02 Tahoe Door Speakers

[Isaiah W]

Hey all,

I have a 2002 Tahoe (non-Bose) and am looking to upgrade my 4 door speakers.
I have already upgraded the head unit to a Kenwood KMM-BT322U, which has a built-in MOSFET amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels), which I don't know if that would need upgraded?
I also have a 12" Sub tied to a 600W amplifier already installed professionally.
So would it be possible just to switch the stock speakers over without much modification, if any? I'm getting distortion towards full volume which is probably normal, but also mids aren't very clear and piano distorts sometimes.
I just don't know the difference between the different impedances and two way and all that jazz.
Thanks in advance!

 

[Joseph Garcia]

You can upgrade your stock speakers by purchasing aftermarket speakers of the same diameter, and rated at 4 Ohms impedance. 22 watts RMS per channal is about the minimum that you would want to use for decent aftermarket speakers, and while you would get improved sound over stock speakers, they would not perform optimally at that low a wattage. You could 'test' this out by just purchasing the aftermarket speakers, and if it turns out that you want more volume, you could add an external power amplifier at a later date. If you go with an external power amplifier, I'd recommend a minimum of 75 watts RMS per channel.

Go to the Crutchfield web site, enter your year, make, model of truck, and you will be presented with a list of speakers that will fit your truck. You can then filter the list by price to look at speakers that are within your desired price range. JBL, JL Audio, Rockford Fosgate, Kicker, Alpine, Kenwood, and Pioneer all make decent speakers that have models that would fit your truck. I'd recommend purchasing speakers that will handle at least 75 watts RMS, so that they will be compatible with a 75 watt RMS external amplifier, if your decide to pursue that option in the future.

I wish you the best of outcomes in your search and upgrade of your audio system.

 

[Isaiah W]

You can upgrade your stock speakers by purchasing aftermarket speakers of the same diameter, and rated at 4 Ohms impedance. 22 watts RMS per channal is about the minimum that you would want to use for decent aftermarket speakers, and while you would get improved sound over stock speakers, they would not perform optimally at that low a wattage. You could 'test' this out by just purchasing the aftermarket speakers, and if it turns out that you want more volume, you could add an external power amplifier at a later date. If you go with an external power amplifier, I'd recommend a minimum of 75 watts RMS per channel.

Go to the Crutchfield web site, enter your year, make, model of truck, and you will be presented with a list of speakers that will fit your truck. You can then filter the list by price to look at speakers that are within your desired price range. JBL, JL Audio, Rockford Fosgate, Kicker, Alpine, Kenwood, and Pioneer all make decent speakers that have models that would fit your truck. I'd recommend purchasing speakers that will handle at least 75 watts RMS, so that they will be compatible with a 75 watt RMS external amplifier, if your decide to pursue that option in the future.

I wish you the best of outcomes in your search and upgrade of your audio system.

Thanks so much for your reply! This helps a lot!