MaydayNeal
Junior Member
Hey guys.....wow there is some very informative info about audio systems in here.....some of you are over the top with your love for high end audio components.....all very cool. But much over my head and way too much money for my taste. BUT.....I do like a good sound and things have come such a long way from my days when Jensen coaxial speakers was "the" must upgrade in the late 70's....lol Anyway....enough rambling!!
I recently bought a new 2016 1500 RCSB....and I traded my 2004 Quad....I say that because I salvaged my amp and 10" bass...I had it in one of those custom boxes under the passenger rear bench seat. Both are Alpine....the amp model is MRP-M500. I had several hundred bucks in that rear....so sure wasn't going to let that go in the trade.
So here is where I need the advice.....I have Uconnect 5.0 head and don't have plans to change that. Based on what I have read I plan to change out the door speaker with 77kick41 and the dash with kicker CS354. So....do I try and utilize the amp and 10" thumper in a new box behind the rear center console?? Would it really provide a richer base or just be overkill? I suspect that if I were asking about buying those components you might say....nah don't worry about it....the upgrade in speakers will be good. But since I have them anyway.....would YOU use it?? And if so....would it be a pita to wire into that stock head?? The alternative would be to sell those components to fund other "stuff" lol.
Thanks in advance....look forward to the various thoughts.
I recently bought a new 2016 1500 RCSB....and I traded my 2004 Quad....I say that because I salvaged my amp and 10" bass...I had it in one of those custom boxes under the passenger rear bench seat. Both are Alpine....the amp model is MRP-M500. I had several hundred bucks in that rear....so sure wasn't going to let that go in the trade.
So here is where I need the advice.....I have Uconnect 5.0 head and don't have plans to change that. Based on what I have read I plan to change out the door speaker with 77kick41 and the dash with kicker CS354. So....do I try and utilize the amp and 10" thumper in a new box behind the rear center console?? Would it really provide a richer base or just be overkill? I suspect that if I were asking about buying those components you might say....nah don't worry about it....the upgrade in speakers will be good. But since I have them anyway.....would YOU use it?? And if so....would it be a pita to wire into that stock head?? The alternative would be to sell those components to fund other "stuff" lol.
Thanks in advance....look forward to the various thoughts.
