Rear Speakers

[Danny5]

This is the one other's have used to upgrade the sound system:

http://www.amazon.com/PAC-AA-GM44-A...=UTF8&qid=1325312930&sr=8-1&tag=vglnk-c447-20

I am going to wait on upgrading until somebody finds a good out of the way location to mount an amplifier. I haven't found any real unused space yet, besides inside the doors.

 

[jason]

so my brother in law who has done a fair bit of car audio just told me that newer (2011,2012) stock head units normally have whatever is needed to hook an amp up too it, anyone have any idea of the validity reguarding the sonics HU?

 

[xyphan]

...Next I tried some Boss Coaxials. These are cheap speakers that don't require a lot of power. However, once again, they were just underpowered by the stock headunit. They were maybe 2/3 the volume of the stock speaker.

Well, I didn't have a 3rd set even cheaper speakers, so I put the stock ones back in and called it a day.

Good luck on your quest for better sound...

Thanks for these amazing pictures!

If you haven't already replaced your speakers for good, could you take photos of what you eventually put in the rear doors? I suppose this question goes for everybody. If anyone has an amp installed by now, perhaps a few pictures could be taken of that as well?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Raysfan]

I just got my Sonic on Fri the 13th haha. I also noticed the rear speakers were not as loud as the fronts. I've looked through this thread and I don't see where someone said they took their car back to the dealership to fix. Is this something they can fix or am I SOL.

 

[BoG233]

I just got my Sonic on Fri the 13th haha. I also noticed the rear speakers were not as loud as the fronts. I've looked through this thread and I don't see where someone said they took their car back to the dealership to fix. Is this something they can fix or am I SOL.

I was told it would have to be a recall on all the models first ." Because they work just not great " but by all means try your dealer !

 

[Sonic]

Even though they are awful, and are barely audible, they provide a little rear fill, and I'd bet that's all GM wanted them to do. I'm guessing the official word will be "They are performing to the standard we wanted them to" and that we will have to replace them ourselves if we want better sound/volume out of them.

 

[dvn]

Does anyone know if the rear speakers are 2 or 4 ohm?

 

[Chevrolet Customer Care]

I just got my Sonic on Fri the 13th haha. I also noticed the rear speakers were not as loud as the fronts. I've looked through this thread and I don't see where someone said they took their car back to the dealership to fix. Is this something they can fix or am I SOL.

Hello Raysfan and Forum,

Here is the information I received regarding Sonic rear speakers. The rear speakers on the Sonic are mid to low range speakers. They are not capable of the higher frequencies generated by the front speakers, therefore, they will not sound or appear to be as audible as the front speakers. "This has been verified and compared to other similar units.”

Vanessa-Chevrolet Customer Assistance

 

[BoG233]

Hello Raysfan and Forum,

Here is the information I received regarding Sonic rear speakers. The rear speakers on the Sonic are mid to low range speakers. They are not capable of the higher frequencies generated by the front speakers, therefore, they will not sound or appear to be as audible as the front speakers. "This has been verified and compared to other similar units.”

Vanessa-Chevrolet Customer Assistance

opcorn:So as I should take this as we have component speaker system the tweeters in the a pillars the mids in the back and no bass speakers and to throw a wrench in a component system we have full range speakers in the front doors . I have never seen that kind of system before but I don't make cars .:sadbanana:

 

[Deliboy]

I added an Infinity Basslink in the rear of my hatch. I'll have to get some pictures of it on here. Adds some nice bass. Spliced into the harness behind the head unit. And it doesn't take up too much room in the back.

 

[LS1notFOUND]

opcorn:So as I should take this as we have component speaker system the tweeters in the a pillars the mids in the back and no bass speakers and to throw a wrench in a component system we have full range speakers in the front doors . I have never seen that kind of system before but I don't make cars .:sadbanana:

You Didn't interpret Chevy 100% right.

Like I said before, playing with the fade and bass/treble/mid you actually get a pretty damn good sound, you have to do that on any system.

It also sounds better when turned up.

Its not license plate rattling and the whole street knows your presence bass but good clear sound overall. Also depending on the song too. Adding a woofer to the system would complement it nicely if you want that heavy bass, but once again that's with almost any vehicle on the market.

