I bought my F150 used and it came with the "premium" audio option. My last 2 Ford vehicles had the Mach system and my Yukon XL has the Bose system in it. Certainly neither the Mach or Bose is the be all-end all of car audio but they are respectable setups for just listening to music at a reasonable volume.
I decided on the DB speakers because a friend of mine who is into car audio and always has a great sounding setup.
Install was easy. I popped the speaker cover panels off the truck with a screw driver, used a 7/32 socket to remove the 4 screws holding the old speaker in place, and disconnected the old speaker's wiring harness. Note: You'll need to buy the harnesses for the speakers if you don't want to cut wires, etc. This would make install very quick (probably less than 30 min for all 4 speakers).
I ended up cutting the wiring harness plug off and crimped normal speaker terminals on the end of the factory wires. Note that if you decide to do this you need to cut as close to the factory plug as possible because there isn't much slack. Also, the positive terminal will be white with a colored line and the negative will be a solid color with a colored line. Each door has a different colored set of wires as I recall.
Two very minor issues during my install was that I had to bend the mounts on each side of the speaker because they wouldn't fit the stock speaker opening and I had to install at least one of the speakers upside down because there wasn't enough slack to turn it the other way. You can't tell with the factory trim piece installed tho.
I started with the front passenger door and realized that I ran out of terminals so I had a chance to compare the stock premium speaker with the DB speaker. To test I faded the sound all the way forward so only the front speakers were playing. You could immediately tell the stock speaker had a muddier sound with less definition than the Polk DB speaker. Specifically I noticed backing vocals and cymbals were more clearly defined through the DB speaker. I listened at different volumes as well and the DB speaker seemed louder and clearer across the spectrum than the stock speaker. I could also tell that the overall volume of the system was louder with that one Polk DB speaker.
After installing the 2nd speaker the system is noticeably louder than the stock Premium system and sounds much better. Keep in mind I didn't Dynamat or add an amp. Hopefully I'll finish installed the rear 2 speakers soon but interestingly I found that during testing using fade/balance I couldn't tell much difference in sound with the rear speakers going. Its possible that because they're low in the door and there are front seats in the way along with road noise that much of the sound doesn't travel forward.
I think the system might be loud enough as is and seems to have enough bass for my needs but I might amp these speakers down the line but for now with the stock head unit they seem to be a noticeable upgrade to the stock premium system.
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| Sold By | JBTools | DiscountsJungle | Creative Audio | CTSounds | Audio Watt Store | Rockford Fosgate |
| speaker size | 7 inches | 8 inches | 5.25 inches | 7 inches | 25.4 centimeters | 8 inches |
| power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
| connectivity tech | Coaxial | Coaxial | Coaxial | Coaxial | Wired | wired |
| speaker type | Tweeter | Coaxial | Coaxial, Tweeter | Full Range | Woofer | Coaxial |
| mounting type | Boat Mount,Coaxial | Car Mount,Car Speakers,Coaxial | Coaxial | Car Mount,Coaxial | Coaxial,Top Mount | Flush Mount |
| weight | 500 grams | — | 12 pounds | 16 grams | 4 pounds | 2220 grams |
| model name | DB571 | 8632CFX | — | COX | B01KW2OQAA | P1683 |
| surround channels | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Came quick and Polk is always great, but.
I haven’t plugged them in yet, but I don’t foresee any problem. I have had many speakers from the speaker range and they have all been solid. So the product is fine I’m sure, but the shipping leaves a little bit to be desired. As you can see in the picture, they came without any additional packaging and you can readily see what it is. Any porch thieves would see it from a distance and quickly swoop up. Not my first time receiving something from Amazon and it wasn’t properly packaged. They probably won’t approve my review, so you guys won’t see this. People always protect themselves, no matter what.
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