The factory head replaced with Sony XPlode, 4 x52W, I like the front USB port for memory sticks, the Hi Fidelity Jensen speakers built for AMC came out and Pioneer 2way 5 1/4" in, run second set of grills below the speakers in the back door to let additional sound out and bias the fade +2 to the rear. Still needed a little more bass? A friend contributed a box, well that was the last of the freebees. A visit to Future Shop and MTX 400W bridged 2channel, running a Thunder Marine sub, now worry about snow, rain, damp, cold etc, Stinger capacitor, the box is flat normally but can stand up and bungee to the spare for luggage space on occasion. Now looking for that sale on the 4 channel? What will boxing day bring???

 

Man I would not be able to live without my Head Unit's Ipod control and awesome user interface! I want to figure out a way to put my own pictures as the background on my HU too because it only allows pictures off their website to be downloaded onto it. My guess is you'd have to hack into the firmware using the USB port and you'd need to have some sort of program on a flash drive that would load itself to the head unit.

 

i got 2 jackhammers in my xj yeaaaa lol jk

 

Well I am sort of in the same boat as you. I want a new head unit and need new speakers. I have an amp but I didnt see a difference in sound quality really at all.

 

I like the Pioneer speakers, they were always my favourites as a kid, certainly anything was an improvement over the AMC/Jenson originals which were way past done. I did have some bargain speakers in for about a week, waste of money. The Pioneers may not be the best but they are good. Consider the speaker you want, if on a budget start with two.

 

PS Tuxfan, nice build thread, you really did great work on that roof.

 

For cheap speakers, you can get a pair of 5-1/4 Pyle blue wave speakers from parts-express for like 20 bucks, and they sound great, even running off the crappy stock deck.

 

The power handling is probably pretty low though..

 

LOL the accusounds in my '92 XJ Laredo are blown! not to mention one time I took the door panels off and found out that the foam cone surrounds on the speakers were crumbling/deteriorating. I still have them in only because that jeep is my second priority haha

 

Yeah it has a mini-usb port up front, I just haven't ever done anything like this to try to get software loaded into it..
If you end up doing that to yours or have an idea of how to, give me a PM, I would love to know!
And without the Ipod controls it does suck, but I make 3-4 car playlists on shuffle and put one of those on and am good to go!

 

I bought a refurbished unit, for $450 about 7yrs. ago.

 

not a bad price lol

 

I'll make sure to PM you when I get it all figured out. Someone did it to their head unit on an alpine forum so I'm sure it can't be too hard.

 

i run a kenwood head in my jeep and alpine in my sunbird
they both preform awesome but as far as sub controls and overall my kenwood kicks *** it an excelon by the way
as far as amping your door/hatch speakers thats always a good move
i found 6.5 3 way speakers fit in my front doors and would assume the same for the rears

 

im running a sony xplod head unit, and for the rear runnin memphis 5x7s in stock sound bar, then since i have removable doors i have custom made by me speaker boxes holding two 5.25 inch sony xplod and 2 6.5 inch MB mids right behind the drivers and passenger seats, a 600 watt amp pushing my 10" Kicker L7 and a four channel ampl pushing the speakers in my boxes and the head unit is pushing the rear speakers and like two tweeters in my air vents, i can get pics tomorrow if anyone wants