Since day 1 of having my car (07) the rear speakers have had an issue handling songs with alot of bass. After a certain volume level they just start to crack/pop.

I've tried to document this with a video, unfortunately the iPhone is terrible at picking up lower frequencies but this should give you an idea:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlUQdV9iO_8

Are they defective? Or is this inherent with all stock speakers? I'm willing to upgrade but i'd like to pinpoint if its worth bringing it to the dealer for. I'm at 70k on an 07 so they'll probably just show me the door but this has been happening since Day 1. Fortunately i don't listen to every song at such volumes but it is quite annoying when it does occur.

 

What song were you playing. I can test it out on mine with the same song and see what happens. I like the sound of the tune anyway.

 

"Angel" by Massive Attack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygw2zmEVsvc

 

Well I just tried the song on my 06 TSX (Dice Ipod adapter for tsx) and cranked it up to 37 and no pop. Now, the ipod adapter lowers the volume somewhat so you can not compare the volume numbers. I set the base one above the middle and no pop. It was loud without distortion. Could it be that your base was set to high? Maybe you need a sub to compliment your stereo to avoid the poping sound?

Hope this helps

 

your rear speakers are blown, its that simple , happend in mine also, replaced with Apline type s

 

Consider it a blessing in disguise. The rear speakers are total crap. They go low, but what's there is completely bloated and boomy bass. There's almost zero definition. If you go with some alpine type-s 6X9's (assuming you don't want to upgrade your amp), you'll find that they don't go quite as low, but the bass is much more controlled and well-defined. You'll just need to boost the bass a tad bit more. Trust us on this. The alpine's won't pop, and they're around $50 or so (even less if you go ebay.) Crutchfield will sell them to you and throw in free adapters for the wiring in the rear so that it's literally plug and play. If you do get the alpines, remember to not use the grills or plastic o-rings that the speakers come with. Just pop them in naked!