My dad has a Ram 2500 with the upgraded Alpine system and I drove it for the first time today and was very very impressed with it. I go to bass competitions and build systems in my cars and trucks. I spent $14,000 building the system in my current truck and it's well over 12,000rms and driving my dad's truck for him today was a very nice change in the scenery as far as audio went. Probably the most accurate and best sounding stock option system I've ever heard.
It's three band equalizer says it's trash Alpine used to be high quality, now they run Panasonic trash.. 1990s decks was better.. The company went downhill as far as quality goes but the prices went up
Another good video and good information. I agree, the Alpine stereo system is quite good for a factory option and saves having the truck pulled apart to add aftermarket speakers and head unit.
I have the Apline upgrade in our 2016 Ram 1500 Laramie. Sounds pretty dang good for a factory stereo and enjoy taking day trips to the Oregon Coast by myself bumping the tunes! Great video!
Rattles tend to be due to unsupported door panels in the auto manufacturer's design. OEM system engineers hate the rattles also, but they are limited in what they can do about them.
I had a better system in my 1982 supra, cost me $2000 at the time. That was 25 years ago lol. As stock systems go, I have the alpine system and its the best sounding stock stereo I ever had by far. Love ad/dc music to it. sweet.
Yea for factory systems dodge has always had good stereos. My 2006 charger Daytona has the Boston acoustic and when playing acdc you can feel the kick drum in the door speakers
Hey, im a car guy. I love many types of cars, mostly American, especially dodge, but I was watching some truck videos and found your sun roof video....... I think im subbing, hey closer you'll get to 1,000!
Thank you for pointing that out. Just got a ‘17 Laramie and was worried the front door speaker tweeters were blown as I noticed the rear door speakers were more full range. 👍🏻
Very thorough video i never paid attention to those speakers in the ceiling until my chidren pointed it out and i was like, how did those get there? Thank u for this video.
I had the Alpine on my 2013 ram 2500 and my 2017 has the 6 speaker. Upgraded the 6x9’s in 4 doors and the pillar speakers. It hits harder and sounds better than my old Alpine. I don’t have a crappy sub taking up all the room either.
The alpine system sounds good unless u turn it up. Distortion sets in at volume 25, then the factory amp rolls it off. The factory 2 channel signal out of the head unit is converted into 4 channels at the Amp, then doubles the 4 to 8 then adds 2 more channels for the 2-voice coil sub. Crossovers are 125hz to 20000hz on the dash. 50hz to 125hz front doors, 125hz to 15000hz rear doors, 15000hz to 20000hz on the headliner, and 30 to 100hz on the sub. It’s a tough system to modify and requires a PAC AmPro to do it right. If u want simple upgrade, just change all the speakers to variable 2-4 ohm Infinity Kappas. That makes a good improvement. I personally don’t like the alpine and would never want it as an included option as on my 2015 Longhorn, let alone pay for it. But it’s something that others may love. It’s all just opinions folks.
Couldn’t agree more. I have this stereo and I don’t go past volume 25 or shit gets weird. I want to upgrade but not sure what direction to go. I don’t know shit about stereos btw… lol
weirdly enough i have had the 9 speaker alpine in my 2021 2500 limited and also the 17 speaker harmon kardon in a 2022 limited 2500 and i think the alpine sounds the same or better
Hey PNW, I am looking forward to seeing if the Alpine sound system in my new RAM 3500 Limited will be able to read from my old school IPod Classic 160GB. I've had my iPod for 10+ years and it has over 17K songs and many audio books on it. It is still barely over half full. I listen to old jazz, classic rock, country (love all of George Strait), and even the old 80s style new wave, like Oingo Boingo, even at my ripe old age of 57. Great videos, man! Keep them coming. I am also looking forward to a video about how well the parking sensors work?
Uconnect comes out with update pretty often. But won't notify you about it. Most of the time if the sound is distorted or if you have issues with any of the USB ports I even had my camera go blacked out while reversing. I took to the dealership with my problems they seen it need an update. You could just to uconnect site and download it yourself and install it. Just my 2 cents😀
dude. turn your treble bass and mid down. all you are doing is distorting the sound. if you want more of a bass sound. then turn the treble and mid below 0. it will then give you a better range of volume control.
Hi There! My "comment" regarding the wearing of clothing was a response to what "you" had made a comment in a prevous post! I didn't listen to that post that carefully as I was doing a couple of things as your post was playing, but I heard your remark about wearing pants while doing the review so I ran with it! I must admit a strange sense of humor and that's why I mentioned it! I kid..I kid a lot! so if offended? You will of gotten over it and mostly likely forgot about ti by now so..what was I talking about? Hmm...
+E. Simons LOL I know man that was totally me joking by not answering your question! It's in the intro video and you're the first person to make a joke about it! Definitely not offended and I super appreciate your sense of humor
I was listening to a podcast on medium to high volume midway through the podcast the audio change and it was ska ha and then my speaker started sounding like somebody was screaming. I guess I blew my speakers do you have any advice or help?
start making more videos haha the more you put out when you first start the more youtube will promote your videos. Thats why my channel became stagnant lol
I had a 2019 laramie with the $4500 Harman Kardon system until the truck was totaled. I bought a 2022 warlock with the 9 speaker Alpine system and I can tell you the Alpine is way better than the Harmon Kardon. And for $4500 I think it was a piece of junk! Alpine sounds way better.
