[toyto44]

Hi All! Have a 2017 Limited with the JBL system, and found this thread very interesting. Overall, I never hated this system... but always felt something was missing. For me, I never had a problem with the speakers being front heavy... I prefer my sound system to have better sound imaging versus the front/rear balance. However, two things I do find annoying are:

• Dash speakers sound soooo tinny, and like everyone else is saying... no mids.

• The other issue I have... I'm 6'3" so, I find at my height, I'm not hearing as much from the dash speakers as I would like. If I slouch down, then they come to life.

So, for those that have replaced the dash speakers with the Sound Ordinance, couple questions I have

• Do the highs sound more clean versus someone jiggling aluminum foil?

• Does the sound fill the front cabin (especially up in the clouds for tall folks like me)?

Also, while looking on Crutchfield, I noticed they have Infinity Reference available. Anyone try these? I had a Civic Si back in the day, and I installed Infinity Reference components in the front and 6x9s in the rear. They had awesome clarity and good midrange presence.

Can't answer your question about being 6'3", I'm only 5'10" but if you go back and read the very first post you will see why the Sound Ordnance speakers were used. They have a sensitivity rating of 84dB while the Infinity have a rating of 91dB. According to everything I have read on this thread the way to make this JBL system sound better is to lower the dash speakers sensitivity rating.
I have a 2016 Rav4 Hybrid Limited with JBL and purchased the Sound Ordnance but haven't had time to install them yet. There was also someone on this thread that purchased three different front dash speakers and did a comparison. Don't know what page it is on but it is in there somewhere.
Also take a look at this thread.
http://www.rav4world.com/forums/124-4-4-interior/264897-premium-jbl-bass-improvement-hack.html