SE Speaker Upgrade with Sony or MKZ Speakers?

[williape1]

Has anyone tried this? The speakers from the Lincoln or Titanium aren't terribly expensive, any idea if they use the same connectors? I know that I won't get the same sound as the amp isn't there but I really am only looking for a slight improvement. I'm mostly ok with the bass in the car (despite its muddiness) but the midrange and highs are just terrible, really any improvement would be great. I'm hesitant to do aftermarket as this is a company car and I'd like to keep everything as factory as possible just in case.

[murphy]

Changing the speakers might detune the Active Noise Suppression and cause problems. Read your contract. I would not expect making changes to a company car to be allowed.

[SteveB_TX]

Keep your grubby fingers OFF MY SPEAKERS!!! :stop:

[williape1]

Changing the speakers might detune the Active Noise Suppression and cause problems. Read your contract. I would not expect making changes to a company car to be allowed.

It seems highly unlikely that this would be the case. I'm not sure that most people understand how this technology works, especially in the case of the Fusion. Unless you're modifying the sound to create bass, especially in the range of sound that's normally emitted from the engine upon startup, there should be little to no impact. The only reports that I've seen of issues is when a subwoofer is installed and even then only in certain cases. Keep in mind that this system is only working to cancel a very narrow band of noise, it's not as sophisticated as many noise cancellation systems that are required to cancel a wide range of multiple evolving frequencies.

 

I appreciate the legal advice but I'm quite familiar with my agreement with my company. I'm well within my rights to do this, especially given that they'd be genuine FoMoCo parts. I'm more concerned with compatibility. I'll just order the speakers, they're only $20-$100 depending on the location. Anything has to be an improvement.

[Toz]

Are the standard SE speakers really not that good? I only ever test drove a Ti so I never had a chance to listen to an SE

[williape1]

It's really terrible in my opinion, although my other car has a really fantastic Harman/Lexicon sound system so that might be part of why I'm so unhappy. I think many people will classify it as decent as it does reproduce a fair amount of bass but it's very muddy and quickly falls off, it really struggles with the mids and highs. It's definitely better than a stock sound system on a car 5/10 years ago but I'm in a rental car at least a few times a month and most manufacturers are doing a better job than Ford in the Fusion on this one. Even the base sound system in the Taurus is much better.

[acdii]

Are the standard SE speakers really not that good? I only ever test drove a Ti so I never had a chance to listen to an SE

Yep.

 

It sounds muddy, misses out on the bass, and just sounds like a cheap system. This is what drove me to get the HyTi, I sacrificed the SE Luxury seats for a better sound system, a lot easier to swap out a seat cushion than it is to change out the stereo.

[williape1]

Haha, I went the opposite direction although now I'm really regretting it. I messed up with the math somewhere and the SE ended up being roughly the same price as a Titanium. I really wanted the SE luxury seats though as I'm in a Ford Fusion Hybrid SE rental now (I've put 10k miles on it since I've had it) and the seats are really comfortable. I drive two 6-8 hour trips a week and I'm always comfortable.