What speakers do you have?

Just want to see what everyone recommends in terms of speakers and what their setups look like. If you have an aftermarket system it'd be greatly appreciated to reply with your setups specs and your thoughts and opinions on the decision you've made. I find it annoying having to look through every forum to see who has what so I thought why not have one dedicated for it!

Also, let us know where you bought everything from!

 

Fwiw, while I just took delivery of a 2023 Tundra Limited with the JBL 12-speaker system, this is what I did with my 2018 Tacoma that also had the JBL system, albeit with less power and only (I think) 6 speakers and a sub ... I quickly realized that, even though it was Toyota's top-end audio system, the sound quality was far less than expected, and I don't consider myself an audiophile. When I pulled the door panels I was shocked with what I found; the speakers were crap, just pitiful, and JBL should be ashamed for allowing their brand to be attached to them. Having used JBL speakers for the past 45 years, both indoors and in vehicles, and wanting to keep the system all-JBL, I ordered high-end JBL speakers and a Fosgate sub from Crutchfield. I also inserted a small dedicated amp for the sub. I felt the JBL head-end was decent, so kept it. The front door JBL speakers came with a separate surface mount tweeter, so I mounted them in the upper-right/left quadrant of the doors in parallel with the dash tweeters. The difference in sound quality was night and day, and I'm not exaggerating one bit. While I've had the Tundra for only a few days, my assessment of the system is the same as with the Tacoma, and I expect to make the very same changes. That said, when I plugged in the Tundra specs on the Crutchfield site, the response was ... "We haven't researched your vehicle's audio system." Wtf ... The Gen 3 Tundra has been out for 2+ years now ! The chat agent pointed out that they have a program where, if you're willing to do some research/work, and feed data back to them, they'll give you a gift card for up to (<= keyword) $350. Oh, and a hat, too. I'll participate to a degree, not because of the bennies but because I want to know what components are compatible with the Tundra.

 

Everything depends on your budget.

This is mid setup:
Aftermarket head unit ~ $600-1200
5ch amp $300-500
Either: 2 sets of components or 1 set of comoponents (front) and 1 set of coax (rear) $300-600
10" or 12" sub with box (either single or dual) $500-100
Wiring ~$100
Sound deadening ~$75

That will be a pretty nice setup.
I'm currently running AudioFrog 3-ways in the front and JL Audio C5-650's in the rear with 2 JL 10tw3-d4's in a ported box with dual JL Hd900/5 amps and a Helix DSP Pro Mk2 and a Kenwood 1037s.

 

For sure it depends on budget but, even more so what you have for a head-end (i.e. JBL vs. non-JBL) and what level of quality you'd be satisfied with. Once I replaced the speakers and sub w/amp, it was def a system I was quite happy with for the 5 years I owned the Tacoma, and for far less than the figures you're estimating above ...

 

2019 tundra limited crewmax with stock jbl system completely taken out.
Installed:

$1,399 Kenwood dnr1007xr eXcelon 10.1" High Definition Navigation Car Stereo Receiver with Capacitive Touch Panel

Kenwood dnr1007xr
Minidsp 8x12 Dirac live
2 sundown sdx 100.4
1 sundown sdx 1200.1
Stereo integrity m25 tweets in dash
Stereo integrity tm8 8inch front door
2 stereo integrity bm12 mk behind back seat
Sealed box from tech12volts
Nvx deadening throughout cab.

mam going to move tweets to a pillar and install stereo integrity m3 carbon mids in dash just for kicks and giggles. Don’t need it but might as well. Or install the infinity 203s mids in the dash. Can’t decide.


Just for info:

stereo integrity is having a huge sale on their components and subs right now.

 

2016 crewmax limited

bought from stereo integrity direct
stereo integrity m25 tweeters.
Stereo integrity M3 carbon
Stereo integrity tm65


subs. 2 Rockford fosgate 8 inch from the local shop in town

jvc z1000w headunit. Local shop

amps crutchfield
Amp. 1. Sony Xm gs4.
Amp. 2. Sony Xm gs4
Amp 3. Sony xmgs100

Love the Sony amps. They do more than rated power, and are dead quite

dsp zapco z8


I feel I could have spent a lot more $$$$. And gained very little over what equipment listed above

 

2011 CM Tundra (JBL)

Kenwood 1037s (Best Buy deal)
JL C1 650s (JRT)
AudioFrogs gs 25s (JRT)
JBL 8 channel upgraded amp (JRT)
JBL 10" sub (Locally, but seems to be from JRT)

I do want to move to dual 10" subs.

 

2020 non jbl
Kenwood 1037s
Jl audio c1 components in front doors
Jl c1 in rear doors
Jl 5 channel 900.5 amp
Double cab custom box from James
2 10inch infinity shallow subs
Sound deadening all doors

For the money lil over 2k which in the audio world isn't much it's a great system James is helpful n knowledgeable the man returned my email with a phone call at 1130pm to make sure I was all set and is helping me warranty a sub which is blew (my fault)

 

2024 Tundra SR5 (non-hybrid)

Highs and mids
JL Audio vxi-800/8i
Focal Flax EVO PS165 F3E 6.5 3 ways up front
Focal Flax EVO PC165 FE 6.5 coax in the rear

Subs
JL Audio RD1000/1
JL Audio 10in TW3
MTI acoustics stage 3 box

sound treatment on all doors, rear cab, and under seat enclosure tub

 

clean!

 

How does it sound? I'm assuming the speakers are just like any other down firing box... did you have to cut any holes or anything to allow the air/sound to flow better out of the storage compartment?

 

what did they charge ?

 

I’m very happy with my set up. No cutting of anything, not necessary