These resistors ensure the system will be hiss-free and have flat frequency response. We installed ceramic load resistors on the outputs of the factory amplifier to compensate for the resonant effect of the Class D amplifier output filter components. The Fix-82 removes any signal equalization that is included in the factory amplifier and provides an output for the Arc Audio XDi 1100.5 amplifier. We fed the audio signal to a JL Audio FiX-82 integration processor. We measured the frequency response of the amp output to ensure we had the entire audio spectrum covered. With the console out, we had access to the wiring from the factory amplifier. We started by removing the door panels and center console from the truck. Armed with this knowledge, the client agreed that we would leave the factory radio in the dash, then use a premium signal processor to extract audio from it. Choosing better speakers and subwoofers and a more powerful amplifier represents a greater improvement in performance. Regarding overall system performance, it adds a lot of expense for minimal return on investment. The factory radio in the F-150 is a bit complicated to replace. To each their own though.The resistors were soldered on and then heat-shrink was applied for protection. My 2011 Tacoma and 2015 tundra both sounded leagues better to me and didn’t add $610 to the price like the B&O did. As far as the overall sound, it just wasn’t worth the price to me personally. But as far as bass goes there is basically none. Like I mentioned in the Reddit thread, I’m not even planning to add a sub and the last thing I’m trying to do is make it just a rumble machine. You want to blast lil'whovever, just get aftermarket subs and ruin the balance.It’s not that I’m trying to blast bass, I just personally feel the system is underwhelming for what it cost. I am just tired of people bashing on this system as it really is not bad. Sadly, most streaming services are lossy, so you get what you pay for. The speaker placement is amazing and provided you don't use a crappy 128kbs source, it sounds good. Good sound systems are balanced, not overwhelmed by bass. Blasting bass for a certain genre of music does not mean a good sound system. I find the 8 speaker B&O system pretty good. Link for anyone wanting to read the Reddit thread in question But I can’t see any way that replacing the speakers from ****ty stock speakers to JBLs could possibly be a “downgrade” and an “injustice” as they actually described it. It all sounds like uppity, condescending, audiophile bull**** to me, but I wanted to check with you guys here. Essentially multiple users were telling me that I had to buy a $700 amp replacement just to get started and that the $120 speakers I was looking at were not worth even considering because they would somehow sound worse than factory? So I looked through a lot of threads that I found mostly through here and thought that I had most everything figured out for what I was going to buy, so I posted a thread over on Reddit at /r/CarAV and was basically accosted as if my idea to upgrade just the speakers themselves with JBL GTO’s was sacrilege. My base model bone-stock 2015 Tundra had a much better sounding system. It’s apparently just an upgrade amp with a **** sub and factory paper-cone speakers for anyone unaware. Hi guys! I just got my new 2022 F-150 Powerboost and I love it to death…but the B&O system is severely disappointing.
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