Hey man I got a 2013 Laramie 1500 crew cab with the 10 speaker system and it's an enjoyable experience. But my only thing is some of these trucks came with a Factory CD player in them that they would put in the glove box. And I kind of miss having that option because I like to listen to CDs. I wonder if any videos out there have upgrades on adding a CD player or being able to hook in a factory CD player into the truck.
Interested to know if your UConnect has Apple CarPlay? I believe there was an update that would add this ability to your unit, wondering if you've done this update and your feedback.
Just a heads up, the Sub woofer isn't considered a "speaker" because it only uses 1/10th of a channel, so, ".1".... So it's technically a 9.1 speaker system...
.1 is *one tenth*, as a decimal. One hundredth (1/100th) would be written as .01 when converted to decimal. So would that mean the subwoofer uses one tenth of a channel instead? It’s a dual voice coil sub with four wires going to it from the factory amplifier. Appears to be fed from two separate channels after tracing it back to the amp. So now I’m even more confused.
as far as I can tell the 2017 8.4an from a Chrysler 300 is the exact same model number yet I understand the RAM software on the 2017 8.4an does not include android auto and apple car play. Can you confirm this?
+Drew Allwright my understanding is that the hardware is different (Harmen for the Ram, Samsung for the Android Auto cars), but that is from internet reading. I would be delighted if it could be fixed with a software update.
I know this is over a year ago but I found your videos in the suggestions list. There’s a company that sells the stock head units pre set up to plug and play, including the head unit for the 2018 trucks which have android auto and CarPlay. Which can be installed in older models. Plug and play. Check them out. The company is infotainment. Google search or search them here. What do you think/ know on this subject.
I have the Laramie 2017 2500 and the system sounds good. I am not qualified to say good or bad as I have had it for a week and I listen to Sports mostly.
so the usb drive was removed for 2017? I have a 14 Longhorn that I was forced to do a Uconnect update on. Now when I plug my Ipod into the UBS port, it doesn't automatically run as before. Now I have to select media and then push the play button on the touch screen. Also my sat radio screen changed from full screen logos to the small box logo with song related art, which I don't care.
I have 2012 Limited. I didn't care for the Alpine system. I completely gutted it. Replaced all the speakers with Infinite speakers including the sub with a custom box.
I can say that the 6 speaker option sucks. Actually the "suckyness" all revolves around the 8.4 radio unit. There is no real equalizer to the system. The 3 band EQ and the lack of customizable presets hurt the system. Don't get me wrong, I love the radio, I just hate the sound coming out of it. As of today, there still isn't a way for me to change the head unit and retain ALL of the features the OEM system offers. So now I'm building a system to correct everything wrong with the sound quality and it isn't going to be cheap..
I recently installed the PRAMCQ13. It sounds better than just putting new speakers in. The problem comes from the fact I listen to a wide range of music for many different eras. Pre early 90s music sounds horrible, little to no bass, average upper & lower mids, good highs. Early 90's to 2000's I have to adjust the bass all the way up and the mids almost all the way up just to get it to sound decent. 2000's to modern music is the best sounding from the system, but I have to turn down the highs. I guess I'm spoiled from having complete control over the EQ. I going to turn my 6 speaker (4 channel) system into a 8 speaker (8 channel) system. I should be able to get the sound quality I want from that.
no they are not tied together, but the Alpine is not standard on the sport either. I have a 2017 sport night edition that is loaded and the only options it doesnt have are the park sensors and the Alpine stereo
Great vid! I just traded my 1500 sport with the alpine system for a '17 mega cab but sadly without the upgraded system. I love the truck but really miss the alpine system. I will be upgrading in the future. Side question, did you notice any miss alignment in your cab/bed? I was washing mine for the first time the other weekend and noticed the rear bumper was off from left to right. After further inspection I noticed the bed and the cab are slightly off and need to be adjusted. From what I researched online and from checking out other 2500's it seems to be a fairly common issue. My truck goes back to the dealer next week to get fixed, it drives me crazy every time I look at it now knowing it's wrong.
+kingx37x Thank you! I bet that is a hard transition from having it to not. I haven't noticed misalignment between the can and bed or with the bumper on mine, but I started looking at other trucks on the road. A ton of them have the bumper slightly offset to one side. It's really weird and I get why it drives you crazy
It's good for people who don't know. Speakers are really low quality. Name Alpine only.. U can't get any of these low quality speakers from Alpine.. Alpine in name alone..
I’m going to tell you guys some game changing info about the 9.1 alpine system... It’s crap. But it’s worth getting so you can upgrade the dash speakers to jbl or infinity reference 3.5’s and the rear doors need nice 3 way 6x9’s. That gives you a much more balanced sound and crisper highs. The front doors are okay as it because those are actually decent quality and produce bass only. The sub also is weak and I added an alpine 10” and an alpine mono amp. It’s a bit of an expense to do what I didn’t but it’s worth it! At least do the 3 dash speakers and the rear 6x9’s. TRUST ME ON THIS!!!
