5th Gen Stock Stereo Upgrade Options?

[Adamcan75]

You have a bass blocker on the JL 3.5?

 

[Hackmunch]

if you have the alpine system they are crossed over electronicly in the amps.

 

[Chippy]

You have a bass blocker on the JL 3.5?

Nope not needed. Good drive into work this am, the large silk dome on these JL’s very smooth so much better than the stock units.

 

[Blue Streak Ram]

The dash 3.5s are 8 ohm in the stock 6 speaker layout. I wonder if the 9 and 19 systems also use 8's...

I'm really curious to see how and where others install deadening. That's my next project.

Any update on deadening?

 

[Blue Streak Ram]

For anyone looking to make changes to the Alpine system. I traced everything out and the phases are reversed at the speakers themselves in all 4 doors I have attached a schematic with the connector layout. I swapped all 4 door speakers with JBL GX962 and used road kill on the inside of the door skin of all four door skins directly behind the speakers. I made some foam rings out of 1-1/4" AC foam from home depot ($1.98 each) and 3M double stick tape. Then road killed the backside of the all the door panels. Mid base response was greatly improved. The JBL's in the front doors are much tighter and more accurate than the factory speakers and compliment the GX302s in the dash nicely the rear doors or just fills, ideally you shouldn't hear them from the front seat which I was hearing more highs from behind me because of the tweeter in the JBL that's not there in the factory speakers. Faded the system to the front a few notches to reduce it. Going to run it like this for a while but ultimately I will probably replace all 4 doors with CDT audio CL-69S.2.

Which frequencies are sent to each door speaker, and why switch from JBL to CDT?

 

[Blue Streak Ram]

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How do you know which speaker it’s measuring?

 

[WRH]

Any update on deadening?

No deadening yet....

 

[NOLA TBOY]

Just wanted to thank everyone in this thread for the information learned and shared. Using this thread and others I completed my stock 6 speaker swap and sub and amp installs and it sounds great. I did use @Redline96 method of bypassing the ANC. I can post my setup if anyone is interested. Thanks again!

 

[Leadbedr]

Just wanted to thank everyone in this thread for the information learned and shared. Using this thread and others I completed my stock 6 speaker swap and sub and amp installs and it sounds great. I did use @Redline96 method of bypassing the ANC. I can post my setup if anyone is interested. Thanks again!

Whats your setup?
Any pics of the sub install?

 

[NOLA TBOY]

Most of this came out of my 14' Bighorn and is now in my 19' Bighorn 4x4 crew cab. I have the Kicker speakers in the dash (CSC35) and doors (DSC693) powered by Planet Audio (AC1600.4) and Punch P2s (2ohm wired to 1 ohm) powered by a Pioneer (GM-D8601). My subs are mounted in a FOX Box (DCC-212-V-19) with poly fill added. I have a pac loc for the front speakers and an LC2I for the rear and sub amp inputs. The LC2I allowed me to split the rears to the high and sub amps and allows for bass adjustment. I did not get the optional bass knob for the LC2I as I already had a PAC level controller that is installed by prior to the sub amp and mounted on my dash. I also added boom mats for the doors due to the amount of water that was getting on the speakers from rain. Not sure if anyone else has checked them after a good rain. The ANC module has been removed and the LC2I and PAC LOC are mounted under my drivers seat. The sub box also left room for the amps between the box and back wall. So far I am very happy with the sound quality. I am not a professional and did have a local installer do the work. I just enjoy my truck and love a decent quality sound system. Hopefully this answers your questions.
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[Hackmunch]

i like the looks of that box. they did a nice job designing it. how does it sound? does it get low low. that pioneer sub amp is decent if you wire it low enough.

 

[Leadbedr]

@NOLA TBOY
They completely removed the ANC amp?

 

[Hackmunch]

the stock amp has anc built in

 

[NOLA TBOY]

Yes the ANC is completed removed and sitting in the storage box under the rear floor mat. I used the pac harness to feed the radio straight to the amps as Redline96 did. I also forgot to add that I am running 10" subs (had them in my 14) with the adapters for the 12' box. Don't see a need to upgrade to 12s as the 10s are pretty loud already. Have to watch leaving things on the center console if i crank it up because they vibrate off. I had the 2-10" ported fox box in my 14' and really like the sound it provides. He only had the sealed 2-10 box and 2-12 ported when I went to pick it up. I listen to a wide range of music and the bass response has been good for all.

 

[Leadbedr]

Yes the ANC is completed removed and sitting in the storage box under the rear floor mat. I used the pac harness to feed the radio straight to the amps as Redline96 did. I also forgot to add that I am running 10" subs (had them in my 14) with the adapters for the 12' box. Don't see a need to upgrade to 12s as the 10s are pretty loud already. Have to watch leaving things on the center console if i crank it up because they vibrate off. I had the 2-10" ported fox box in my 14' and really like the sound it provides. He only had the sealed 2-10 box and 2-12 ported when I went to pick it up. I listen to a wide range of music and the bass response has been good for all.

Didnt effect using the phone thru bluetooth?

 

[Redline96]

Didnt effect using the phone thru bluetooth?

nope, it has nothing to do with Bluetooth that I have found.


And Nola, glad everything worked out for you. I do like that sub-box. curious if it would fit under quad cab seat also?

 

[NOLA TBOY]

Call them he will let you know what will fit your quad cab. The owner will answer the phone.

 

[Walski]

I have stock 5” screen no amp no anc.ive put jl c2 6x9 in front doors and 3.5 in the dash.looking to install a 5 channel amp jl subs and new speakers in the doors.i want to upgrade the deck also but haven’t found a dash kit yet.will anything from the 2018 rams work?

 

[Billet1500 4x4]

I have stock 5” screen no amp no anc.ive put jl c2 6x9 in front doors and 3.5 in the dash.looking to install a 5 channel amp jl subs and new speakers in the doors.i want to upgrade the deck also but haven’t found a dash kit yet.will anything from the 2018 rams work?

Pretty sure dash kits for the 2018 replace the front panel of the center stack which has all the openings for the AC controls integrated into it. Those are for sure different from the 2019 DT, unless you have a 2019 DS (old body style) or what ram is calling the 2019 classic. Otherwise a metra 95-6518B might work with some cutting and trimming.

 

[ET32913]

I love all the work going on in this thread! I decided to install the JBL GX302s in the dash (I have the stock 6-speaker setup) and they're definitely much brighter compared to the stock 3.5s...maybe even too bright for me. I'm thinking I probably should've ordered a 4-ohm dash replacement. I haven't changed the door speakers yet so I hope upgrading the rear doors will help balance out the JBLs in the dash.

I was going to order Infinity Kappa 93ix 6x9s for the rear doors but decided to buy the Infinity REF-9632ix 6x9s from a local shop since they were in stock. I had them stick the speaker in the door briefly to check fitment with the window down...ALL GOOD. They're rated at 3 ohms and 94dB sensitivity. I'll have time to install them tomorrow.

I think/hope this will satisfy my desire for a decent yet basic setup. I've been doing a lot of reading on here and chatted quite a bit today with some audio shops about the maestro/DSR1 route. While time-consuming and a little more $$$, the capability is there for great sound options and OEM integration. Keep up the good work everybody!