Shezi

Does anybody know the size of the center channel speaker on an '09 with Tech package? I got that the ohms are 2 from searching around, but just couldnt find the size. If you know the rest of the sizes, I'd appreciate it if those are listed as well.

Looks like my center channel is blown and i dont know how long i can stand the crackling, would rather just upgrade it instead.

Brew0360

3 inch. I replace it with the midrange speaker from the Focal KRX3.

SPEAKER ASSY. (17CM) (PANASONIC) Fronts and Rear Deck
SPEAKER ASSY., TWEETER (ELS) (PANASONIC)
SPEAKER ASSY., RR. DOOR (8CM) (PANASONIC)
SPEAKER ASSY., WOOFER (20CM) (PANASONIC)
SPEAKER ASSY., CENTER (8CM) (PANASONIC)

Shezi

Interesting. Thanks for the breakdown of the rest of them. 2 ohm speakers are scarce so hopefully i find something, I'd hate for it to snowball into an audio overhaul.

ParaSurfer1979

We in 3rd gen do infinity/JBL the Reference speakers sound great I'd never do mid-bass speaker for ctr chl. I'd do 2 range to inhance the clarity of stock Full-range drivers. I'm upgranding all Full-range drivers to 2-ways leaving stock tweeters in there. It ups the number of speakers thereby adding clarity. I bet 4th gen upgrade to all Clarion 2 way would be great. BTW Infinity/JBL are 2ohm stock. Thaat's why we use them. Drop to 4ohm and volume drop. Dumb move.

Shezi

Yea, i get the ohms thing pretty well. So far i've seen some JBL coax 2 ohm sets, I imagine the Infinity's are similar to those? If anything I might upgrade the sub and front speakers and give them a dedicated amp to boost up the front stage. Could care less for the folks in the back seats...

ParaSurfer1979

JBL/Infinity are both made by Harmin Kardin. If you start adding amps you loose the Surround sound. If you don't like dolby 2/dts/5.1, go ahead but my opinion is that you are fk'g up a very nice system. Addeng 2 ways to any full range driver to heighten the clarity is all I'd do. Anything else you are messing the balance.

Six Shifter

I wonder if Harman Kardon is aware of this.

ParaSurfer1979

Aware of what? are you trying to be an ass?..,,.lol. If i misspelled please correct me rather than making jokes and I'll gladly thank you.

Shezi

I probably wont be listening to anything in surround sound anyway, so i could care less. My main purpose of adding an amp to the front and sub would be to have more overhead and thus a cleaner overall sound. I'll probably have the overall volume only a little above what i have now. I could on and on with reasons but I just wanted to know the size of the center channel so I can replace that for now.

Shezi

Also, it goes without saying that I'd be changing out the components up front with a matched pair of components of my liking. At this point though, i'm rambling.

Brew0360

If you don't care about surround, keep the center channel as is for voice command, navi-voice and bluetooth and change out the front components and sub. Changing the center channel will add nothing if you listen in 2 channel mode.

Brew0360

I should have read your initial post. If I were you I would spend $ 25 for a new OEM center and call it a day.

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