaker to arrive ... l just pulled the rear sub speaker out of the box today and added some poly fill from a pillow to tighten up the bass notes... much improved just with the fill... it is a completely empty encloser ... l have been doing this with other sub. enclosers in my past vehicles for many years ...
few pics of the sub. enclosure and speaker ... there is a big pocket to the right you cant see which is also stuffed w/ poly ....
@ny2az I went outside and took a look at everything the other day. I'm curious to what steps you took to get to the sub. I did the handle release thing on the seat, but it appears I may have to do both seats like that and pull all the covered liner out to access it. If that's the case, how difficult is it? Looks like a few pieces of it too
 

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@ny2az I went outside and took a look at everything the other day. I'm curious to what steps you took to get to the sub. I did the handle release thing on the seat, but it appears I may have to do both seats like that and pull all the covered liner out to access it. If that's the case, how difficult is it? Looks like a few pieces of it too

there's plenty of room to do the job... l posted pics of the enclosure ... both seats moved are not necessary ... just slide the pass. seat forward ... unlatch it from the back, tilt forward ... there's one push in plug l removed and pulled the lining away from the rear wall to access the sub. ... l just removed the sub woofer with the 6 screws that retain it ...

*** question ask above about how much fill to use ... l didnt over pack it till it was extremely firm ... l just loosely filled it but filled it completely ...
 
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I have the Harman Kardon and I have bass rattle too. It doesn't look like it's from the rear slider window. I fold the back seat and remove the back carpet to access the sub. I check the two top bolt of the sub and they are fine. My rattle seem to be inside the sub cavity or behind the sub box. How do I remove the sub box? After removing the two top bolt, is there any bottom bolt too ? If someone have pictures of how to remove it would be really great (sorry for my English, I am french)
 

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I have the Harman Kardon and I have bass rattle too. It doesn't look like it's from the rear slider window. I fold the back seat and remove the back carpet to access the sub. I check the two top bolt of the sub and they are fine. My rattle seem to be inside the sub cavity or behind the sub box. How do I remove the sub box? After removing the two top bolt, is there any bottom bolt too ? If someone have pictures of how to remove it would be really great (sorry for my English, I am french)

Jeff,...
l had the bass rattle as well ... just as you were able to check the 2 bolts on the enclosure... all you have to do is remove the 6 screws securing the sub speaker to the enclosure and fill and pack w/ poly fill ....
 

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Jeff,...
l had the bass rattle as well ... just as you were able to check the 2 bolts on the enclosure... all you have to do is remove the 6 screws securing the sub speaker to the enclosure and fill and pack w/ poly fill ....
Thanks ! i was wondering if you did remove the hole box to look behind, or only removed the sub/speaker itself only. I'll try this
 

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Jeff,...
l had the bass rattle as well ... just as you were able to check the 2 bolts on the enclosure... all you have to do is remove the 6 screws securing the sub speaker to the enclosure and fill and pack w/ poly fill ....
I just did this. Fixed my problem as well. Cheap and easy. Thanks!
 

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Jeff,...
l had the bass rattle as well ... just as you were able to check the 2 bolts on the enclosure... all you have to do is remove the 6 screws securing the sub speaker to the enclosure and fill and pack w/ poly fill ....
@Kobi-roz you should read this. That's how you fix your rattle problem...
 
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