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OK, I am calling on the expertise here because I have a problem with the speakers in the my truck. They sound like they are blown... but only part of the time. When the temps get really warm or really cold, my speakers start crackling or buzzing like they are blown. However, they don't do it all of the time. I can't determine if the speakers are blown, if the connections are old and rotting, or if the stereo output is bad. Any one with the same experience?

 

Thanks in advance!

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I would have to disagree on the GM speaker bashing. I have had plenty of GM vehicles that were 5, 10, 15 years old that the speakers worked just fine. In fact for a factory speaker they kick ass especially with an aftermarket head unit installed. There is no way all your speakers could be blown at the same time. Sounds like a head unit problem. Is it a stock radio? Unless you been blasting that god awful rap whump whump music that goes by my house every night then you would need an upgrade to handle the bass requirements. ;-)

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Not bashing, just how it is. Around gmt-800 years gm speaker quality went south or so my experience and a lot of others has been. Especially the non bose vehicles. And he never really said if they were all doing it or just some.

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every one of my friends that has had a gmt-800 has had to put door speakers in. the drivers side went on all of theirs, maybe to blame the driver warning buzzes? if im not mistaken they come through the ds speaker. i know that my door speakers are a ticking time bomb, the way i listen to music, but what can you expect from a stock speaker.

 

and i am the one that drives by your house at 1 in the morning and wakes you up :cheers:

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every one of my friends that has had a gmt-800 has had to put door speakers in. the drivers side went on all of theirs, maybe to blame the driver warning buzzes? if im not mistaken they come through the ds speaker. i know that my door speakers are a ticking time bomb, the way i listen to music, but what can you expect from a stock speaker.

 

and i am the one that drives by your house at 1 in the morning and wakes you up :cheers:

 

Aha , I got my perp! ;-) It must be on the newer vehicles. Probably Chinese made junk speakers. I have old vehicles: a 99 Sierra and a 2000 Malibu. So I guess I missed the cutoff. ;-) All my older GM cars in the past: Numerous Transams, Delta 88s etc.. jammed just fine also. Yes the warning buzzer does go thru the driver's door speaker. At least play classic rock if u are gonna wake people up! ;-)

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I would have to disagree on the GM speaker bashing. I have had plenty of GM vehicles that were 5, 10, 15 years old that the speakers worked just fine. In fact for a factory speaker they kick ass especially with an aftermarket head unit installed. There is no way all your speakers could be blown at the same time. Sounds like a head unit problem. Is it a stock radio? Unless you been blasting that god awful rap whump whump music that goes by my house every night then you would need an upgrade to handle the bass requirements. ;-)

 

Sorry, I should have clarified. It's only the passenger side front speaker. I did install some Kenwood 6.5 inch speakers last night. So far so good, and no buzzing or rattling. I'm running the stock head unit and bought just average Kenwood speakers since I will likely get rid of this truck soon and don't want to spend too much on it.

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I would have to disagree on the GM speaker bashing. I have had plenty of GM vehicles that were 5, 10, 15 years old that the speakers worked just fine. In fact for a factory speaker they kick ass especially with an aftermarket head unit installed. There is no way all your speakers could be blown at the same time. Sounds like a head unit problem. Is it a stock radio? Unless you been blasting that god awful rap whump whump music that goes by my house every night then you would need an upgrade to handle the bass requirements. ;-)

 

Sorry, I should have clarified. It's only the passenger side front speaker. I did install some Kenwood 6.5 inch speakers last night. So far so good, and no buzzing or rattling. I'm running the stock head unit and bought just average Kenwood speakers since I will likely get rid of this truck soon and don't want to spend too much on it.

 

OK. Sounds good. Good luck!

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On my truck, I went ahead and replaced all of them. I'm a sound enthusiast and do all my own stereo install. I had the same problem. When I took out the speakers, I couldn't help but notice the terrible construction quality. I had hoped that by this century, factory stereo had come away from paper cone construction. In a truck, you really need at the very least a poly-cone with foam rubber surround. The doors are subjected to lots of moisture on a daily basis, and simple logic will tell you that paper won't last very long. I replaced mine with JVC all the way around, and love how it sounds. Actually lost some lower bass with it, but gained a much crisper sound. (you can get the bass back with a small sub anyway). Went with two-ways in the front, and 3 ways in the back. It frustrates me sometimes how a company can spend so much money on certain things, then get cheap on others. As much time as I spend driving, I like my stereo to sound good!

gregrocks89 Senior Enthusiast

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Not bashing, just how it is. Around gmt-800 years gm speaker quality went south or so my experience and a lot of others has been. Especially the non bose vehicles. And he never really said if they were all doing it or just some.

 

I had to replace all of them in my 04. I run kickers ks speakers now. so far no complaints.

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