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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 10:52 PM
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What's the best speakers to put into a C5 corvette, and how many speakers are in this car, why are the Bose not a good system, I thought boses were one of the best
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 11:19 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2014 | 11:37 PM
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Call Dennis at Double D. He's a great guy to work with and will listen to what YOU want while helping you decide what to get.
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Old Mar 7, 2014 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Dave Kaplan
I thought boses were one of the best


Personally I've got two sets of JL Audio speakers and a 10w3 JL Audio sub and it sounds amazing even with my cam/exhaust
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Dennis at DD sells Kicker replacement for the door speakers and rear speakers. I have seen numerous threads where guys have posted the best $80 they ever spent.
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Old Mar 7, 2014 | 10:27 AM
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I was getting a little "hum" with the OEM Bose speakers. I replaced them with Boston Acoustic (same size) and they sound good.
Now I don't blast the radio either, nor do I have any other audio equipment installed..........Good Luck with your choice.
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Old Mar 7, 2014 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by jmxp69
Call Dennis at Double D. He's a great guy to work with and will listen to what YOU want while helping you decide what to get.
This is the best advice as far as sound systems go. I'm loving the Arc Audio speakers I got from Dennis.
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This is the best advice as far as sound systems go. I'm loving the Arc Audio speakers I got from Dennis.
Dennis sold me the Kicker upgrade for $80 plus shipping and it changed everything for the better.
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Originally Posted by asjwalsh
Dennis sold me the Kicker upgrade for $80 plus shipping and it changed everything for the better.
I also got the Kicker upgrade from Dennis
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The Kicker speakers clean up the mid and high ranges nicely. Does not help much on the low end, but I wasn't looking to do that anyway.

Not going to win any audiophile contests with this simple mod, but a nice upgrade for not much $.
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Originally Posted by asjwalsh
Dennis sold me the Kicker upgrade for $80 plus shipping and it changed everything for the better.
Originally Posted by Navybluevette
I also got the Kicker upgrade from Dennis
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The Kicker speakers clean up the mid and high ranges nicely. Does not help much on the low end, but I wasn't looking to do that anyway.

Not going to win any audiophile contests with this simple mod, but a nice upgrade for not much $.
OK - Those that did the kicker upgrade, are they a direct bolt in? Did any of you snap before and after pics?

Thanks!
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Check post #10

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...le-d-mods.html

Once the speaker covers are back on, you cannot tell the difference from stock, which is what I wanted...
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Originally Posted by 4XLR8N
Check post #10

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...le-d-mods.html

Once the speaker covers are back on, you cannot tell the difference from stock, which is what I wanted...
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by jmxp69
Call Dennis at Double D. He's a great guy to work with and will listen to what YOU want while helping you decide what to get.
Dennis can give you some great advice.
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