@@recombi123 Here's a great thread on RAM 1500 speaker upgrades. www.ram1500diesel.com/forum/ram-1500-diesel-electrical/5556-alpine-8-4-sound-upgrade-speakers-30.html I personally did JBL gx962 for the rear doors and 3 JBL gx302 in front as other posters had and it really improved the mid to highs. Crutchfield has the adapters and free installation instructions.
+mac cheese it's loud and there is minimal or no distortion as long as you're listening to a high quality file (aka NOT Sirius/XM). Highest I go is usually 22 maybe 24 out of ~30 volume settings.
The equalizer on the 8.4 radio is not great. I play everything off my phone anyways, so I use an eight band equalizer on my phone. I leave the radio presets at 0. Sometimes I turn the sub down to -2 or -3 to take less hit off the kick. I replaced the sub speaker with a pioneer speaker and added some fill to the stock plastic enclosure. It worked magic. I felt like that was the only thing that was truly lacking on this system.
If I was to buy my truck again I would get it without the center console because getting road head just isn't that nice when she has to bend over the hump...also it would be nice to cruise the backwoods with my woman by my side instead of her across the truck
@@joshharmon4867 regretfully he can't marry his sister in the state of Alabama legally, so he has to wait until supper is done, to go do some hot sweaty no center console backwoods fornication. Ya know a little Yeet Yeet ,skeet skeet lol
Out of nowhere my audio just got lower.. still plays, but noticed it got like 10 notches lower.. so may buttons on this not sure if I pressed something or is it a problem that needs to be addressed to dealership.. can anyone help??
I noticed a couple notches but not 10. Check the obvious first (is your media volume turned all the way up on your phone, etc) and then look through your audio settings to see if surround sound is checked and if speed adjusted volume is still enabled.
In previous videos you've said your name is "Pacific Northwest Wreckage" Meaning the PNW was Pacific Northwest and it was spelt reckage. In this video you said it was "PN Wreckage". Which one do you prefer to go by? Or do you just change it to how you feel at the time lol
+John Doe astute observation Mr. Doe. I'm terrible at naming even pets so coming up with a channel name was a challenge. The logo says PNWreckage which was my attempt at combining PNW with wreckage as a tribute to the truck that inspired this whole thing. The attempt was to combine the w in West with the w in wreckage (which is why the "reckage" was all lower case). The more I said P N Wreckage the more it sounded like "pee and wreckage" which sounded like a description for a really bad diaper change, lol. It was further complicated by the fact that Pacific Northwest is only two words rather than the popular PNW shortening of it used in this area. My name is Christian which you are more than welcome to call me, and the channel name is a bit up in the air. Sort of my way of claiming both, I guess. I've mixed it up a few times hoping to get some feedback from viewers, and it really is based on how I feel at the time so good call. Most of my videos are the first "take" and I try to limit the amount of editing because that bugs me on other videos. If I ever had like a sweatshirt made I would probably use the PNWreckage since it's easier to print that rather than the three word Pacific Northwest Wreckage variant. This is a wordy post so sorry about that, just walking you through my thought process.. and assuring you that I know how to spell wreckage, hahaha.
Yesterday I encountered the 1st problem I've had with my truck: I was driving back home from Indianapolis in heavy rain. About 3 hours into the drive my "check engine" light came on and the engine downshifted from 6th to 4th and locked it there. I tried to manually shift up but, no luck. I pulled off at the next exit and parked, shut the engine off and waited a few minutes then started the engine. The engine light was still on. I pulled out into traffic and the transmission seemed to be shifting normally for about a minute but then went back into 4th where it stayed for the rest of the drive. I dropped my speed down from 75 to 60 for the next 3 hours and the truck just ran in 4th gear at about 2300rpm's. I made an appointment to drop it off at the dealer on Monday morning. I expect that it's a faulty sensor or some other electronic issue. I'm not driving it this weekend.
I picked my truck up yesterday and it's fixed. The problem was as follows: "Solenoid circuit - faulty valve body". They replaced the "valve body" and ran the system through diagnostics and it runs as it should now.
+hmglor I didn't have any issues with my 16gb stick. Think it might be related to the capacity? I know my trail cam and faux pro can't run 32 for whatever it's worth
I've read they toned them down because of the cinema aspect and if you plug in the aux cable into the center console it is much louder. I've been looking into finding away to to bypass that for bluetooth but nothing yet.
One of my best buds has a ram 2500 powerwagon, 35x12.5r17 toyo open country MT, grill guard, maxed out, awesome badass truck, one thing I don't like is the speakers, the alpine sound system, I adjusted the equalizer to what I have on my truck a 2010 ram 1500 ST the lowest of the low, (also has 35x12.5r17 mud tires) not that the tires have anything to do with it just saying lol, but my speakers in my ST are literally better than the alpine, the bass is much better and it's louder, at any volume it has all bass to it, stock too.
medium to loud. It is the midrange that is lacking in the Alpine system. Low end is strong, high end is not quite crisp but the midrange sounds are what is really weak. It needs a better up front and center speaker with a better range.
