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Where are all of the speakers? I count 7 speakers, 3 in the front dash 1 in each door and have read that there are 2 in the back seat roof area but the only thing i see are the small noise cancelling microphone like speakers. Are those the 2 speakers i am missing???
 

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I have 3 on the dash , 1 on each door and 2 in the roof plus the sub in behind the back seat . I don’t believe my roof speakers are in the very back though I think they’re closer to the middle .
 

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I have 3 on the dash , 1 on each door and 2 in the roof plus the sub in behind the back seat . I don’t believe my roof speakers are in the very back though I think they’re closer to the middle .
Thanks for the reply. I looked again just now and I have nothing in the roof except for the very small speakers/microphone for hands free calling and the cabin noise cancellation feature. I would have thought I had the 6 speaker setup but since I can easily count 7 I figured I had the 9 speaker setup with subwoofer but cant for the life of me find the last 2 speakers o_O
 

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Which system do you have? Is there actually a speaker in the center of the dash or just the grill cover like my base 6 speaker system has?
 

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Thanks for the reply. I looked again just now and I have nothing in the roof except for the very small speakers/microphone for hands free calling and the cabin noise cancellation feature. I would have thought I had the 6 speaker setup but since I can easily count 7 I figured I had the 9 speaker setup with subwoofer but cant for the life of me find the last 2 speakers o_O
You have the Base 6 speaker system.
Dash - 2
Doors 4
No Sub.
 

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I think on the Big Horn, the 9 speaker plus sub is the "optional" sound system. They count woofers/tweeters as separate speakers, so I think it is 4 6x9 woofers in the doors, the center channel in the dash, the woofer/tweeters in the corners of the dash (so 4 total speakers there) for a total of 9. Plus the sub behind the rear seat.

If you have a sub behind your rear seat, you have the 9 speaker system for sure.
 

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I think on the Big Horn, the 9 speaker plus sub is the "optional" sound system. They count woofers/tweeters as separate speakers, so I think it is 4 6x9 woofers in the doors, the center channel in the dash, the woofer/tweeters in the corners of the dash (so 4 total speakers there) for a total of 9. Plus the sub behind the rear seat.

If you have a sub behind your rear seat, you have the 9 speaker system for sure.
No. On the Alpine system you have 9 actual speakers.
On the HK you have 14 with 19 coils which are counted as separated speakers.
 

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Ah, so more straightforward than the HK system I have. I was thinking maybe they used the same marketing tactics for both.
 

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Ah, so more straightforward than the HK system I have. I was thinking maybe they used the same marketing tactics for both.
Yeah... On the HK you have a mid speaker in the dash and ceiling that has a tweeter on it, they count it as 2 speakers, so there is the extra 5, 3 in dash and 2 in the roof.
On the alpine it's only the mid-highs speaker, no extra tweeter on it. And they didn't actually count the sub in the Alpine so it's 10 "speakers".
 

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Which system do you have? Is there actually a speaker in the center of the dash or just the grill cover like my base 6 speaker system has?
Wait, what? Are you saying the put a grill cover over an area that doesn’t have a speaker? That’s pretty sad they would do that but, if that’s the case I probably have the 6 speaker system.
 

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You have the Base 6 speaker system.
Dash - 2
Doors 4
No Sub.
Blown away they just didn’t put a speaker in the middle of the dash where there is a cover. Thanks for the clarification. I will be looking when I get a chance this afternoon
 

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Blown away they just didn’t put a speaker in the middle of the dash where there is a cover. Thanks for the clarification. I will be looking when I get a chance this afternoon
Yeah, pretty surprised at this as well, considering the factory dash speakers seem to be of the $5 quality at best.
Wondering if you have a connector so you can add a speaker though. Did you look?
 

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Blown away they just didn’t put a speaker in the middle of the dash where there is a cover. Thanks for the clarification. I will be looking when I get a chance this afternoon
I suspect this is because they use a common form for the dash, regardless of the model. Since there's a hole there it needed to be covered. Of course, this is just speculation on my part.

On the Alpine 9 speaker system, the center speaker cover says Alpine. Does the cover on the 6 speaker system have any markings on it?
 

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Yeah, pretty surprised at this as well, considering the factory dash speakers seem to be of the $5 quality at best.
Wondering if you have a connector so you can add a speaker though. Did you look?
I looked and there in fact is no speaker but i did not take the cover off to see if there was a connector that would allow me to add one. I highly doubt it but I will check and report back
I suspect this is because they use a common form for the dash, regardless of the model. Since there's a hole there it needed to be covered. Of course, this is just speculation on my part.

On the Alpine 9 speaker system, the center speaker cover says Alpine. Does the cover on the 6 speaker system have any markings on it?
No sir she is as bare as a baby’s bottom! So definitely have the base 6 speaker setup
 

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I looked and there in fact is no speaker but i did not take the cover off to see if there was a connector that would allow me to add one. I highly doubt it but I will check and report back
No wire harness for the center speaker in the Base 6 speakers...
 

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No wire harness for the center speaker in the Base 6 speakers...
No sir there isn’t. It is a very small thing but it is very telling about how much they care about giving their customers a quality product. The fact they would omit something like this is extremely disappointing. I didn’t by the truck for the stereo system but didn’t think they would cheap out on a detail like this. I mean its not a limited or Laramie but the sticker on this thing was $47K i mean come on just put a $10 speaker in there
 

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No sir there isn’t. It is a very small thing but it is very telling about how much they care about giving their customers a quality product. The fact they would omit something like this is extremely disappointing. I didn’t by the truck for the stereo system but didn’t think they would cheap out on a detail like this. I mean its not a limited or Laramie but the sticker on this thing was $47K i mean come on just put a $10 speaker in there
Tell me about it!
We have a 500+ post thread in this forum on Passive Entry system in trucks and how FCA changed the name of it in the window sticker so you'll think you got it and then you go home and you find out you didn't... They cheap out on some bizarre things.
You want proximity entry? get a Laramie and up. SMH.
You want center dash speaker? get the Alpine or tear your all dash apart to wire the little prick.

BTW: Get a set of 3.5" Infinity Ref for the dash and some bass blockers, it's going to make the sound considerably better. They run for less than $100 for both the spkrs and BB and i think it's going to be enough for you. This way you will eliminate the need for a center dash spkr.

 

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Tell me about it!
We have a 500+ post thread in this forum on Passive Entry system in trucks and how FCA changed the name of it in the window sticker so you'll think you got it and then you go home and you find out you didn't... They cheap out on some bizarre things.
You want proximity entry? get a Laramie and up. SMH.
You want center dash speaker? get the Alpine or tear your all dash apart to wire the little prick.

BTW: Get a set of 3.5" Infinity Ref for the dash and some bass blockers, it's going to make the sound considerably better. They run for less than $100 for both the spkrs and BB and i think it's going to be enough for you. This way you will eliminate the need for a center dash spkr.

I have read that entire thread and was pumped when one member was able to start to make it happen for people and I was all in! Then I kept reading and saw the higher ups shut him down which is total BS!

Also thanks again for the recommendation I will look into those speakers. Any need or recommendation on new door speaker replacements?
 

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