New audio for my 2017R/T

[Ran 69]

I bought my first Dodge product and it is a 2017 Ram 1500 Sport R/T rcsb and I would like to have better sound . It has the Alpine system with I guess 7 speakers. No sub. The speaker upgrade (kicker) the way to go or different ?

 

[TomT]

Lots of options out there. What are you trying to achieve?

 

[Ran 69]

The system sounds good but it could be better and it could be a little louder. Not trying to blow the glass out of the doors just alittle loud. I don’t know if the upgrade offered by Mopar would improve sound or do I need to look at speakers and amp with lc7i or something close to it?

 

[yillbs]

Are you wanting more bass, like boom boom, or just more treble? Each of these things can be corrected for rather cheap. I added two 10 inch subs under my rear seat, with some door speakers for less than 700 installed, and it does rattle the glass. Though, I usually don't intend for that.

 

[TomT]

He has a regular cab with the Apline system.

There are lots of threads here where people just swapped the ******, cheap factory speakers for better ones and were very happy with the results. Pay attention to the model numbers they used as the factory Alpine amp is very sensitive to the speaker loads (ie. use 2ohm speakers).

You can also go aftermarket and make it sound amazing but you’re probably looking at a couple grand to do it right.

 

[DavidRam]

I bought my first Dodge product and it is a 2017 Ram 1500 Sport R/T rcsb and I would like to have better sound . It has the Alpine system with I guess 7 speakers. No sub. The speaker upgrade (kicker) the way to go or different ?

I vote for a full custom install!

 

[adrianp89]

The first step is determining budget.

 

[DRkNESS]

Forget budget and just go full tilt boogie custom SQ system lol. No on a serious note what are you wanting out of the system ?


Father Of Four

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

I agree budget would be needed to give suggestions. Im not sure the Kicker upgrade will sound better than the factory alpine speakers. In order to run better speakers, you will have to run a more powerful amp. And that can get expensive.

 

[Witch]

Get the Factory Amp out of the equation !!! Don't make the same mistake I did, while a median upgrade with low ohm speakers is an improvement it will leave you wanting more.
Then you have to do it all over again, I would really look at what you want the end game to be and go with it.

You can get a PAC Amppro or Rockford DSR1 for $ 250.00 , once the factory amp is out of the picture life will be good again and you can do what ever you want to with no limitations

 

[Tims RT]

I've got a rcsb R/T with the Alpine also, thanks to the suggestions of some of these guys, I decided to go with and just ordered the PAC Amppro 4, a 6 1/2 component speaker set, and bought an Alpine amp for my R/T. Everything should be here by this weekend, if you want I'll let you know how that sounds after I get it set up.

 

[adrianp89]

If you need any help while installing, let us know!

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

I've got a rcsb R/T with the Alpine also, thanks to the suggestions of some of these guys, I decided to go with and just ordered the PAC Amppro 4, a 6 1/2 component speaker set, and bought an Alpine amp for my R/T. Everything should be here by this weekend, if you want I'll let you know how that sounds after I get it set up.

What kind of 6.5 components did you get?

 

[Tims RT]

Don't laugh to much, I'm going to try these from Sonic Electronix (Alpine Type-R SPR-60C) I figure if I don't like them I'll send them back and try the Infinity Ref or Kappa

 

[TomT]

Don't laugh to much, I'm going to try these from Sonic Electronix (Alpine Type-R SPR-60C) I figure if I don't like them I'll send them back and try the Infinity Ref or Kappa

Those will probably sound good, but if you’re running them off the factory Alpine amp you may find that they don’t get as loud as you expect. These are 4 ohm where the factory speakers are 2 ohm.

 

[Tims RT]

I'm planning on running them off the Alpine KTP-445u it's 45x4 or 90 watts bridged I think

 

[TomT]

I'm planning on running them off the Alpine KTP-445u it's 45x4 or 90 watts bridged I think

No worries then.

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

If you dont like the alpines, try the infinity kappa perfect 6.5" components. They are very nice and sound great for the price. $500. Kappa perfect are Infinitys best speakers.
https://www.crutchfield.com/p_108PE...MIxfS66pbZ2gIVEYrICh34cwxvEAQYAyABEgIiUvD_BwE

 

[TomT]

That link is to the 5.25” component set.

 

[2010 Infantry Vet]

That link is to the 5.25” component set.

Sorry about that, but you get the idea. The kappa perfects are nice units.