Dude, this guy must work for Dodge Ram. I have a 2016 Ram Sport and my Alpine System is weak as hell, does NOT stand up to the Alpine Brand and is not worth any additional money. There are no highs or vocals coming from any of the four 6×9 door speakers, and when I called the dealership and crutchfield they confirmed it. What a load of BS Dude
+lawrence holland Hey man. It sounds like you're frustrated and that's understandable from what you've experienced. The 6x9s do not produce highs, you're absolutely right. It uses the dash speakers and headliner speakers for those ranges. A few questions: Have you played with the EQ? Do you have the Surround Sound option selected? What volume level/number do you listen to normally? Is this with Bluetooth audio, FM radio, etc? Have you/the dealer updated your UConnect software? (I noticed an equalizer update while watching the full installation Monday night) Let me know when you have a chance, I'm trying to help.
Its trash , a 3 band eq in an Alpine is a sin, thry cheapened their own self down to unsettable audio.. Lamest Alpine i have ever seen and they cost way to much, horrible quality.. dont praise trash simply because you have 1..
My dad has a Ram 2500 with the upgraded Alpine system and I drove it for the first time today and was very very impressed with it. I go to bass competitions and build systems in my cars and trucks. I spent $14,000 building the system in my current truck and it's well over 12,000rms and driving my dad's truck for him today was a very nice change in the scenery as far as audio went. Probably the most accurate and best sounding stock option system I've ever heard.
Can't understand why people hate the Alpine stereo in the Ram, have it in my 2017 Sport and couldn't be happier with it
It's three band equalizer says it's trash Alpine used to be high quality, now they run Panasonic trash.. 1990s decks was better..
The company went downhill as far as quality goes but the prices went up
Another good video and good information. I agree, the Alpine stereo system is quite good for a factory option and saves having the truck pulled apart to add aftermarket speakers and head unit.
+E Mase Thank you!
+E Mase Thank you!
I have the 2015 outdoorsman with the premium sound system and i love the way it sounds
I previously built systems and this sounds incredible for a factory option
I have the Apline upgrade in our 2016 Ram 1500 Laramie. Sounds pretty dang good for a factory stereo and enjoy taking day trips to the Oregon Coast by myself bumping the tunes! Great video!
Thank you for posting. I appreciate your straightforward approach.
Got 9 speaker alpine dropped in 8 inch Rockford fosgate punch and bass is amazing.
I have 2014 dodge ram 1500 sport and the alpine system in it is amazing. Looking to put in 2 10 inch kicker subs
I have it in my recently purchased 2014 ram 1500 hemi 4x4 outdoorsman. I think it's a good system for an upgrade.
I bought a used 2019 dodge journey gt h4.
Yup, it is nice. The bass is crazy.
I am so happy....
My base system actually sounds really good it just rattles sometimes and that drives me INSANE
Rattles tend to be due to unsupported door panels in the auto manufacturer's design. OEM system engineers hate the rattles also, but they are limited in what they can do about them.
This guy reminds me of Data, from the star trek series....factual, and reserved....lol
You forgot glazed over and monotone, lol.
LMAO 🤣😂🤣😂
I was just about to comment that.
Thanks for showing where the speakers are. Very informative appreciate it.
I had a better system in my 1982 supra, cost me $2000 at the time. That was 25 years ago lol. As stock systems go, I have the alpine system and its the best sounding stock stereo I ever had by far. Love ad/dc music to it. sweet.
Yea for factory systems dodge has always had good stereos. My 2006 charger Daytona has the Boston acoustic and when playing acdc you can feel the kick drum in the door speakers
Thank you for the info and I agree that will be high on my list for the Ram I'm getting.
Very informative, well spoken videos. Refreshing.
+Benjamin Trolley sincerely appreciated, thank you
Hey, im a car guy. I love many types of cars, mostly American, especially dodge, but I was watching some truck videos and found your sun roof video....... I think im subbing, hey closer you'll get to 1,000!
+BDH Hey, thanks for thinking about joining and I appreciate the feedback!
2017 ram sport.. Best sounding stock stereo. Not excellent but for a factory stereo it impresses
The rear door speakers also put out vocals. Only the front doors put out only bass.
+Evan Whale You are absolutely correct
Thank you for pointing that out. Just got a ‘17 Laramie and was worried the front door speaker tweeters were blown as I noticed the rear door speakers were more full range. 👍🏻
Bridges Holwell Infinity REF-9623ix 300W Max 6" x 9" 3-Way
These are a really good upgrade from the factory alpines in the rear doors
Bridges Holwell Infinity REF3022CFX 3.5" 75W Reference Series Coaxial and these are an amazing improvement for the in dash speakers
Evan Whale how does the Alpine system in the 2017 stack up to the infinity system in the 2018 big horn?
2012 ram it's awesome wouldn't have one without it
Very thorough video i never paid attention to those speakers in the ceiling until my chidren pointed it out and i was like, how did those get there? Thank u for this video.
I had the Alpine on my 2013 ram 2500 and my 2017 has the 6 speaker. Upgraded the 6x9’s in 4 doors and the pillar speakers. It hits harder and sounds better than my old Alpine. I don’t have a crappy sub taking up all the room either.
What brand of speakers did you buy?
