Any other sound system upgrades worth the cost/effort?

[Cody Templeton]

That’s the harness i bought. I have a fully active system meaning each speaker gets its own channel so that’s the reason for the 6 channel. I’d only suggest this if you’re going to run a sound processor. Maybe you’re ok with the passive cross overs for the tweeters but idk. If you’re only upgrading the sub, you could get a mono amp and run rca from the head unit to that amp then speaker wire to the sub. You wouldn’t need that harness if you’re just doing a sub upgrade.

I've already got this setup for the sub:

NVX VADM1 500w RMS amp (4 gauge power and ground)

JL 12" low-profile subwoofer with truck wedge box (fits under passenger rear folding seat section)

Hi/low line converter from the left and right front speakers (fuse-tapped into fuse 38 in the passenger kick panel, also turns the amp on and off)

Remote bass knob installed between shifter and cup holder

I don't plan to get anything crazy with the sound system, just trying to figure out if I would actually see any benefit going around the Sony amplifier to run the speakers (minus the subwoofer), especially if I'm not running a head unit focused on sound quality.

 

[Jhollowell]

i gotcha. its been a few years since i did mine so i don't remember all the plugs going into the Sony amp, but i would think there should be an input harness coming from the head unit and then the output harness. Theoretically you could connect those 2 harness together and then the head unit would be controlling the speakers directly. Not sure if that is better than the Sony amp though.