Still never got my dealer to do anything about the rattles I had in my doors.. I fixed it myself without having to take the doors off but still - that low level of commitment by my dealer was a little disturbing.
Interesting idea. Phones tend to have a lot of sound settings that change highs and lows as a normal setting without equalisation. I might try this out of curiosity, however, I find it hard to run the music from my phone without using some app through Android auto. I'd rather have full control using Honda's built in system and I've had trouble in the past doing this. I will look further into it. Another caveat is I'm running about 500 watts and I have the center channel which makes a tremendous amount of difference in sound. Honda's DSP seems intent on pushing all voice and as much highs it can into that center making it blare like a banshee in heat. I listened to an ex model and it was way less intrusive without the dang center channel but much less detailed considering the tweeters were different. I'm hoping the new speakers with sound dampening will help this problem. If not, I can slave off the amp with an audio control unit and maybe sum the center into the left right front speakers using a new amp. The only problem I might run into is the fact the GPS and voice control run through this speaker and by summing it the music volume may not drop enough when the GPS speaks. Sheesh. What a pain.
Ahhh. Then you don't get loud enough to hear the overly bright DSP peel the paint from the car. I'm figuring you have an ex not a touring either. I would recommend you also use sound dampening stuff like dynamat in the car if you change the speakers. This will help A LOT with mids and muddy highs. Can get very pricey though.
I have a Touring. I’m willing to throw down a lot. These are the worst speakers I use every day and I want the car to last for a decade, like my beloved Passat...
Dude, just about anything is going to improve this system. I heard JBLs are good for high volume without blowing but as far as fidelity is concerned I would try to get on a car stereo forum or do a search on ratings. I'm trying to get my thoughts together and stop coughing for five minutes so I can review the difference I have heard in my system so far with only the front speakers replaced.
Check out the video I put out. Opening these door panels is very simple and the speaker replacement is very simple. I also recommend dynamating the car to help with the vibrations and bring out the overall clarity of the sound.
