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I have a Trailhunter and the sound system is good but I was wondering if anyone else with the upgraded JBL sound system notices very little sound from the door speakers. I have tried messing with the settings and nothing seems to improve this. I primarily listen to Spotify and tried Sirius/ XM and get the same results.
Today, I installed a Beatsonic amp and really don't notice a difference between having it installed vs. not - was hoping this might help. Thanks for any advice you guys might have.
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the JBL in my Trailhunter sound fine. I just adjusted the front to back to get it sounding good for myself
 

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The taco jbl stereo is average at best with a strong front sound bias. The door and rear sub? donā€™t seem to be intended to ā€œbalanceā€ the sound at all. Set your sound at 30 and pull the sound all the way back, then left and right to see what Iā€™m talking about. Unfortunately, not a lot of you can do about it if you want to keep your warrantyā€¦
 
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the JBL in my Trailhunter sound fine. I just adjusted the front to back to get it sounding good for myself
If I fade the sound to the rear, the volume gets lower and I find myself turning it up almost to max. It still doesn't sound like it should when I have tried this. I have actually put my ear up to the door speakers and barely hear anything from those speakers.
 

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I have a Trailhunter and the sound system is good but I was wondering if anyone else with the upgraded JBL sound system notices very little sound from the door speakers. I have tried messing with the settings and nothing seems to improve this. I primarily listen to Spotify and tried Sirius/ XM and get the same results.
Today, I installed a Beatsonic amp and really don't notice a difference between having it installed vs. not - was hoping this might help. Thanks for any advice you guys might have.
Why do other people say there is notable difference with the Beat amp ,,,,,,,who do you believe.
 

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I have a Trailhunter and the sound system is good but I was wondering if anyone else with the upgraded JBL sound system notices very little sound from the door speakers. I have tried messing with the settings and nothing seems to improve this. I primarily listen to Spotify and tried Sirius/ XM and get the same results.
Today, I installed a Beatsonic amp and really don't notice a difference between having it installed vs. not - was hoping this might help. Thanks for any advice you guys might have.
I also have very little sound out of the 2024 Trailhunter door speakers. I was also wondering if this is normal.
 

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In short, yes. Itā€™s normal. set your front rear balance 75% to the rear and your volume to 50 and it sounds fine. Itā€™s just badly set from the factory.
 

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I have a Trailhunter and the sound system is good but I was wondering if anyone else with the upgraded JBL sound system notices very little sound from the door speakers. I have tried messing with the settings and nothing seems to improve this. I primarily listen to Spotify and tried Sirius/ XM and get the same results.
Today, I installed a Beatsonic amp and really don't notice a difference between having it installed vs. not - was hoping this might help. Thanks for any advice you guys might have.
What do you listen to, music or podcasts? Whatā€™s your flavor?

The door speakers are mid-bass speakers, from my research playing from 110Hz to around 1500Hz. Then the sound goes up to the mids in the dash which play from there. If you listen to mostly spoken word content, you wonā€™t notice the doors at all, as they play lower than voices. Pull the center dash speaker, and crank some tunes. I mention the center speaker as thatā€™s detrimental to sounding good as well as itā€™s poorly balanced.
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