The alpine system sounds good unless u turn it up. Distortion sets in at volume 25, then the factory amp rolls it off. The factory 2 channel signal out of the head unit is converted into 4 channels at the Amp, then doubles the 4 to 8 then adds 2 more channels for the 2-voice coil sub. Crossovers are 125hz to 20000hz on the dash. 50hz to 125hz front doors, 125hz to 15000hz rear doors, 15000hz to 20000hz on the headliner, and 30 to 100hz on the sub. It’s a tough system to modify and requires a PAC AmPro to do it right. If u want simple upgrade, just change all the speakers to variable 2-4 ohm Infinity Kappas. That makes a good improvement. I personally don’t like the alpine and would never want it as an included option as on my 2015 Longhorn, let alone pay for it. But it’s something that others may love. It’s all just opinions folks.
Couldn’t agree more. I have this stereo and I don’t go past volume 25 or shit gets weird. I want to upgrade but not sure what direction to go. I don’t know shit about stereos btw… lol
I have the Alpine system and I love it.
+METALITHrevetments Still watching then
I look forward to all your videos and updates.
+METALITHrevetments sincerely appreciated
weirdly enough i have had the 9 speaker alpine in my 2021 2500 limited and also the 17 speaker harmon kardon in a 2022 limited 2500 and i think the alpine sounds the same or better
Hey PNW, I am looking forward to seeing if the Alpine sound system in my new RAM 3500 Limited will be able to read from my old school IPod Classic 160GB. I've had my iPod for 10+ years and it has over 17K songs and many audio books on it. It is still barely over half full. I listen to old jazz, classic rock, country (love all of George Strait), and even the old 80s style new wave, like
Oingo Boingo, even at my ripe old age of 57. Great videos, man! Keep them coming.
I am also looking forward to a video about how well the parking sensors work?
Uconnect comes out with update pretty often. But won't notify you about it. Most of the time if the sound is distorted or if you have issues with any of the USB ports I even had my camera go blacked out while reversing. I took to the dealership with my problems they seen it need an update. You could just to uconnect site and download it yourself and install it.
Just my 2 cents😀
+hawaiianpunch81 ^^^this
PNWreckage ???
+hawaiianpunch81 yes
Great video love your content
dude. turn your treble bass and mid down. all you are doing is distorting the sound. if you want more of a bass sound. then turn the treble and mid below 0. it will then give you a better range of volume control.
+deno177 That is actually the way it came and I don't hate the sound. It does distort it at lower volumes so I'll play with it a bit. Thanks man
You don't want to turn tou mid an treble under bass level always want mid an treble over bass level
My 2016 sport came with it
Hi There! My "comment" regarding the wearing of clothing was a response to what "you" had made a comment in a prevous post! I didn't listen to that post that carefully as I was doing a couple of things as your post was playing, but I heard your remark about wearing pants while doing the review so I ran with it! I must admit a strange sense of humor and that's why I mentioned it! I kid..I kid a lot! so if offended? You will of gotten over it and mostly likely forgot about ti by now so..what was I talking about? Hmm...
+E. Simons LOL I know man that was totally me joking by not answering your question! It's in the intro video and you're the first person to make a joke about it! Definitely not offended and I super appreciate your sense of humor
for a stock stereo, it rocks
Darn, I have the Tradesman. My system sounds great as it is. It is way better than what is in our Lexus.
Have this on my 2012 big horn shit is awesome
I was listening to a podcast on medium to high volume midway through the podcast the audio change and it was ska ha and then my speaker started sounding like somebody was screaming. I guess I blew my speakers do you have any advice or help?
Great review!
+Sgtjfast thank you!
My next vehicle is gonna be a ram warlock with the 9 (10 speakers
What's that round thing on alpine amplifier?
Although it’s an Alpine badge, I believe it’s made by Harmon Kardon.
I think the head unit is made by Harmon
start making more videos haha the more you put out when you first start the more youtube will promote your videos. Thats why my channel became stagnant lol
+Gerb It it's amazing how that works. Stupid upload error this morning lol
lol i just want to see your channel do really well and right now is your time to keep it going! You have pretty good views every video!
+Gerb It Thanks man, super appreciate your support and input. Finally got rid of the error
Great job buddy
+aceboogie Thanks man
I had a 2019 laramie with the $4500 Harman Kardon system until the truck was totaled. I bought a 2022 warlock with the 9 speaker Alpine system and I can tell you the Alpine is way better than the Harmon Kardon. And for $4500 I think it was a piece of junk! Alpine sounds way better.
its GREAT
Hey man I got a 2013 Laramie 1500 crew cab with the 10 speaker system and it's an enjoyable experience. But my only thing is some of these trucks came with a Factory CD player in them that they would put in the glove box. And I kind of miss having that option because I like to listen to CDs. I wonder if any videos out there have upgrades on adding a CD player or being able to hook in a factory CD player into the truck.
I have the same truck and the same question.
The 6x9 aren't really alpine. You've been had. The are Chrysler made speakers. I just found that out. Apparently you never took the door apart
I have a 20 big horn with the alpine system but my surround sound feature is grayed out and unable to be turned on. Is there a hack to turn it on?
Interested to know if your UConnect has Apple CarPlay? I believe there was an update that would add this ability to your unit, wondering if you've done this update and your feedback.
Your intro music rocks! \m/
+Butch Thompson I think you might be one of the few who feel that way!
