B&O, the speakers aren’t any different on the “upgraded” stereo. Total ripoff and the same thing that every other car manufacturer does when it partners with a hi-fi company. Yes, it has more speakers in other places but the speakers are not made by the hi-fi company.
I was under the impression that the B&O setup used a slightly better front door speaker and that the non B&O setup had the same speakers with the quarter sized magnet in all four doors. Mine (with B&O) came with better speakers in the front doors than the rear doors.
That may be, but slightly better front door speakers is really only slightly. I don't know that I have seen a direct comparison. I posted a picture of the speakers from my BS with B&O, but I have not seen anyone post a picture of the non-B&O speakers. Either way, they are not speakers made by B&O and they are pretty much the cheapest speakers you could imagine. I'm not even sure you could buy such a cheap speaker in the aftermarket, even if you only spent $20 for a pair.I was under the impression that the B&O setup used a slightly better front door speaker and that the non B&O setup had the same speakers with the quarter sized magnet in all four doors. Mine (with B&O) came with better speakers in the front doors than the rear doors.
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100% agree.
non B&O gets speakers like on the bottom left for all doors. B&O systems get speakers with larger magnets.From what I have seen, the speakers in a BS with the B&O system are no different than those without the B&O. Here is a comparison photo I took of the stock speakers (bottom left & right) versus the PowerBass.
You can see the difference in magnet sizing. Just look at how small the magnet in the back speaker is (bottom left). The front is only marginally better. What you can't see is how much better the cone is and the surround. I think just about any aftermarket solution would be a major upgrade from the garbage Ford supplies.
But apparently the larger magnet speakers in the B&O systems are only in the front doors.
I think it depends on vehicle, but usually yeah. they both garbage tho lol
I think the point is acceptability. I like music, especially well-recorded, well-produced music. I don't need audiophile quality to appreciate it, but it does need to be acceptable. I'm in the camp that OEM speakers are so bad that I'd rather not listen to music with them at all. Replacing the OEM speakers with a modest upgrade such as the Powerbass option brings the listening experience into the range of acceptability.
As covered earlier, the front door speakers are "upgraded" in the B&O system but they are still essentially paperweights. The B&O does have more speakers and you are correct that the amplification is also more and probably better quality. In the end, I'm left questioning the $1k (or whatever it was) cost of the B&O and thinking that just going to aftermarket from the beginning might have been the better option.
