Rampant
Senior Member
New owner of a 2014 sport crew cab, Alpine system with nav, I believe it's the decked out u-connect system.
For a stock system it's pretty decent, and I don't want to get too involved with a full build. Lows and mids are fine, but the truck is clearly tuned in that direction. There's just no clarity in the highs, they just get lost in the low/mid range.
Looks like my best bet is to replace the dash speakers with 2ohm 3.5's. Is there a go to setup that works well for people looking for a basic plug and play option to help with the highs?
Also curious about the stock amp specs, I've been digging around and haven't really found anything yet. Curious as to the RMS ratings of the speaker channels and sub channel. Really any details on the amp would be great. I don't mind spending a little coin on some decent speakers, but I also don't want to get anything that needs 100watts to shine when it's probably only going to see 30-40 watts.
If anyone can chime in with what works for them, suggestions, and amp details, it would be much appreciated.
Here is some info on the factory amp according to Alldata. There is no breakdown per channel that I could find. This is based on a 2016 2500 Laramie with premium Alpine system. There is other info on the system available... if you are looking for something specific, let me know and I will help as much as I can.
DESCRIPTION
The optional Alpine premium audio system includes a separate Alpine power amplifier. The amplifier is located within the instrument panel, to the left of the steering column. Two optional amplifiers are available, an eight channel unit (seven used), rated at 322 watts and an 12 channel system (11 used), rated at 506 watts.
Wiring Color Codes:
Pin Circuit Wire Color Gauge/Size Function
1 Z912 BK 3 GROUND
2 D207 WT/LG 0.35 CAN IHS (+)
3 N0 N/A NO CONNECT
4 X51 DG/DB 0.5 LEFT REAR SPEAKER (+)
5 X52 GY/DB 0.5 RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (+)
6 X53 DG 0.5 RADIO LEFT FRONT AUDIO (+)
7 X54 GY 0.5 RADIO RIGHT FRONT AUDIO (+)
8 X298 GY/LG 0.8 AMPLIFIED RIGHT I/P SPEAKER (-)
9 X299 GY/YL 0.8 AMPLIFIED LEFT I/P SPEAKER (-)
10 X303 TN/WT 0.8 AMPLIFIED LEFT REAR SPEAKER (+)
11 X301 GY/WT 0.8 AMPLIFIED SUBWOOFER 2 (+)
12 A931 RD 2 FUSED B(+)
13 D206 WT 0.35 CAN IHS (-)
14 N0 N/A NO CONNECT
15 X57 DG/OR 0.5 LEFT REAR SPEAKER (-)
16 X58 GY/OR 0.5 RIGHT REAR SPEAKER (-)
17 X55 DG/BR 0.5 RADIO LEFT FRONT AUDIO (-)
18 X56 GY/BR 0.5 RADIO RIGHT FRONT AUDIO (-)
19 X208 GY/DG 0.8 AMPLIFIED RIGHT I/P SPEAKER (+)
20 X209 GY/OR 0.8 AMPLIFIED LEFT I/P SPEAKER (+)
21 X393 DG/GY 0.8 AMPLIFIED LEFT REAR SPEAKER (-)
22 X391 DG/WT 0.8 AMPLIFIED SUBWOOFER 2 (-)