At one time, there were only a few people that thought the earth was round. They'll come around. :)
+Butch Thompson well played
Can the amp bs turned UP?
Where is the alpine sub located for a 2020 ram 1500?
Behind the seat backs
It is a 10 inch sub
Just a heads up, the Sub woofer isn't considered a "speaker" because it only uses 1/10th of a channel, so, ".1".... So it's technically a 9.1 speaker system...
.1 is *one tenth*, as a decimal.
One hundredth (1/100th) would be written as .01 when converted to decimal. So would that mean the subwoofer uses one tenth of a channel instead? It’s a dual voice coil sub with four wires going to it from the factory amplifier. Appears to be fed from two separate channels after tracing it back to the amp. So now I’m even more confused.
@@neverquit54 sorry for that, I edited my comment
I have a 16 Sport but I missed out on it didn’t realize his was an option until I was looking at a different model what will it run me to upgrade?
How do order this
Great video, thank you
intro music is too loud.
as far as I can tell the 2017 8.4an from a Chrysler 300 is the exact same model number yet I understand the RAM software on the 2017 8.4an does not include android auto and apple car play. Can you confirm this?
+Drew Allwright my understanding is that the hardware is different (Harmen for the Ram, Samsung for the Android Auto cars), but that is from internet reading. I would be delighted if it could be fixed with a software update.
I know this is over a year ago but I found your videos in the suggestions list. There’s a company that sells the stock head units pre set up to plug and play, including the head unit for the 2018 trucks which have android auto and CarPlay. Which can be installed in older models. Plug and play. Check them out. The company is infotainment. Google search or search them here. What do you think/ know on this subject.
I have the Laramie 2017 2500 and the system sounds good. I am not qualified to say good or bad as I have had it for a week and I listen to Sports mostly.
+Matt Robin Are you also missing the SD card slot?
PNWreckage My user guide on pg 100-101 doesn't mention SD slot
+Matt Robin Looks like it was removed for the 2017 model year. Not a huge deal but I did like that option.
Matt Robin why are you posting then
That reply was before the Beatles XM station went online, now that all I listen to and this system FREAKING ROCKS nothing like Hey Jude at 11.
ALSO ADDED FACTORY CD PLAYER SOUNDS GREAT
What's the amp size that comes with it
so the usb drive was removed for 2017? I have a 14 Longhorn that I was forced to do a Uconnect update on. Now when I plug my Ipod into the UBS port, it doesn't automatically run as before. Now I have to select media and then push the play button on the touch screen. Also my sat radio screen changed from full screen logos to the small box logo with song related art, which I don't care.
+Rich Haak usb drive remains but the SD card slot was removed
Is the Alpine stereo system in the Dodge Challenger (optional) similar? I believe it's called sound group 2 if I'm not mistaken.
No SD card slot on the radio that I can see. I need to take the manual out and look.
+Matt Robin it would be next to the aux input plug and usb ports in the center console. Just trying to spare you having to read the manual, lol
I know I had to take the plastic off the manual package to look it up. It had to happen sooner or later.
he was really nervous making this video lol
Is it stock in the sport trim as well?
SD ftw, could you use a hard drive plugged into the USB?
I've gotten it to play audio from a digital voice recorder plugged directly into the port. I think a HD might work if the file structure is simple
I have 2012 Limited. I didn't care for the Alpine system. I completely gutted it. Replaced all the speakers with Infinite speakers including the sub with a custom box.
Did you replace the amp too? We’re all speakers running through factory amp?
I can say that the 6 speaker option sucks. Actually the "suckyness" all revolves around the 8.4 radio unit. There is no real equalizer to the system. The 3 band EQ and the lack of customizable presets hurt the system. Don't get me wrong, I love the radio, I just hate the sound coming out of it. As of today, there still isn't a way for me to change the head unit and retain ALL of the features the OEM system offers. So now I'm building a system to correct everything wrong with the sound quality and it isn't going to be cheap..
+LuckyRosco solid info and thank you
I have the 6 speaker with 8.4 nav but i upgraded the speakers to the mopar kickers and the thing cranks! I love it.
I recently installed the PRAMCQ13. It sounds better than just putting new speakers in. The problem comes from the fact I listen to a wide range of music for many different eras. Pre early 90s music sounds horrible, little to no bass, average upper & lower mids, good highs. Early 90's to 2000's I have to adjust the bass all the way up and the mids almost all the way up just to get it to sound decent. 2000's to modern music is the best sounding from the system, but I have to turn down the highs. I guess I'm spoiled from having complete control over the EQ. I going to turn my 6 speaker (4 channel) system into a 8 speaker (8 channel) system. I should be able to get the sound quality I want from that.
+tpike46w so the 8.4n and alpine are not tied to each other. Can you share what specific truck you have?
no they are not tied together, but the Alpine is not standard on the sport either. I have a 2017 sport night edition that is loaded and the only options it doesnt have are the park sensors and the Alpine stereo
Great vid! I just traded my 1500 sport with the alpine system for a '17 mega cab but sadly without the upgraded system. I love the truck but really miss the alpine system. I will be upgrading in the future.
