Same stereo & speakers in new car don't sound the same
 

I recently totaled my 96 Honda Accord LX... :( so I bought a 98 Honda Accord EX as a replacement. :) I took my aftermarket stereo (Kenwood) and speakers (also kenwood) from the old Accord to the newer one.

Strange thing, though - the setup in my 98 Accord now has MUCH weaker bass than before, even though it's the same speakers and head unit I had in my old Accord. :confused: :confused: Any thoughts?

Is there maybe a bass blocker for the stock tweeters in the 98 EX causing this? My 96 LX did not have tweeters, and I did not disconnect them in my new setup. Thanks for any advice you can throw my way!

tweeters are only suppose to play frequencies off 100 + (if tuned). it could be that the accord you have is a bose system. If you have a bose system, the speakers sit at every speaker ( hidden unit). and when using factory wiring to the bose amp to speakers, the power is reduced dramatically. if the system is actaully bose, i suggest you run 12 - 16 gauge from the deck back to each speaker. if you dont have as much bass, assuming there are 4 speakers and 2 tweeters you have 6 speakers total. i beleive the fronts are wired parallell ( each is 8 ohm svc) to get 4ohm and the rears are 4-8ohms each. the lower the ohms, the more power, but dont exceed the maximum on the deck which is usually 2 ohms.

Are the settings the same on the head unit?

Check wire polarity
 

Check the polarity on the wires to the speakers. If one set is out of phase, you will get distortion.

No Bose sound in this car - it was all factory stock deck and speakers when I got it. The settings are the same on the new-to-this-car head unit (I triple checked those)... I will double check the wiring polarity on tonight when I get home... Thanks for the suggestions

I thought I had checked the polarity... darn left rear was reversed... Thanks, all!!! Bass is back!

may i ask what deck you have? and are the speakers kenwood components? or they just regular 2 or 3 way speakers.