traxem
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I like to watch this youtube channel as these guys do pretty clean installs and they explain everything.
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So you guys are saying this thing is no Bang and all Olufson?
After 9 years with the 2011 Sony system....the B&O is the world's greatest stereo to me. (And yes, obviously I've never had a proper setup).
The B&O stereo in the Raptor is the still paper ford junk. The same speakers you find in the sony system. The amp looks to be the same as well. What is different is the B&O has some sort of software / cross over work built into the amp some place.
IMHO.....the 802A package is charging $2k for a 1/2 inch square B&O sticker on the dash. Pure profit for ford. All it took was them to give B&O a small cut to license their name.
The stock B&O does come with a sub and the overall sound is better than an average stock setup but that's not saying much. For some people they will be just fine with it but if you've ever ventured into high end audio you won't be satisfied and the Forscan thing is a gimmick at best. Listen to it your self and if you satisfied then you will save yourself 3-6k. If you do go down the rabbit hole here's what I did:
FOCAL ES 165KX2
FOCAL EC 165K
DUAL JL AUDIO 10TW3-D4
Custom sub box mounted behind the rear seat
JL AUDIO TWK™ 88 SYSTEM TUNING PROCESSOR
JL AUDIO HD SERIES HD900/5
ZEN-A2B / DSP12A-A2B
Everything was mounted behind the rear seat to preserve the amazing floor space of my 19' SCREW....and it sounds AMAZING!!!
If you decide to upgrade with aftermarket parts the single most important component is the Zen-A2B which provides the required interface from your head unit and allows you to get rid of the stock amp.
Cost all in?
The cost of the parts...based on crutchfield current prices is $5,628.94.
If you have someone such as Car Toys install it you can add 1500-2k and you'll get a 4 year warranty
$5k is way overkill
$5k is way overkill