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Old 09-06-2015 | 01:52 PM
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As I stated about one year ago purchased keeaudio stage II speaker package, AT first I was happy with the small upgrade it made. Due to me living in Richmond, CA I never really wanted to upgrade my sound system completely (Stereo, AMP)
I already draw attention everywhere I pull up too, but man I can't no longer take it with my crappy *** sound.
I'll like to know if theres a way to upgrade my stock amplifier ?
or do I have to upgrade my my stereo and rewire everything?

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Old 09-06-2015 | 09:54 PM
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There's no way to "upgrade" the Monsoon amp but it is probably not the source of your sound quality problem. The Monsoon amp is not super powerful but it produces clean sound when given a clean input signal. The factory head unit is a distortion machine and you can make a big improvement in sound quality by replacing it with a decent aftermarket unit. Since you've already upgraded the speakers, that may be all you need to get the sound you want.

The next step, if changing the HU isn't enough, would be to install an aftermarket amp and rewire. The good news is that you wouldn't necessarily have to replace the speakers or the aftermarket head unit to do that. That means you can upgrade one step at a time until you find the sound you're looking for and you don't have to jump into a complete system all at once.
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another option is to keep your factory hu and get a sound processor. Something like a ms-8 should do the trick, but you can replace your hu for much less with good results.

I'd personally get yourself a hu and a new amp to power your speakers. You will see a huge difference.



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