Trail Grid Pro introduces full speaker stereo / audio system upgrade kit

[evlfred]

not a bad price either
https://trailgridpro.com/products/alpine-6-speaker-plug-play-bundle-24-tacoma?variant=50755024224549

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[Andrace]

Interesting, I'm not a huge audiophile, but a plug-and-play kit is tempting, especially at that price. Thanks for posting.

 

[goin2drt]

Really a great value to have it all together. Crutchfield speakers alone $490. Great value.

 

[WKTJR1]

I'm interested, particularly since there is no cutting involved and can be reverted back to stock if needed.

 

[Ruckus]

Does anyone have any experience installing speakers like this in our trucks without any aftermarket amplification?

I want to pull the trigger, but I also know that in the past, door speakers without an amp leave a lot to be desired.

I do have the BeatSonic ENA 3T3 with an aftermarket powered subwoofer.

 

[awpk03s]

I also have BeatSonic, this is an enticing potential upgrade to me…

 

[maxx075]

80W RMS speakers. Highly doubt the stock JBL amp is producing anywhere near that output. So you may notice some improvement over the JBL, but it wouldn't be anywhere near the potential without an amp upgrade as well.

 

[Taco Ji]

Was just going to say. Upgrading the speaker is y going make much improvement. You’re going to upgrade your amp for noticeable gains.

 

[TrustButVerify]

Speaker install or not, it's a good video on how-to door panel removal. Might as well throw some noise reducing insulation on those panels when you got the plastic off to help reduce road noise further.

 

[VBFD Taco]

I definitely want to look more into this. It's sad when my GFs 2021 4runner sounds MUCH better than mine.

@Ruckus I have seen info on the BeatSonic ENA 3T3. Are you thinking about doing this upgrade even after installing the amp? Are you thinking the amp is not enough?

@maxx075 I take it that your implying that this along with the BeatSonic ENA 3T3 would be a great upgrade?

What about the back sub woffer behind the back seat on the drivers side? Will the BeatSonic ENA 3T3 help it too?

 

[Ruckus]

I have seen info on the BeatSonic ENA 3T3. Are you thinking about doing this upgrade even after installing the amp? Are you thinking the amp is not enough?

What about the back sub woffer behind the back seat on the drivers side? Will the BeatSonic ENA 3T3 help it too?

The 3T3 by itself is a very modest upgrade. My real reason behind installing it was to gain the RCA inputs for my aftermarket powered subwoofer, with any gains in my mids and highs being icing on the cake. The cake ended up with very little icing.

The 3T3 only has a peak power of 50 watts per channel and I believe 25 watts RMS - so it would be anemic in this application where the speakers are drawing 80 watts RMS per channel.

The more I've researched it, the more I'm coming to realize there is no magic bullet for the audio in our trucks.

Also a side note, the 3T3 is not compatible with the JBL system, I don't believe. Or atleast there are some caveats.

 

[maxx075]

I definitely want to look more into this. It's sad when my GFs 2021 4runner sounds MUCH better than mine.

@Ruckus I have seen info on the BeatSonic ENA 3T3. Are you thinking about doing this upgrade even after installing the amp? Are you thinking the amp is not enough?

@maxx075 I take it that your implying that this along with the BeatSonic ENA 3T3 would be a great upgrade?

What about the back sub woffer behind the back seat on the drivers side? Will the BeatSonic ENA 3T3 help it too?

The root of the issue is that the factory amp doesn't produce enough constant power (RMS wattage) for those speakers to run where they perform best. It would be akin to trying to increase water flow (water pressure = RMS wattage) by installing a wider pipe (higher rated speakers). The issue still remains that you're not putting enough power behind the water.

 

[TacoFreak]

The more I've researched it, the more I'm coming to realize there is no magic bullet for the audio in our trucks.

Yeah, that is what I think too. I put in a Beat Sonic amp and it definitely helped, but it is now more like a nice basic audio system, and hardly premium. The whole sound system was designed to be cheap and I guess they hit that target. But to really make it great you would have to start with a good amp and change all of the speakers, particularly that removable thing.

Someday maybe, but just adding better speakers to a weak audio system is never going to get the job done IMO.

 

[VBFD Taco]

Thank you so much guys. Good info passed along.

 

[maxx075]

Not showing that this posted earlier, but there are options to upgrading the amp if you want to spend the money. I'm sure there are other cheaper options as well.

However, this is an excellent reference video of how to remove interior components.

Orrella Acoustics Plug & Play Amp Install

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