For the past 10 years or so, I have always bought the premium sound system in my cars because for the most part they sound pretty good. But the B&O in our Raptors really is lacking pretty hard and, today, I found out why. My goal was to open up the sub and get some measurements and, hopefully, find a replacement. But when I opened this thing up, I was horrified. The sub is nothing but a paper woofer that I am pretty sure they took out of my 1981 Chrysler LeBaron fake wood-panel station wagon (yup, I rolled in that in high school). The magnet and voice coil are so small they might as well not even have put them on. The wires going into the enclosure are, maybe, 20 gauge, at best (think like the wires inside your phone USB charging cable—yeah, that dinky).
I don't want to put a whole system in my truck like the good old days. I am over that. I want something with no maintenance but sounds pretty good. That's why I got the B&O system. My suspicion is that the highs and mids in the B&O system are actually pretty decent. But you need the contrast of solid base to hear/appreciate the highs and mids. Replacing this sub with minimal effort is not going to happen because 1) the size is weird at 6x12 and 2) the impedance of the speaker is 8ohm.
I scoured the web looking for something that I can put in there. I was hoping there was a 6" sub (I can fabricate a new face plate to make it fit) out there with the 8ohms but I am pretty that does not exist. I have found a few 6.5" subs with dual 4ohm voice coils that I could rewire/adapt into 8ohm but they were no name crap on Amazon so I don't know if it will solve my problem. Anyone successfully replace their B&O sub while still using the stock amp, etc.?
The weirdest thing about this enclosure is that when I opened it up it was full of the finest silt dirt you ever saw. The back of the enclosure is kind of ported with a super fine membrane that I think goes out the wall of the rear of the cab and I think that is how the dust gets in.
I don't think this thing even weighs one pound. The cone is the cheapest paper you ever saw. My wife said no one is dropping their ******* for that.
These are the wires that "power" the sub. I mean, if a mouse farts next to them, they will probably crumble.
I don't want to put a whole system in my truck like the good old days. I am over that. I want something with no maintenance but sounds pretty good. That's why I got the B&O system. My suspicion is that the highs and mids in the B&O system are actually pretty decent. But you need the contrast of solid base to hear/appreciate the highs and mids. Replacing this sub with minimal effort is not going to happen because 1) the size is weird at 6x12 and 2) the impedance of the speaker is 8ohm.
I scoured the web looking for something that I can put in there. I was hoping there was a 6" sub (I can fabricate a new face plate to make it fit) out there with the 8ohms but I am pretty that does not exist. I have found a few 6.5" subs with dual 4ohm voice coils that I could rewire/adapt into 8ohm but they were no name crap on Amazon so I don't know if it will solve my problem. Anyone successfully replace their B&O sub while still using the stock amp, etc.?
The weirdest thing about this enclosure is that when I opened it up it was full of the finest silt dirt you ever saw. The back of the enclosure is kind of ported with a super fine membrane that I think goes out the wall of the rear of the cab and I think that is how the dust gets in.
I don't think this thing even weighs one pound. The cone is the cheapest paper you ever saw. My wife said no one is dropping their ******* for that.
These are the wires that "power" the sub. I mean, if a mouse farts next to them, they will probably crumble.
