Has anyone replaced the speakers?

[smcdmc]

I am thinking of replacing the speakers on my 2013 3.8 Genesis (base trim package). Has anyone replaced the speakers on their car and if so did it improve the sound and what speakers did you go with?

Thanks.

 

[Mark_888]

I am thinking of replacing the speakers on my 2013 3.8 Genesis (base trim package). Has anyone replaced the speakers on their car and if so did it improve the sound and what speakers did you go with?

Thanks.

The OEM audio system is tuned to work with the OEM speakers in the car and the speakers are rated at a specific impedances (and not all the same), and if you change that, the sound will not produce a flat frequency response and may create other problems. Also, different speakers could put a load on the amp that it cannot handle (some amps cannot handle impedances below a certain value).

Unfortunately, a modern OEM car audio system is setup to work with the specific components in the system, as to opposed to general purpose amps and speakers typically used in after-market equipment.

 

[Ambush]

Great question...i think in order to get the sound you are looking for you, you would literally have to replace the OEM amp and all of the speakers. Have the SAME issue in my Armada with the Bose system. It can be done just do your research and get ready to spend time and money...

 

[frankieboy87]

I am thinking of replacing the speakers on my 2013 3.8 Genesis (base trim package). Has anyone replaced the speakers on their car and if so did it improve the sound and what speakers did you go with?

Thanks.

Sorry for bringing this old thread back. you probably dont own the car anymore lol. But I measured the impedance on the rear door speakers, since one of them is blown. It is a 3 ohm speaker so replacing it with a regular 4 ohm should not make much of difference. did you ever replaced yours?

 

[Mark_888]

Sorry for bringing this old thread back. you probably dont own the car anymore lol. But I measured the impedance on the rear door speakers, since one of them is blown. It is a 3 ohm speaker so replacing it with a regular 4 ohm should not make much of difference. did you ever replaced yours?

I would try and get a replacement from an online junk yard. There were three different audio systems for the Genesis in that model year, although some speakers "may" be the same for the two Lexicon models (14-speaker and 17-Speaker), but obviously not all the speakers are the same, especially on the Base Trim level 7-speaker system.

BTW, impedance varies by frequency response and is not static. Also, speakers have different output (volume) levels given a amount of power supplied to the speaker.