Sound system upgrade questions
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- 2019 CX-5 GTR
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To start:
Get a quality 4 channel amplifier (wire it in before the BOSE amp) to drive the following:
replace the front with 6.5" components (door / a pillar)
replace the rear doors with 5.5" coax
disconnect center speaker
turn off the BOSE functionality in the head unit
The doors are pretty well sound insulated; but I went ahead and did a dampening material around the front components (I'm running ~ 75 watts RMS).
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The knowledge sharing document also has some information on subwoofer replacement choices should you choose to go down that path.
To start:
Get a quality 4 channel amplifier (wire it in before the BOSE amp) to drive the following:
replace the front with 6.5" components (door / a pillar)
replace the rear doors with 5.5" coax
disconnect center speaker
turn off the BOSE functionality in the head unit
The doors are pretty well sound insulated; but I went ahead and did a dampening material around the front components (I'm running ~ 75 watts RMS).
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I’m most likely going to replace it. Yes.
Thanks for the documents. When you said turn off the functionality in the head unit, did you mean replace it? Or is that a setting.@Jwolfe94
To start:
Get a quality 4 channel amplifier (wire it in before the BOSE amp) to drive the following:
replace the front with 6.5" components (door / a pillar)
replace the rear doors with 5.5" coax
disconnect center speaker
turn off the BOSE functionality in the head unit
The doors are pretty well sound insulated; but I went ahead and did a dampening material around the front components (I'm running ~ 75 watts RMS).
Related reading:
Speaker size in CX-5 2017?
I have a non Bose 6 speaker system in my CX-5 2017 model. It has 2 tweeters on the A pillar, 2 door speakers on the front and 2 door speakers at the back. No sub woofer. I was thinking of changing the two front door and two rear door speakers and perhaps even the two A pillar tweeters in the...2018 Mazda CX-5 - Speaker replacement
Hey guys, I 'm looking to replace my speakers on my 2018 CX 5, Non Bose 4 speakers. I've read around with people replacing their speakers with Polk Audio DB652, Hertz DCX 165.3, Rockford Fosgate R165x3, JBL GX602. My question is, what is the Max depth and height i can use? Because there are...Updated CX-5 dash speakers
I popped in a set of Polk db351's in the dash this afternoon. Pretty easy job once I gave up on trying to find a speaker adapter so I wouldn't have to cut the plug off the end of the Mazda harness. No luck on that. I hit several car stereo installation places and found nothing. Most of the...Blose Dash Speakers
Are the corner dash speakers the same as the center speaker? My right mid/tweeter is buzzing and I never use the center. Would rather swap them than pay $78 for a speaker with $1.30 in manufacturing cost.
The knowledge sharing document also has some information on subwoofer replacement choices should you choose to go down that path.
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- 2019 CX-5 GTR
@Jwolfe94 I am not sure what year your vehicle is but the GEN2 (2017+) with Bose have the following that should be turned off:
The online interactive owner's manual is here:
You will want Settings --> Volume/Display/Sound Control --> Audio Sound Adjustment
| Bose® Centerpoint*2 (Surround technology) | On/Off |
| Bose® AudioPilot*2 (Noise compensation technology) | On/Off |
The online interactive owner's manual is here:
You will want Settings --> Volume/Display/Sound Control --> Audio Sound Adjustment
