gathermewool
Site Donor 2023
I continued down my list of projects and maintenance items that I've been putting off. Last night I installed Audio Ordnance two-way 6X9" in the front and 6.5" in the rear of our 15 Legacy Premium.
They were cheap speakers @ ~$115 for all four speakers from Crutchfield, including install kit.
Stock HU, no amp. Sound is much better, even though it's got the same input. I've always believed that one needed at least an upgraded HU to make a speaker upgrade worthwhile, but I just proved myself wrong.
The reason I always thought aftermarket speakers would suck with the stock radio, is because they would be so under-powered that they'd distort easily. So, I chose these relatively low-power aftermarket with pretty good sensitivity to try (90/88 dB front/rear).
I was also surprised that Subaru stuffs a 5" front speaker into a giant plastic 6X9" adapter! Way to cheap out!
I also judiciously added half of a two-door Dynamat sound deadener kit to ALL FOUR DOORS. I tried to get as much as I could in the center of the door panel to maximize deadening. I'll probably use the rest on the Forester when I get the chance and if I notice an improvement on the road with the Legacy.
They were cheap speakers @ ~$115 for all four speakers from Crutchfield, including install kit.
Stock HU, no amp. Sound is much better, even though it's got the same input. I've always believed that one needed at least an upgraded HU to make a speaker upgrade worthwhile, but I just proved myself wrong.
The reason I always thought aftermarket speakers would suck with the stock radio, is because they would be so under-powered that they'd distort easily. So, I chose these relatively low-power aftermarket with pretty good sensitivity to try (90/88 dB front/rear).
I was also surprised that Subaru stuffs a 5" front speaker into a giant plastic 6X9" adapter! Way to cheap out!
I also judiciously added half of a two-door Dynamat sound deadener kit to ALL FOUR DOORS. I tried to get as much as I could in the center of the door panel to maximize deadening. I'll probably use the rest on the Forester when I get the chance and if I notice an improvement on the road with the Legacy.