Haha thats what i thought tooooo when i got my maverick! I was doing all this research thinking id have to swap in an aftermarket system… turns out these speakers are at worst equal to the 2018 rio i replaced lol i mean is it premium? No. But… i didn’t pay them to put a premium system in lol i paid them for an all wheel drive truck for the price of a honda civic
all things can not be equal
I am not even close to the first person to do this. But, I am a mild audiophile and will be upgrading mine even though I agree it isn't the worst system Ive ever heard. But, in the meantime I just did all 4 door interior skins and the door panels with Soundskins sound deadening and it makes it really nice difference in sound quality for the radio, but interior noise as well. Now when you close the doors they sound like a high end car. Very nice notable change.
Because it is a brand new car and some of the cars on the market today do offer a super nice audio system. I would definitely spring for that if it is me.
I find the stock radio isn't too bad. Happy with everything so far except for the....
As they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder (or ear in this case). I have watched the speaker replacement videos and the stock door speakers do look really cheap. But Since I have NO Mav, I will take your word. Many audiophiles have been known to spend more than $60K for their home stereo systems. So clearly they have more $$ than brains.
My point was that it doesn’t take 16 speakers to make a good audio system, or to fill the interior of a sedan with balanced sound lol
But, for people who have little knowledge of audio systems, a lot of speakers are a selling point and the more, the better (to them). Of course it would sound much better with the same amount of total system power, but just a quality component set upfront, maybe decent coaxial in back, and a (real) dedicated sub. I've actually heard some pretty decent upgraded factory systems in late-model cars, but you could build something much nicer for a fraction of the cost aftermarket.
Maybe that's the difference; volume. I never listen to the stereo at louder volumes, I don't ever go over level 10 on the stereo so maybe like in your case the stock system loses any kind of quality at higher volume levels. At least it's nice to be able to get away with just upgrading the speakers and seeing a decent improvement.
No lol a vehicle needs a quality stereo like those things. You can accomplish this with 4-6 speakers and a sub lol ive done it many times in many vehicles. Value in 16 speakers is like the value of a pano roof inside another pano roof. Anyways. Youre not getting my point. I’m at peace with this lol
Volume is a huge factor. If you listen to it below 10 normally then almost anything will do. I saw someone post a pic of their treble and bass tone control at max. That might sound acceptable at 10, terrible at 15 and massive distortion and damaged speakers at max volume.
