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There has been some discontent with the sound of the radio in PMC's. Some people have gone to the trouble of replacing the door speakers and there is a thread about that.
My take is that the door speakers are adequate but what is lacking is low end. Therefore I just had a powered under-seat subwoofer installed under the passenger seat. It has made a world of difference.
There are two I'd suggest looking at. The first is a Kenwood SW-11. They cost under $150 at Amazon. I chose a slightly larger, more powerful unit, an Alpine PWE S8. Both have a wired gain knob that I find very useful as everyone who mixes music has a different idea of how much bass they put in the mix.
I find in general I only keep the gain up about a quarter of the way. the knob is mounted just under the ignition key. If I want more thump I can turn it up but when the news comes on and the male voices get that odd bass overtone I can turn the whole thing down.
To my ear the Alpine is a little overkill but my local dealer, who did a great install, had that brand and suggested it. Be sure to have the unit mounted sideways as it will improve under-seat foot room for those of you who have the City backseat. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with the tire repair kit but that should be simple.
Good luck.
My take is that the door speakers are adequate but what is lacking is low end. Therefore I just had a powered under-seat subwoofer installed under the passenger seat. It has made a world of difference.
There are two I'd suggest looking at. The first is a Kenwood SW-11. They cost under $150 at Amazon. I chose a slightly larger, more powerful unit, an Alpine PWE S8. Both have a wired gain knob that I find very useful as everyone who mixes music has a different idea of how much bass they put in the mix.
I find in general I only keep the gain up about a quarter of the way. the knob is mounted just under the ignition key. If I want more thump I can turn it up but when the news comes on and the male voices get that odd bass overtone I can turn the whole thing down.
To my ear the Alpine is a little overkill but my local dealer, who did a great install, had that brand and suggested it. Be sure to have the unit mounted sideways as it will improve under-seat foot room for those of you who have the City backseat. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with the tire repair kit but that should be simple.
Good luck.