Dash Center Speaker Question

Watufaka · Nov 17, 2024

Is this a speaker for music?

I installed a Beat Sonic amp. Of course, I had to remove the dash center speaker to install the amp. Sounds greats. Today, I popped open the cover and notice no vibration from the speaker while listening to music and noticed no sound from it too. I'm am 100% sure I plugged back the wires to the speaker during reinstall.

treadmark · Jan 6, 2025

Mine plays music. I have the JBL system and do not have the Beat Sonic device.

jptruck · Mar 31, 2025

Can someone please spec a Center speaker that fits in that spot? Some have made 3.5" work, but it seems like it's a 4" speaker, width-wise. Crutchfield has no recommendation. There's a clearance issue with the head unit below, as well. Not sure it's good to have the magnet of the speaker attaching to the head-unit's case.

It's an easy-to-get-to speaker. I'm just trying to find that magic "it fits" easily.

I know Kenwood Excelon KFC-X3C 3.5" has been mentioned in other threads. Can't say I've tried it yet. Any others?

ferrari1898 · Mar 31, 2025

As I understand it the Beat Sonic is only a 4 channel amp and does not power the center / or subwoofer. Just the door speakers / tweeters (as they are inline per my understanding). Likely something is not plugged in right. In a past live when I upgraded the stereo I made a point to test everything before putting it back together to avoid hours of issues and cursing.

jptruck · Mar 31, 2025

ferrari1898 said:
As I understand it the Beat Sonic is only a 4 channel amp and does not power the center / or subwoofer. Just the door speakers / tweeters (as they are inline per my understanding). Likely something is not plugged in right. In a past live when I upgraded the stereo I made a point to test everything before putting it back together to avoid hours of issues and cursing.

I have beatsonic and it is definitely powering center. Sounds like a Toyota issue

ferrari1898 · Apr 1, 2025

jptruck said:
I have beatsonic and it is definitely powering center. Sounds like a Toyota issue

The specs on their website for the amp is 4 channels @ 45W. I am pretty sure it is power the door speakers only. The other speakers (center included) should still work, but they are not being powered by the Beatsonic.

jptruck · Apr 1, 2025

OK...I'm telling you they obviously are being powered by the Beatsonic. The Beatsonic was described to me as a pre-amp (by Beatsonic). How that power is distributed through the JBL head unit seems to be a great mystery. The center channel (and corners) in mine are certainly in use, and certainly louder than before.

ferrari1898 · Apr 1, 2025

jptruck said:
OK...I'm telling you they obviously are being powered by the Beatsonic. The Beatsonic was described to me as a pre-amp (by Beatsonic). How that power is distributed through the JBL head unit seems to be a great mystery. The center channel (and corners) in mine are certainly in use, and certainly louder than before.

Well I may take a look at it again.