Looking to remove/ update ENTIRE JBL system in 03' Limited

Cape 4RUNNER

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I have grown tired of the JBL system- its decent but not great, and this is the first vehicle where I have kept the stock system in. I want to add a DD nav/dvd head unit and I hear that just swapping the head unit produces worse sound quality. Will I be wanting to replace all 10 speakers? Just 6?

How have other that have made the switch from JBL to after-market done their instal/ system? reviews? Any speaker recommendations? Thanks in advance!
 
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System I have in mind so far:

HU: Kenwood DNX5120
Head Unit

(FRONT) Boston Acoustics SX60
(REAR) Boston Acoustics
Crutchfield Speakers

AMP for the BostonAcoustics: Kicker 08ZX350.4
AMP

SUB: Infinity Reference 1050W
SUB
Sub woofer powered by 700w mono Alpine amp

What other speakers am I missing and what do you guys think so far?
 
My first thought: Your making sort of a sideways move.

The equipment your listing is good, but not so much better than the stock system that it is worth the considerable effort needed to make it work.

Do you listen to rock really loud? or are you a bass pig loving techno at 110db? Or something different all-together?

You obviously know your forums, I suggest diyma and start reading. Your best bet I think is to go to a local shop and listen, everyone's ears are different. A tweeter someone might like you could find harsh, plus you need to define what type of listener you are. This market is killer for audio shops, they are getting no work, I bet you can haggle and get a good deal there right now.

I'll just put what I've decided, my stuff:

Eclipse AVN-6620
Front: CDT HD-62 + Upstage kit (4 front tweeters)
Rear: CDT EF-61
Amps: Alpine PDX 4x150 + PDX 1.600
Sub: Stereo Integrity SI Mag D2 V4 (whenver it gets here)

Plus a whole lot of Second Skin sound deadening. I honestly still just have a pile of equipment (I'm waiting to install the speakers + amps till I recieve the sub).


The place where you will get the best bang for you buck is imo the instalation if you sound deaden enough you can make any speaker sound really good.

Check out these company for subs: SSA, Image Dynamics, JL Audio, Digital Designs ... there is a lot out there that is really good but Crutchfield doesn't carry.
 
li_runner brings up many good points I will comment and add to some of them.

I have found Cruchfield to be great for customer service and HUs. Other than that their prices are high and they don't carry many of the better brands.

DIYMA is a good site and so is caraudio.com. There is a wealth of information on both sides. I tend to stick to caraudio.com.

Sound deadening is very important to elimating road noise and making speakers sound better. Second Skin is probably the best and RAAMAT is probably the best bang for the buck.

If you are looking for a sub try an FI Q. If you don't like a ton of bass I would stick with 8" or 10".
 

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