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What do you all think about the 10 speaker JBL audio? That is my one gripe about my truck, for the price we are paying, I expect a much better sound system. The woofer behind the rear seat looks cheap, you can't really hear anything from the portable speaker, I have yet to try it outside the car or without it. There isn't much bass to this system so if you like bass, this isn't the system for you. I prefer when there's a physical knob for tuning, it's also much easier to control the volume from the big knob on the 14" display than to try to find it on the left hand side of the steering wheel. I only have 20 miles of drive time and love everything else about the truck, just disappointment in the sound system.
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Stock stereo systems are rarely good. Tuning knobs are probably going the way of the dodo as well. We're lucky we have a volume knob. You'll get used to the buttons on the steering wheel. I'm not that worried about it since I mostly listen to books or podcasts in the car anyway, but if you're a real audiophile you'll likely have to do some upgrades. Imagine what the base stereo sounds like :)
 

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Premium Package is supposed to come with acoustic glass on the TRD OR and Sport.
 

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Oh wow, I didn't know this and have an OR on order. Where did you see this? I been pouring through videos and articles.

Premium Package is supposed to come with acoustic glass on the TRD OR and Sport.
 
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I thought the TRD OR and Sport had that too? The interior is pretty quite for a truck.
 

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Premium Package is supposed to come with acoustic glass on the TRD OR and Sport.
Yes, that's what I read and it is quiet in the cab.
 

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I pulled the portable from my truck and it sounds okay, not a lot of bass for this either. It's okay for what it is. I sure hope that these don't become a theft item.
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Not sure if the new Tacoma JBL system is same as the new Tundra, but Iā€™ve been happy with the JBL in the Tundra after adjusting the settings.
If this system has the Surround sound setting, Iā€™d suggest turning it off. Makes a big difference.
Thanks for the suggestion, i will try it in the morning.
 

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Hope it helps. Iā€™ve got a TRD OR premium in freight. Was actually looking forward to JBL, now Iā€™m a little concerned.
 

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That's disappointing indeed. I'm a bass guy, not a highschool parking lot a lot of bass guy but the quality of sound coupled with bass is a huge selling point for me. I agree, at these price points the JBL Audio upgrade should be shinjng through so it's disappointing if it's not.

My buddies $30k VW car has possibly one of the best sound systems I've heard come from a stock car, surely it's not that hard to do Toyota.

This will be something I'll test on the test drive. My dealer is coupled up with a 3rd party audio sound system company and he told me when I put the deposit down they could work in a deal in the final price to get a full sound system installed in the truck off the lot so sounds like that may be the viable option for me.
 
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Hope it helps. Iā€™ve got a TRD OR premium in freight. Was actually looking forward to JBL, now Iā€™m a little concerned.
Im probably a tough critic as I really like my Lexus sound system and the Bose system in my Corvette.
That's disappointing indeed. I'm a bass guy, not a highschool parking lot a lot of bass guy but the quality of sound coupled with bass is a huge selling point for me. I agree, at these price points the JBL Audio upgrade should be shinjng through so it's disappointing if it's not.

My buddies $30k VW car has possibly one of the best sound systems I've heard come from a stock car, surely it's not that hard to do Toyota.

This will be something I'll test on the test drive. My dealer is coupled up with a 3rd party audio sound system company and he told me when I put the deposit down they could work in a deal in the final price to get a full sound system installed in the truck off the lot so sounds like that may be the viable option for me.
i hear you, I listen to mostly 70ā€™s and 80ā€™s classic rock which doesnā€™t require massive bass. Iā€™m did have two 12ā€s MTX boxes behind the seat in my ā€˜86 Toy back in the day with a CD player that hit pretty hard on those beastie boys songs. Problem was that I had to move the seat up quite a bit to fit them behind the seat and I also had a power lite electric rear window that took up more room. Those were tge good old days.
 

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Not sure if the new Tacoma JBL system is same as the new Tundra, but Iā€™ve been happy with the JBL in the Tundra after adjusting the settings.
If this system has the Surround sound setting, Iā€™d suggest turning it off. Makes a big difference.
I would agree and that's one of the first things I am going to do when i oick my truck up. I had a 2018 Camry XSE with the JBL premium sound and it did not sound very good, then I turned off the surround and it was awesome sounding.
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