I'm pickin up my '03 Accord EX-V6 Coupe on saturday. Does anyone know how the stock sound system is?
Can you add an amp and subs to the stock system?
I wanna stay mostly stock besides maybe some kicker solo barics. Any suggestions, insights? Thanks.

 

you ordered the car without knowing the sound system? check http://www.honda.com for standard features

solo baric are cool, one w7 would kick ass though...dont forget the amp!

 

I know what it is...i asked how it is. I was afraid the stock system would be over powered by one (maybe 2) solo baric.
Does anybody have a stock system with subs hooked up? How does it sound inside/outside the car?

 

Your music is ment to be heard inside the car, not outside. All people will hear outside is Boom Boom Boom

Anyway if you get a sub, any bass is better than no bass. You should be ok depending on how you set sub volume. go for it

 

I was running 2 twelves with my stock speakers in my 5th gen and it was alright. It sounded a lot better when i upgraded the rest of my speakers though

 

If you add subs, you'll probably overpower the factorys. But, that'll give you a perfect reason to relace those nasty oem speakers.

 

Anymore opinions on this? Kind of a n00b here, so bear with me... Just picked up my 03 sedan a week ago, and I want to do minor upgrades to the system. The highs coming out the tweets seem fine to me for rock and classical, but I'd like to boost the low to mid-range as even turning up the bass a little on some rap rattles the door speakers. I'd like to replace the 2 speakers in the front doors, get an amp, and a 10" or so powered sub (Bazooka?) for the trunk. Can't afford to replace everything, so I want to hit the key things to make the system sound really good.

1. Does changing those components look good for addressing the weak parts of the current system?

2. As far as amps go, get one for the interior and a separate powered sub for the trunk? Or one amp with a channel for a passive sub?

3. Recommended brands for the amp and sub?

Thanks!
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i would never suggest someone leave oem speakers in, just like randy said...get rid of those nasty things...if you put a nice set of components up front on an amp, and maybe an infinity basslink?
that wouldn't crack the neighbors glass, but it would pick up the low end, and be pretty cost effective...

as far as brand suggestions, go audition speakers...i dont know how you like your music reproduced, and i dont know your budget, shops love to audition their stuff, ask questions and maybe bring a couple of your own cd's to listen too.

 

It really depends on your budget. If you're not willing to go the distance and do it right the first time, then just go for ur basic sub and amp. K7's are pretty nice but expensive. JL's will give u the most and more for wut u pay. Amp's are more or less the same. I prefer rockford fosgates over most amps cuz i think the quality is much better. If you want to go all out and change the entire system, except for the HU of course, you're looking at $700 - $1500. 4 channel amps aren't cheap. If you want, go get urself a 5 channel amp so u'd power ur spkrs and a sub.

 

My suggestion would be to also go to your local shop(s) and just listen. Your ears are going to hear what they like best and that's exactly what you should get as far as front components and rear coax speakers. Then get yourself a small sub and a box and finish it all off with a decent 5 channel amp. Simple yet effective system.