Ba Audio Systems

[Guest StaggerLee]

Is anyone else annoyed that they cannot put an aftermaket stereo into their XR6 T??? I ended up shelling out for the premium audio and it's okay, but I would have much rather put an aftermaket system in. My other car is a KF Laser which I use as a runabout, and the audio system I have in that puts the one in my turbo to shame.

What do other people think about this???

[BlueXR6Turbo]

Yeah, I agree that this is a bit of a bugger. But it's only the deck that cannot be changed. You can still change the speakers, amp & sub. So it's not all bad.

Not to mention the fact that I keep turning the stereo down so that I can hear the beautiful sound of the engine & exhaust! :D

[Turbo6man]

I drive the car to drive the car as opposed to listening to the stereo - so if I get reasonably good quality soud from the stereo that is a bonus - the sound system in the BA is as good as 95% of customers would require - it certainly is more than good enough for me.

You can run a separate head unit into the system if you want - and also change speakers and amp so I don't see much problem for those who want to upgrade. If you put in a new head unit you might lose the tissue holder - not a big deal if better sound is that important to you.

[Dagabond]

http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...t=ST&f=2&t=1630

:idea:

[Guest Mr Walker]

SaggerLee,

I read on FF that replacing the std speakers made a huge difference. There is some conjecture over whether the Premium head unit has more power than the std one. I rang and (somehow) got through to the audio design engineer at Ford and he told me that all head units (std, prestige, premium) are 4 X 25w (forgot to ask if this was RMS but I doubt it). The speakers are all 25w max (how pissweak), std gets 'dual cone (!) and premium gets 2 ways (wow).

It makes me laugh that they promote the premium system as having 11 speakers 'cos they count the 2 voice coils in the 2 ways as two seperate speakers - what a joke!

The guy on FF replaced the std speakers with JVC 5x7's and reckons it sounds great.

I drive the car to drive the car too but if I'm stuck in traffic I want to listen to music. I don't believe the quality of either system is good enough for a 50 grand car.

[Guest gjconn]

I've yet to get my XR6T ute, but it will BE soon!. I have an opportunity now for a deal on upgrading my speakers.

I have the standard sound system coming (4 speakers). I know that two of them will be 5x7. Anyone know what size and where the other two are in the ute?

PS. A good source for audio equipment and information is a US company called Cruthfield. Thier web site is very good and a wide range of products and inforamtion, although they don't cater for Australian cars of course.

[Turbo6man]

The two rear speakers in the ute are in the side scuttles behind the seats. They are a good size but there is heaps of room for much larger. The originals are also not mounted very securely, being fixed on just three sides to a thin metal backing, and hanging out in the breeze on the fourth corner. If you wanted good sound in your ute I'd imagine it would be very easy to put a 6x9 in a strong wooden frame/box in the space.

[Guest gjconn]

Thanks for that info. It sounds encouraging. So........do you know what size the front speakers are by any chance?

[Turbo6man]

I think they are the 7x5 - pretty much std fitment I think in all models since AU I....

[chrislak]

You can get a very good pair of Boston Acoustics 7 x 5 slits that would do the trick if mounted properly.