Based on moving the Balance/Fade around and playing around with the equalizer I can confirm the rears are bass/mid-bass, the fronts appear to function like any other 6.5/2.X component system. Simply put, 6.5 speakers are generally not capable of the lows of a 8-10+ inch sub.

So if you want more thumb, turn the mid, treble down, send the sound fade to the rear, and turn it up and you'll be surprised at the bass. Also if you have an ipod but the bass boost on. Once again, find that happy medium of adjust but basically they way an equalizer works is take out/down what you to much of and bring up what you want more off. Try bass all the way, treble couple clicks up, mid couple down, slight fade to the rear, sound up. Usually a pretty good balance for general listening.

 

[Teejay348]

Missing speakers?

I just got the new 2012 Chevy sonic LT sedan and I was testing out my speakers and noticed there was no sound coming from the rear. I just got the standard 4 speakers in the doors. I turned the stereo loud and put my ear to the door speakers and heard nothing. At first I thought they were broken but when I took a closer look I noticed there isn't even speakers inside where there should be. Keep in mind I know nothing about cars and I want to get some feed back so don't make a fool out of myself if I asked my dealership what's going on. There is supposed to be speakers in the rear doors right?
Thanx in advance

 

[laborsmith]

Rear speakers are part of a package for the LT which includes cruise control and steering wheel mounted audio and cruise control buttons. No cruise control means no rear speakers.

Laborsmith

 

[Teejay348]

Yup I have cruise control and all the things you mentioned but no rear speakers. Like did someone sleep on the job when the car was built and screwed me out of speakers lol. I'm going to talk to my dealership on Monday and get this straightened out

 

[Casper]

Standard system seems to have 4 speakers, 2 in the a-pillars (at the windshield) and 2 speakers, 1 each, in the front doors. Rear is empty.
This is what I have and also no fader control in the stereo HU, cuz nothing to fade!
I've got the steering wheel controls.
I guess it's o.k. because at least we can use that space for a speaker of our own choice, except we have to run the wires.
I'm learning to live with the sound, but would love to amp it up a bit with a dsp (digital sound processor?). And better speaker units.

 

[oldertech]

I'm learning to better appreciate the 6-speaker sound system more and more, even though it is still about one notch short of enough volume. But pay particular attention to one detail to get the most of it. The tone settings are set individually for each source. USB audio files are EQ adjustable independently of FM, for example. It's a bit fussy to adjust all of your different input choices, but in the end you can really hone the sound. YET, fader is universal. So a "gotcha" can be if you throw the fader to rear and get the EQ right to pump up the bass on one source, you have to do it again when you plug in an iPod, for example. Or aux jack 1, etc.

Keep your eyes on the road!

 

[Teejay348]

Thank you casper! If you have no rear speakers but a space that means mine must be the same. I just thought it was weird to not have rear speakers. So I guess problem solved there really isn't supposed to be a speaker in the rear lol I really didnt want to call my dealership and look like an idiot lol. By the way this site is very useful for us sonic owners.
Again thank you very much

 

[laborsmith]

According to the Ordering Guide, if you have an LT or an LTZ you have rear speakers. I was wrong about the cruise control being necessary. If you have a fade in your radio tone control just roll it to rear and you will hear the result.

Right now I have bass at 5, mid at 0, treble at 4 and fade 10 to the rear and that seems to be the best for me so far. Volume no higher than 24. It is possible to get an acceptable sound, it just takes constant tinkering.

Once again, if you have an LT or an LTZ you are supposed to have six speakers, included in the six are two in the rear door.

Laborsmith

 

[Teejay348]

There is no rear fade settings only left and right which made me think that I don't actually have speakers in the rear or else I would have that setting. I didn't get the extra sound package or whatever they were offering so I'm guessing the space in there in case I want to add in more speakers. Next time I'm near my dealership I'm going to stop by and ask about it

 

[laborsmith]

No fade settings does equal no rear speakers. The ordering manuals are usually correct but sometimes something sneaks through. At some point I was led to believe one had to get the upgrade sound package to get the rear speakers, hence my original reply.

Laborsmith