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I want to upgrade the speakers in my 2016 silverado 1500 crew cab. I've found the Alpine pss-31 gm full speaker replacement upgrade system and it's a direct fit with amp and sub. Does anyone have experience with this system? I have the none-bose system currently. If you don't have experience but know of a great direct fit replacement system sub or no sub can you please share your specs and description? How is it?

 

 

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That is A LOT of money for a plug and play sound system. They're charging you a nice convenience fee. I did a complete write up a couple years ago when I did mine. Fairly easy but I ended up upgrading all the speaker wiring, changing all door speakers, adding (2) 10" subs under the rear seats, (2) amps, and an LCQ-1 while still retaining factory head unit and have yet to change the dash speakers but I was nowhere near that cost.

 

Build the system yourself and install it. It's really not hard at all.

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Well dam, looks like Alpine designed a custom bracket to mount their tweeter on the dash. I wonder if they sell that alone because I definitely need it to finish my system. I have yet to take out the speakers in the dash and finish the system because nothing really fits there. If this bracket works, then it should be the golden ticket to an easy DIY system.

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I just did the Kicker VSS power stage sub with the mulit channel amp and digital signal processor $800 then upgraded both the front and rear door speakers with the kicker KS series $230.

It is crisp clear at any volume and way louder than I need.

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ChevyRoofer Senior Enthusiast

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I just did the Kicker VSS power stage sub with the mulit channel amp and digital signal processor $800 then upgraded both the front and rear door speakers with the kicker KS series $230.

It is crisp clear at any volume and way louder than I need.

 

How well do the door speakers increase the VSS system?

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How well do the door speakers increase the VSS system?

I feel that it made a difference especially when pushing the volume. The highs and mids are more defined and clear. I did the 3-way 6x9's in the front doors and the 6-3/4 in the rear doors. If I did it again I would just do 6-1/2's in the back doors. I am complelty satisfied with the stereo now. I sometimes wish I had more bass but know I do not really need it. The stock head unit blows and I really want the Alpine X110-SLV but there is no way I am forking out that much $$$.

 

To the Original poster, If I were you I would sit in someones truck that has the Kicker VSS powerstage upgrade first then decide if you want to upgrade the rest of the speakers. The multi channel digital amp/processor makes a huge difference.

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I want to upgrade the speakers in my 2016 silverado 1500 crew cab. I've found the Alpine pss-31 gm full speaker replacement upgrade system and it's a direct fit with amp and sub. Does anyone have experience with this system? I have the none-bose system currently. If you don't have experience but know of a great direct fit replacement system sub or no sub can you please share your specs and description? How is it?

 

I have the pss31-gm speaker system and the alpine x110-Slv head unit. I can tell you alpine got it right with the speaker system, the imaging, mid bass and sound quality are really good. I wasn't sure how good the single 10 inch speaker would sound because a lack of airspace because I typically like more bass. What it lacks in bass is made up by the 8" mid bass speakers in the front doors. I also have sound deadner in my doors which helps a lot. Because I like more bass I have added two 10's under the seat but people who have heard it with the single 10 say it is more than enough for them. 6afdee088f81485399ab4f1e6ad93a9a.jpgaeac267df1d46ceaed64b240c738e9c4.jpg3789818473d283aaf681303a2ea93682.jpg I also had my dash pods color matched to my dash which looks a lot better and got rid of the glare on my windshield from the original silver color

 

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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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If you ever pull you door panels can you measure the outer diameter of the 8 in the door and how thick the adapter is?

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If you ever pull you door panels can you measure the outer diameter of the 8 in the door and how thick the adapter is?

Will do, I remember it being oddly shaped to fit the 8

 

 

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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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I'm trying to fit a hybrid audio L8 in the door but the outer diameter is like 8.7 . So I don't want the door interfering with the speaker surround

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I want to upgrade the speakers in my 2016 silverado 1500 crew cab. I've found the Alpine pss-31 gm full speaker replacement upgrade system and it's a direct fit with amp and sub. Does anyone have experience with this system? I have the none-bose system currently. If you don't have experience but know of a great direct fit replacement system sub or no sub can you please share your specs and description? How is it?

 

 

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Seems like a great idea if you are not an expert. The little crap like wiring, connectors, fuse block, speaker fitment, will all add a lot of time and money to the project if you don't do stereo installation frequently.

 

I was trying to figure out what kind of speakers were in that system but couldn't. It's really nice there's a sub, and 8" mid, a 3" mid, and a tweeter. Not sure if it's going to be better than a couple sets of focals and a sub though.

 

Probably could order the alpine tweeter housing seperately, those are pretty nice by themselves

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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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Focal, hertz etc won't just automatically sound better. I have used silver flutes and cheap seas tweeters and got it to sound better

 

Audio is 25% equipment and 75% staging/tuning

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Focal, hertz etc won't just automatically sound better. I have used silver flutes and cheap seas tweeters and got it to sound better

 

Audio is 25% equipment and 75% staging/tuning

I've been saying that for years and is why I enjoy the sound of nice factory systems typically. I used to be an installer a long time ago. While I the individual tones always sounded great and had great clarity, they never worked in harmony together. It was like there was the high frequency's, the mid, and the subwoofer, never seemed to play as a cohesive system. I think it's difficult to achieve in a vehicle, especially when you don't have 100's of hours of tuning and r&d to put into it like a manufacturer.

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Nasty Senior Enthusiast

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I have had low end setups like stated below and high end setups such as hybrid audio and Brax. Both systems scored within 2 points of each other.

 

Staging and tuning is everything. My wife's Sq car I had over 200 hours of tuning. Each day go out with the rta and do a little.

 

It just takes time, not so much takes a ton of money

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I had a system (amp,Subwoofer) installed in my 2016 Silverado LT Double Cab in September of 2016. I kept the factory stereo and had it installed by a guy that's certified in audio installation. Up until 3 weeks ago I had no issues with the vehicle/battery. I tried to turn on my vehicle with the remote start and it wouldn't turn on, I went outside tried to turn it on manually and it didn't turn on. Luckily I have a battery booster pack and I was able to get to work on time. A couple of days later I had the same issue in the morning. So after that I decided to take out the fuse on the amplifier and I went 2 weeks without any battery issues. Yesterday I decided to install the fuse so I could listen to some tunes and by the end of my shift the battery was dead. I know that the remote wire is plugged into the Radio fuse in the dash and I want to know if that is the reason my battery is draining, also if that is the reason why did it take almost 5 months to cause this issue? anybody else having this same issue? any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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