I had a 2013 JKU Sahara with the Alpine.
I'm in the market for a 2016 and noticed that the subwoofer is in a new location.
Does that move remove any of the storage that used to exist in the container below the rear deck?
Did it improve the sound at all?
Thank you. Sorry if these are dumb questions, but my search didn't turn up the answer.
I'll miss that floor storage, but glad to hear it's an upgrade in sound.
That storage was great for a little collapsable rifle I used hunting, but it was stored away so well there out of view in other times.
Subwoofer sounds fantastic even though my buddies think I have lost some low frequency hearing which might be explained by the powerful sub at 1/3 power. I miss the small hidden storage area and wish they could have mounted it on the flat spot around the rollbar above the wheelwells.
On my 2dr I ended up going with a saddle bag essentially that ties in to the roll bars. Much more usable space that was wasted previously. Not sure what I'll do for my 4dr though.
I wasn't looking for the premium sound when I bought my 16 JKU. I had driven a couple of 13s and 14s with the premium sound and wasn't impressed. Long story short the one I bought had premium sound in it and now I'm glad I got it. I really do like the sub and it is much better than the previous version. There is no storage in the floor, but most people complained about how much storage area the old sub location took up. I would recommend the premium sound. If you're a geek like me you can watch the 40 minute video from one of the Alpine designers that explains how much detail went into the design of the system and matching it to the Wrangler.
I'm glad I got the premium upgrade on my 16 JKU. Sounds even better if you swap your stock head unit out. It really woke it up. Even with the top off on the highway I can still feel it.
Have the premium audio package and I've been considering swapping the 430N unit out. There are aspects of it I hate.
- Very sluggish connecting to iPhone and the volume difference between streamed audio and radio can't be tweak AFAIK. I'm constantly blaring the radio when I restart (ya, ya: first world problems).
- Listening to streamed audio with the ignition off and starting the Jeeps drops the streamed audio connection and it takes a long time to re-establish. I suspect even aftermarket ones may due that as there's likely a power drop.
- The screen resolution is horrible. The Nav is hard to look at. Annoying you can't change your destination while rolling too... I have a passenger that can do that safely.
- Sirrius quality sucks. I suspect that's not the headunit's fault though ... more like the low-quality audio bitstream. I won't be extending the subscription for sure.
- Uninspired integration of audio metadata. Why do I have to hit buttons to find out who this is. I see other headsets that show information in a much more thought-out UI.
I do like the integration and would not want to lose that if I changed. Not sure if aftermarket ones can put info on the dash displays like the stock one does. I'm assuming steering wheel controls are straight-forward wire in's.
Anyone know what integrated features are lost when changing to an aftermarket head-unit? I've been eyeballing some of the high-end Kenwood units.
I got my new Jeep today.
It's a 2016 Runicon with the premium audio and alpine. I'm very happy with the sound. It's light years better than my 2013 was.
Thanks for the feedback.
I agree that the head unit had horrible graphics but that doesn't bother me too much.
The new sub rocks. I'd rather have the sub in the floor and not the big box on the side (infinity). You actually have more storage room. If you need tool storage- look up "dirt bags" that go over the rear fenders.
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