[CU2] Distorted OEM speakers

[Type R Positive]

Hi There
What upgrade speakers would you recomend. Is it worth just upgrading speakers only, is there enough grunt to power them or do you have to add amps as well?

The CU2 OEM speakers are Alpine. Yes you would get an improvement just by changing speakers, as already stated, but much more dramatic difference would be made just by adding dynamat to the door skins.

I'd add an amp as well, Alpine got some great little beauties (PDX) that take up stuff all room.

With the speakers, I believe Alpine type R's would have to be the best bang for buck out there. I am going to but an Alpine system in my Toyota Prado, using type R speakers.

Search the audio forums for more specifics into brands and speaker performance for what you want out of your system (SQ / SPL / or both).

You may want to get a signal processor to upgrade your stock head unit, depending on how serious you want to go. Rockford Fosgate and Alpine make them, they start at about $500.

[tony1234]

I suggest you change speakers 1st.Then Dynamat front doors,then amps.If you do it in stages you'll then find out how far you need to go to be happy with the result.

[euromax]

Had my 20k service today and the right front speaker was replaced under warranty and now U2 sounds great again at volume 15 lol. I'll replace with Alpine type r further down the track. I'm thinking of the works including amp. Btw 20k service cost $185 which I reckon is very reasonable.

[chris41]

That front right (drivers door) speaker definitely seems to be the problem one.
Just for note the CU2 volume indicator numbers go to 40 and on quality CDs the system appears to handle
this volume without distortion with the tone controls all centred.
I have noticed the 'fluffy' distortion in the front right speaker listening closely to it at even very low volumes unfortunately.
My concern with a warranty repair is they will obviously replace with the same part.

[H.T]

Our tally of speakers replaced so far

Drivers front x 3

Passenger front x 2

I guess while the car is under warranty they will just keep replacing them with faulty speakers...

[praja6]

Our tally of speakers replaced so far

Drivers front x 3

Passenger front x 2

I guess while the car is under warranty they will just keep replacing them with faulty speakers...

Whats going to happen after the warranty expired? Do we have to pay from our pocket?

[Type R Positive]

Shit HT, you crank your music or what?
Ever heard of burn in?

[nxn75u]

im going back to the dealer AGAIN soon for my left distorted speakers.

[TurBIce]

omg, hope mines not like that!!( when i take delivery)

Whats this " burn in" ?

how do i burn it in?

[Type R Positive]

omg, hope mines not like that!!( when i take delivery)

Whats this " burn in" ?

how do i burn it in?

google it, there's heaps of info out there on it. Basically take it easy for a while before you give it to it. The speakers will sound better after a while too.

[chunsa]

Out of no where today, my passenger speaker distorted! After nearly a year's of ownership without much dramas, it's finally my turn for speaker problems I don't crank the volume higher than 15 (which is loud already).

Are dealers just replacing it with the same speaker or do they have an updated version?

[nesterjester]

Out of no where today, my passenger speaker distorted! After nearly a year's of ownership without much dramas, it's finally my turn for speaker problems I don't crank the volume higher than 15 (which is loud already).

Are dealers just replacing it with the same speaker or do they have an updated version?

yea i have had a few speakers replaced over my services, and just recently just after my 40K service my passenger front speaker blew and sounds all muffled. I am definitely not waiting 10K to get a speaker replaced and it sounds worse at lower volumes. Anyone know how easy it is to removed the door skins. So I called up to drop it in for a warranty repair. They reckon 2 hours to do one speaker. Hrmmmm ..........

To answer chunsa question; they replaced it with the oem so basically straight swap. Thats as far as I know. The way its looking now, each dealership must go through pallets of these speakers!