Side question, did you notice any miss alignment in your cab/bed? I was washing mine for the first time the other weekend and noticed the rear bumper was off from left to right. After further inspection I noticed the bed and the cab are slightly off and need to be adjusted. From what I researched online and from checking out other 2500's it seems to be a fairly common issue. My truck goes back to the dealer next week to get fixed, it drives me crazy every time I look at it now knowing it's wrong.
+kingx37x Thank you! I bet that is a hard transition from having it to not. I haven't noticed misalignment between the can and bed or with the bumper on mine, but I started looking at other trucks on the road. A ton of them have the bumper slightly offset to one side. It's really weird and I get why it drives you crazy
It's good for people who don't know. Speakers are really low quality. Name Alpine only.. U can't get any of these low quality speakers from Alpine.. Alpine in name alone..
I’m going to tell you guys some game changing info about the 9.1 alpine system...
It’s crap. But it’s worth getting so you can upgrade the dash speakers to jbl or infinity reference 3.5’s and the rear doors need nice 3 way 6x9’s. That gives you a much more balanced sound and crisper highs.
The front doors are okay as it because those are actually decent quality and produce bass only. The sub also is weak and I added an alpine 10” and an alpine mono amp.
It’s a bit of an expense to do what I didn’t but it’s worth it!
At least do the 3 dash speakers and the rear 6x9’s. TRUST ME ON THIS!!!
Steve Briggs if I’m looking to just do the dash speakers and back 6x9s what exactly should I buy? Do I also need to upgrade the amp? Thanks
@@recombi123 Here's a great thread on RAM 1500 speaker upgrades. www.ram1500diesel.com/forum/ram-1500-diesel-electrical/5556-alpine-8-4-sound-upgrade-speakers-30.html I personally did JBL gx962 for the rear doors and 3 JBL gx302 in front as other posters had and it really improved the mid to highs. Crutchfield has the adapters and free installation instructions.
Standard on SPORT as well
+MRTEE 81 Good catch, I always forget that Sport is a trim level for 1500s
PNWreckage thanks bro when u turn up the sound system it loud or does it distort when it gets loud
+mac cheese it's loud and there is minimal or no distortion as long as you're listening to a high quality file (aka NOT Sirius/XM). Highest I go is usually 22 maybe 24 out of ~30 volume settings.
+mac cheese I think it handles electronic really well. Bass hits hard for an 8" sub and the mid and high ranges are really clear.
+mac cheese I'll check him out and report
Christian...very balanced video. 😉
+Orren G 🤣 I fit four into the intro, hope you enjoyed
I am so proud of you!!!
The equalizer on the 8.4 radio is not great. I play everything off my phone anyways, so I use an eight band equalizer on my phone. I leave the radio presets at 0. Sometimes I turn the sub down to -2 or -3 to take less hit off the kick. I replaced the sub speaker with a pioneer speaker and added some fill to the stock plastic enclosure. It worked magic. I felt like that was the only thing that was truly lacking on this system.
If I was to buy my truck again I would get it without the center console because getting road head just isn't that nice when she has to bend over the hump...also it would be nice to cruise the backwoods with my woman by my side instead of her across the truck
I’ve been married for 10 years, so I love the center console lol!
@@joshharmon4867 regretfully he can't marry his sister in the state of Alabama legally, so he has to wait until supper is done, to go do some hot sweaty no center console backwoods fornication. Ya know a little Yeet Yeet ,skeet skeet lol
Damn bro! Save some cousins for the rest of us!?
Bought a 3500, factory radio, and cut the oem hookups. Anyone know the wiring diagram?
Should be able to look it up on the crutch field website. They have a ton of wiring diagrams.
Two in door pod
I picked alpine I've had Harmon kardon in my challenger and was very disappointed in it.
My 16 ram has the alpine upgrade and I am not impressed. Its not terrible but its not great so I guess I'd call it average with a C rating.
Out of nowhere my audio just got lower.. still plays, but noticed it got like 10 notches lower.. so may buttons on this not sure if I pressed something or is it a problem that needs to be addressed to dealership.. can anyone help??
I noticed a couple notches but not 10. Check the obvious first (is your media volume turned all the way up on your phone, etc) and then look through your audio settings to see if surround sound is checked and if speed adjusted volume is still enabled.
Power off and on and it's back to normal I found that on mine
What audio recorder do you use?
It's a go pro knockoff from Amazon
can you wired a 12” in where that stock sub is and pump it?
afflict you don’t need a 12, this system is equivalent to 2 12s it bumps like hell
Yes just need a loc and amp ofc
Your sound settings didn’t come from factory like that. They come flat.
11 speaker , no one knows about the sub in the center console
Turn the mids two or three notches down
In previous videos you've said your name is "Pacific Northwest Wreckage" Meaning the PNW was Pacific Northwest and it was spelt reckage.
In this video you said it was "PN Wreckage". Which one do you prefer to go by? Or do you just change it to how you feel at the time lol
+John Doe astute observation Mr. Doe. I'm terrible at naming even pets so coming up with a channel name was a challenge. The logo says PNWreckage which was my attempt at combining PNW with wreckage as a tribute to the truck that inspired this whole thing. The attempt was to combine the w in West with the w in wreckage (which is why the "reckage" was all lower case). The more I said P N Wreckage the more it sounded like "pee and wreckage" which sounded like a description for a really bad diaper change, lol. It was further complicated by the fact that Pacific Northwest is only two words rather than the popular PNW shortening of it used in this area. My name is Christian which you are more than welcome to call me, and the channel name is a bit up in the air. Sort of my way of claiming both, I guess. I've mixed it up a few times hoping to get some feedback from viewers, and it really is based on how I feel at the time so good call.
