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If you have the JBL system than the beatsonic amp won't do much. It acts as a preamplifier not an amplifier. So would do no more than turning the volume up.
Yes, it just adds gain to the head unit, and I already have a Beatsonic installed. It does help the sound more than I expected, but definitely doesn't fix it. I think the real solution will be replacing everything from the head unit through the speakers.

It really needs a better amp and a DSP so you can tune the system correctly. There are several ways that the JBL electronics degrade the sound, including that removable speaker and the front door speakers. I think the JBL electronics is a bigger problem than the quality of the JBL speakers, although they probably need replaced also.
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Yes, it just adds gain to the head unit, and I already have a Beatsonic installed. It does help the sound more than I expected, but definitely doesn't fix it. I think the real solution will be replacing everything from the head unit through the speakers.

It really needs a better amp and a DSP so you can tune the system correctly. There are several ways that the JBL electronics degrade the sound, including that removable speaker and the front door speakers. I think the JBL electronics is a bigger problem than the quality of the JBL speakers, although they probably need replaced also.
I am ordering the PAC AP4-TY14. It sucks because it is quite expensive. But will allow you to install an amp and pretty much works as the DSP.
 
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I am ordering the PAC AP4-TY14. It sucks because it is quite expensive. But will allow you to install and amp and pretty much works as the DSP.
Yeah, that would definitely do the job, but as you said it is expensive. That might be my best solution but I was hoping not to spend so much money. I also think some rewiring will be needed so we can lower the gain on that center speaker.
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