Subs in the 9 speaker system same as the ones in the 15 speaker system?

[oxide365]

i can confirm no 3 on the front door, qty 2: tweeter and low door only on my base GT

 

[Taimaishoo]

My ears start to get uncomfortable at volume 10! Either I have sensitive ears or that’s the US system!

Depends on if it's one of the songs you just have to crank up and sing along with... that way no one else has to hear me sing...

 

[davebo]

So English D has confirmed 3 speakers in each front door, and oxide365 has confirmed 2 in each. Glad that's settled! I'd be inclined to believe both Kia's website and service tech, if I hadn't just been through about 10 months of miscommunication and misinformation from Kia.

 

[Macallan]

i can confirm no 3 on the front door, qty 2: tweeter and low door only on my base GT

I called my contact at Kia also and he said the 3 speakers in the front door also, however I think Oxid365 is correct. Look at the pictures on the website for the GT vs the GT1 you can clearly see the mid speaker is missing on the GT. This should be easy to verify, i am surprised Kia can't tell me the right answer. I guess it is possible that Oxide365 got subs and others did not but that seems odd that the pictures would also show 2 speakers instead of 3.

 

[Macallan]

So English D has confirmed 3 speakers in each front door, and oxide365 has confirmed 2 in each. Glad that's settled! I'd be inclined to believe both Kia's website and service tech, if I hadn't just been through about 10 months of miscommunication and misinformation from Kia.

Keep in mind English D confirmed it via the Kia rep or the spec sheet. Oxide365 can literally count the speakers in his door. I trust he can distinguish 2 from 3.

 

[English D]

So English D has confirmed 3 speakers in each front door, and oxide365 has confirmed 2 in each. Glad that's settled! I'd be inclined to believe both Kia's website and service tech, if I hadn't just been through about 10 months of miscommunication and misinformation from Kia.

The whole convo was about the GT not GT1 or GT2 getting subs which at least I know now they do not. but now it's got me thinking the external amp is rear mounted inside right rear so maybe adding the subs is going to be a lot easier and now I wonder if a second amp would be needed maybe the base amp could power those?

 

[davebo]

The whole convo was about the GT not GT1 or GT2 getting subs which at least I know now they do not. but now it's got me thinking the external amp is rear mounted inside right rear so maybe adding the subs is going to be a lot easier and now I wonder if a second amp would be needed maybe the base amp could power those?

Well you know they don't have subs and the front doors have three speakers, but the rest of us are just seeing contradictory reports so we're still unsure. But at least you're saying that if the site is accurate, the front doors have 3 speakers each and no subs, you believe the holes and grates for the subs are present in the base GT anyway, so you could just find aftermarket subs the same size and install them, hopefully using the included amp but if not you're get an extra amp too. It sounds like a great plan and I'd be interested to know what you end up doing.

 

[English D]

yea

Well you know they don't have subs and the front doors have three speakers, but the rest of us are just seeing contradictory reports so we're still unsure. But at least you're saying that if the site is accurate, the front doors have 3 speakers each and no subs, you believe the holes and grates for the subs are present in the base GT anyway, so you could just find aftermarket subs the same size and install them, hopefully using the included amp but if not you're get an extra amp too. It sounds like a great plan and I'd be interested to know what you end up doing.

we are getting there my info was from a buddy of mine who is a service director he sent me that info from his parts system he took a pic from his phone hence the bad pic,

so for add ins so far to add a stand alone amp and put in 2 short throw subs under seat $500 mostly labor I expect as you have to take out seats
nice looking 10 inch sub box matching truck and amp $350

what i want isfor subs under seat use the rear amp we have ? will keep you informed

 

[AV8R]

Sorry guys but this thread is about owners that have issues with cars that have the subwoofers. If you want to discuss the cars that don’t have subs and want to install them then I think you should start your own thread.

 

[davebo]

That's a good point, but is the under-sub issue resolved with the information that they needed to be broken in a while back? Since that was posted has anyone else broken them in a bit and find they're improving? I'd specifically love to hear from CO-bound who posted the dollar bill video if you've noticed any improvement since Friday, and if so does it now meet your expectations or is it still lacking?

 

[oxide365]

Maybe counting can be tough. So I takes photo

 

[English D]

Sorry guys but this thread is about owners that have issues with cars that have the subwoofers. If you want to discuss the cars that don’t have subs and want to install them then I think you should start your own thread.

well until now we were having problems trying to figure it all out and help each other out with this and we have been taking about this for week or so as it related to problems with sub, where have you been the whole time... I have not been notified by an admin that we are off topic. thanks for you input

 

[English D]

Maybe counting can be tough. So I takes photo

lol I thought you took off the panel and counted I see a tweeter and the in the bottom of the door a large speaker panel who knows what is behind it...

 

[AV8R]

Yes I know but the last 2 pages have been going on about how many speakers you have in GTs with no subwoofers installed. How does that solve the subwoofers not working issue?
And by the way I have been reading this thread as I get email alerts so I have been here all the time and add what I can when relevant.
It does clearly state subwoofer issues not I don’t have subwoofers and want them or how many speakers do I have. It is very easy to get off topic and water down an informative thread.
Not saying your discussion is not ok it I just feel it needs to be under a different thread name.

 

[oxide365]

the sub in the GT works. i confirmed with a co-worker and air moving and vibrating the seat.

i have feeling we all got kia lottery, some have subs , some don't, some have subs that work, some got subs that don't. some are eating subs (sandwiches) and whistling to work because the sound doesn't work.

 

[Macallan]

Maybe counting can be tough. So I takes photo

That is what the website shows as well, so the fact remains that if the GT does not have subs then it has 7 speakers and not 9 as listed. Either way the website is incorrect. It either has 7 or has the subs or 2 mystery speakers that have yet to be located.

 

[davebo]

Edit: ^^ but is it possible the lower speaker housing on the doors has both a mid and low in the same area? Or not enough room for that to be possible?

Hey, turns out AV8R made a thread about this weeks ago right here:
GT sound system

I guess that's where we should discuss upgrading the 9-speaker system and leave not-quite-working-subs in here. If oxide confirms that he has subs in his 9-speaker system then now I don't know what the hell is up (I guess I didn't before either), so there'll be plenty of stuff to keep an eye on I imagine.

 

[Macallan]

Yes I know but the last 2 pages have been going on about how many speakers you have in GTs with no subwoofers installed. How does that solve the subwoofers not working issue?
And by the way I have been reading this thread as I get email alerts so I have been here all the time and add what I can when relevant.
It does clearly state subwoofer issues not I don’t have subwoofers and want them or how many speakers do I have. It is very easy to get off topic and water down an informative thread.
Not saying your discussion is not ok it I just feel it needs to be under a different thread name.

I am trying to figure out which cars actually have the subwoofers. This is proving more difficult than it should be.

 

[Dick Dastardly]

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ok so just got off the phone eith the service director at my dealership he is a personal friend we used to work together

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Base audio unit GT model 9 speakers

1 center
3 front door x2
2 back door x2
Total 9 speakers NO subs
1 rear non premium amp

Err... 6 + 4 + 1 = 11

 

[AV8R]

The only cars that have subwoofers under seats as far as I know are the ones with a 15 speaker system which is listed in the spec sheets. We are not talking doors here.