My 2006 had the NAV system. Would it benifit at all from better speakers and no amp upgrade?

Not sure what the radio in the NAV unit puts out.

I think maybe just silencing the Accord would be the best solution. Has anyone done this? I wonder how hard it is to remove the door panels?

I silenced my Tundra when I had it. Even though I replaced the HU and speakers, the biggest gain in sound was after I sound proofed it.

Check out: http://www.gwfweb.com/tundra/pages/sound.htm

 

Pretty much any system would benefit from a speaker upgrade. It's not just the power you're radio is putting out, but the components used in factory speakers. Factory speakers are usually made from paper or cardboard while aftermarket speakers use rubber, graphite or other high quality composites. Ultimately I'd still say figure out a way to get an aftermarket deck or amp in there, but some people don't want to go that far. It's really pretty easy to do. I don't know if there's a difference in wattage between NAV vs. no NAV, but I doubt it.

 

There is really no separate HU. The NAV and the radio are pretty much one unit. It even integrates into the display on the top of the dash.

 

Not sure about the 07, but I know the 03 had 4 possible stereos.

3 separate non-nav units; the first with no XM and a lower power rating than the next two, one of which had XM. The last is the navi headunit.

Sorry I don't recall the specs; but check to see if yours is just the horrendous sounding one. Maybe an upgrade is in order to a new factory unit.

If not, you can get something like this: http://www.bizrate.com/caraccessorie...areprices.html

 

Well, you're pretty much SOL then. Of course, it's still a pretty nice deck and setup that Honda has in the NAV featured vehicles. An entry level 4-channel amp (100w x 4) combined with new speakers would vastly improve your sound.

 

He'll have to run an RCA converter to from a set of the speakers in.

With all the rewiring and patching, sound quality degradation is immanent.




I'm still sticking with my initial suggestion of replacing the factory speakers, and going from there. In a perfect world, you'd want to match the HU's RMS to the speakers ... but for his needs, I'm sure he'll be fine if the HU is under powered a bit.

You'll notice a pretty large change in sound immediately. The stock speakers are made of a paper composite, new ones should be of a poly.

 

I suppose that would work. I'd definately get a sub then, at least a small one anyways. The new speakers would put out highs and mids ok with a stock powered deck, but would have a hardcore lack of bass.