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Hi,
New member here. I have been going through internet for a better alternative to Pioneer replacements. Has any one used any other brand with deep bass? Also, wishing to add two under seat subs, anyone done that before?
Welcome to the forum. I have one pioneer sub under my drivers seat and 4 100mm pioneer in the factory locations in my gen3 powered by a 4x100 Sony bluetooth single din and it bumps very hard for what it is. Otherwise I would probably be looking at a full amplifier system and my problem with that is space and weight as I use my Jimny as a van so cargo has to be priority.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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I've added a Pioneer active subwoofer under the driver's seat in my Gen4, if the rear seats are used as seats, it's probably not a good idea to fit a second one under the passenger seat - it's hard enough to get in/out of the back without having to watch where you put your foot.
At this point the subwoofer has been the only change made, I do have an older pair of Kenwood separates(KFC-P403) that are going to be fitted to the front doors when I can make the time to do it.
Ordinarily I would not be fitting this type of speaker to a vehicle like this, but as I have them on the shelf I'll use them rather than buy something new - the problem with the Jimny and any sort of high-end audio is the high levels of noise present in the vehicle - I find mine to have a fairly high level of "gear whine", and I will get around to adding more "sound insulation" but I just feel that you need to recognize that the vehicle, whilst very good at what it was designed to do, is a poor choice of platform for "high fidelity" audio.
There's no point trying to get "deep bass" out of a 10cm full range speaker if you are also fitting a subwoofer. Component speakers and a sub are your best option for good sound reproduction. Brand is fairly irrelevant, any mainstream brand will be over specced for the hole you are fitting it in. Mounting tweeters anywhere other than the footwell is worthwhile. As Lambert says, drive the speakers from a dedicated amplifier for best results. I have a Kenwood underseat subwoofer and it does a reasonable job but is no match for a proper system with separate amplifiers.
I added two speakers in the rear and that made a big difference. Problem is the Jimny is quite noisy at anything over 40mph and I can’t help feeling that installing an expensive stereo and speakers is going to be a bit of a waste of time.
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
Northumberland Jimny Blog
Fitting rear speakers made a big difference to our Gen 4.
l've not done anything else to it.
l am interested in the comments about gear whine and "noisy over 40mph" as our 2020 manual transmission SZ5 is fine up to around 65mph when engine noise begins to make itself heard.
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