Most of my videos are the first "take" and I try to limit the amount of editing because that bugs me on other videos. If I ever had like a sweatshirt made I would probably use the PNWreckage since it's easier to print that rather than the three word Pacific Northwest Wreckage variant. This is a wordy post so sorry about that, just walking you through my thought process.. and assuring you that I know how to spell wreckage, hahaha.
Yesterday I encountered the 1st problem I've had with my truck: I was driving back home from Indianapolis in heavy rain. About 3 hours into the drive my "check engine" light came on and the engine downshifted from 6th to 4th and locked it there. I tried to manually shift up but, no luck. I pulled off at the next exit and parked, shut the engine off and waited a few minutes then started the engine. The engine light was still on. I pulled out into traffic and the transmission seemed to be shifting normally for about a minute but then went back into 4th where it stayed for the rest of the drive. I dropped my speed down from 75 to 60 for the next 3 hours and the truck just ran in 4th gear at about 2300rpm's. I made an appointment to drop it off at the dealer on Monday morning. I expect that it's a faulty sensor or some other electronic issue. I'm not driving it this weekend.
+METALITHrevetments Really sorry to hear that. Do you still have your stock intake?
Yes...the only mod's I've made are a 2.5" leveling kit and adjustable shocks.
+METALITHrevetments Best of luck and I'll be interested to hear the results if you'll share them.
Thank you! I will certainly post the result as soon as I hear back from the service tech.
I picked my truck up yesterday and it's fixed. The problem was as follows: "Solenoid circuit - faulty valve body". They replaced the "valve body" and ran the system through diagnostics and it runs as it should now.
the usb plug kinda sucks. i dont know if its my samsung 32gb stick or its ram. itll get stuck or wont play at times..
+hmglor I didn't have any issues with my 16gb stick. Think it might be related to the capacity? I know my trail cam and faux pro can't run 32 for whatever it's worth
only for info - I tried a 128GB stick with no problems.
I HAVE THE SAME SYSTEM THE AMP POWER HOW TRUE IS THAT IS IT RMS TRUEPOWERPLEASE EMAIL ME BACK IF POSS ABOUT SYSTEM WANT TO UPGRADE IT
probably the same mexican who loaded it on to the train
+samus989 know the guy?
I heard alpine vs the new Bose systems (and against my JL system) and alpine is probably the worst brand you can get for speakers
I've read they toned them down because of the cinema aspect and if you plug in the aux cable into the center console it is much louder. I've been looking into finding away to to bypass that for bluetooth but nothing yet.
Pretty sure it’s 10 speakers
Turn your mid down! Below half!,
It's fake the speakers are mopar pop out the centre speaker.
It's not 10 that's called 9.1
One of my best buds has a ram 2500 powerwagon, 35x12.5r17 toyo open country MT, grill guard, maxed out, awesome badass truck, one thing I don't like is the speakers, the alpine sound system, I adjusted the equalizer to what I have on my truck a 2010 ram 1500 ST the lowest of the low, (also has 35x12.5r17 mud tires) not that the tires have anything to do with it just saying lol, but my speakers in my ST are literally better than the alpine, the bass is much better and it's louder, at any volume it has all bass to it, stock too.
+T Parrish Very interesting. What year is your buddy's rig?
Fake Alpine system pop the grill cover off look at the magnet made by Chrysler.
Its ok.... My previous vehicle was a Genesis with the Lexicon system. It was way better than this Alpine
+An Ri just out of curiosity what is the highest level volume you listen to regularly?
medium to loud. It is the midrange that is lacking in the Alpine system. Low end is strong, high end is not quite crisp but the midrange sounds are what is really weak. It needs a better up front and center speaker with a better range.
+An Ri what actual number
I would say 75% of max is average for me
Dude, this guy must work for Dodge Ram. I have a 2016 Ram Sport and my Alpine System is weak as hell, does NOT stand up to the Alpine Brand and is not worth any additional money. There are no highs or vocals coming from any of the four 6×9 door speakers, and when I called the dealership and crutchfield they confirmed it. What a load of BS Dude
+lawrence holland Hey man. It sounds like you're frustrated and that's understandable from what you've experienced. The 6x9s do not produce highs, you're absolutely right. It uses the dash speakers and headliner speakers for those ranges. A few questions:
Have you played with the EQ?
Do you have the Surround Sound option selected?
What volume level/number do you listen to normally?
Is this with Bluetooth audio, FM radio, etc?
Have you/the dealer updated your UConnect software? (I noticed an equalizer update while watching the full installation Monday night)
Let me know when you have a chance, I'm trying to help.
It is not impressive at all. Bass is flat. No punch at all.
Its trash , a 3 band eq in an Alpine is a sin, thry cheapened their own self down to unsettable audio..
Lamest Alpine i have ever seen and they cost way to much, horrible quality.. dont praise trash simply because you have 1..