Lariat B & O speaker queetions

[Phimosis]

I currently own a 2023 XLT hybrid and as soon as I got it after having two others waiting on this one, I decided to upgrade the front speakers and tweeters. It has made a world of difference and I have really enjoyed the sound I am getting ready to order the 2025 lariat that comes with the BNO stereo my concern is that those speakers are equal to the quality in the XLT and the likelihood that I would want to upgrade them like I did on my XLT . Does anyone have any input on this and or have any experience? for a short period one of the other Mavericks I owned was a BNO stereo and a lariat and I didn't think it was that bad but I'm 53 years old and not really into rock out real hard in the car like some of these younger fellas do. However, I do like Good sound and decent bass.

in the 80’s and 90’s, I modded all my car stereos because because I was young, I wanted the stereo loud, and stock car stereos back then were complete crap. They used paper cone speakers that were worth $5 and the only amplification was in the head unit. Literally no one made cars with premium speakers and an external amp. But that all started to change in the late 90’s and by the mid 00’s, most car makers were putting Bose, B&O, Burmester, Bowers and Wilkins, Harmon Kardon, etc. into their cars straight from the factory. So for the last 20 years, I have had no interest in modding my stereos because I know that I am now getting high frequency hearing loss and I don’t want a super loud stereo to make it any worse. So I bought the Lariat, specifically because you can’t get the B&O system on any models lower priced than the Lariat. And I am pretty impressed with the sound. And I have no plans to modify it at all.

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[BoxxerDad@50]

in the 80’s and 90’s, I modded all my car stereos because because I was young, I wanted the stereo loud, and stock car stereos back then were complete crap. They used paper cone speakers that were worth $5 and the only amplification was in the head unit. Literally no one made cars with premium speakers and an external amp. But that all started to change in the late 90’s and by the mid 00’s, most car makers were putting Bose, B&O, Burmester, Bowers and Wilkins, Harmon Kardon, etc. into their cars straight from the factory. So for the last 20 years, I have had no interest in modding my stereos because I know that I am now getting high frequency hearing loss and I don’t want a super loud stereo to make it any worse. So I bought the Lariat, specifically because you can’t get the B&O system on any models lower priced than the Lariat. And I am pretty impressed with the sound. And I have no plans to modify it at all.

thank you for your input. I too remember stereosand upgrades. I'm 53 and hope it's as good as the reviews say
Perhaps I will do door speakers and tweeters but perhaps not right away.

 

[EffNo50]

TLDR: find a quality source file

When I bought my Fusion Titanium with the premium Sony system I was initially very disappointed. Before I started any upgrades though I put a CD in and "found" some of the clarity that was missing. The Audi I recently rented for a week with a B&O was extremely disappointing, but I didn't have a quality source either, just the local FM bands.
A/F/XM bands are pretty low quality and low bitrate. Find a good quality FLAC or high quality MP3 file first. The Maverick B&O system sounds even better to me than my Fusion's Sony system. I still wish for a little more bottom end, but the clarity and imaging is very good. I find myself listening to more variety of music just because it sounds good and I'm hearing things in the music I didn't know were there.

 

[Rmengel]

Upgrading the door and the tweeters makes a HUGE difference. Not hard and well worth it

 

[colinl]

Upgrading the door and the tweeters makes a HUGE difference. Not hard and well worth it

this makes a massive difference with the b&o system, absolutely.

 

[OrlandoOBX]

I have a 24 lariat and don’t care for B&O, front center speaker is all I hear, changing the fader helps but still sound bad. I have a 23 Bronco without B&O and it sounds better. I plane on upgrading speakers in both at some point.

 

[Darnon]

I have a 24 lariat and don’t care for B&O, front center speaker is all I hear, changing the fader helps but still sound bad.

Personally that's where I found replacing the center speaker with literally even the cheapest aftermarket made a huge improvement in sound quality.

 

[Stupak]

I currently own a 2023 XLT hybrid and as soon as I got it after having two others waiting on this one, I decided to upgrade the front speakers and tweeters. It has made a world of difference and I have really enjoyed the sound I am getting ready to order the 2025 lariat that comes with the BNO stereo my concern is that those speakers are equal to the quality in the XLT and the likelihood that I would want to upgrade them like I did on my XLT . Does anyone have any input on this and or have any experience? for a short period one of the other Mavericks I owned was a BNO stereo and a lariat and I didn't think it was that bad but I'm 53 years old and not really into rock out real hard in the car like some of these younger fellas do. However, I do like Good sound and decent bass.

Younger fellas?! Ha- I am 70, and 53 would be young to me. I have the stock stereo in my 22 FX4 XLT, and I'm looking forward to the B&O in my 25 Tremor on order. Have a great day and enjoy your youth.! Note- in the 80s, I was all about bazooka base tubes in the back of my full-size blazers and suburbans. Those were the days..

 

[colinl]

I have a 23 Bronco without B&O and it sounds better. I

that's a joke right? non b&o bronco is terrible especially with the roof and/or doors off.

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