Advice on simple budget friendly speaker upgrade.

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Audio, Electronics and Infotainment' started by rickscott, Jun 12, 2026.

  1. rickscott

    rickscott Junior Member

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    Vehicle:
    2024 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Plug-in Advanced
    Goal is to swap out the factory speakers with aftermarket plug and play speakers , and the Beat Sonic amp for hopefully a noticeable improvement over the oem speakers - with full understanding this is a budget solution

    2024 Prius Prime XSE with 12.8 infotainment.

    I've ordered the Beat Sonic ENE 3T3 amp

    Four Kicker KSC67 - for front and back doors

    Two JL C2-075ct tweeters for dash

    I'm comfortable dropping all this in - plug and play all parts needed come from Crutchfield - easy and have done before to other cars .

    My question is - I have no real car stereo technical understanding - besides new speakers all around and the plug and play amp is there anything else simple I can do to improve sound while I've got it all open and doing the install?

    I know when I pan back to the rear seat oem speakers they sound awful - this sort of influenced this upgrade - hope at the very least that will be improved a little

    Any and all advice welcome

    Thanks in advance
     
  2. rickscott

    rickscott Junior Member

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    Vehicle:
    2024 Prius Prime
    Model:
    Plug-in Advanced
    Long story short for the money and time spent absolutely worth it - the difference is notable and super enjoyable - not going to blow away an audiophile, but surpasses my expectations .

    2 pairs of Kicker KS for front and back $260
    JL tweeters for dash $159
    BeatSonic amp (the model with sub woofer outs in case I want to add). $349
    Total $768

    I did the instal in three parts - as parts came in -
    first amp, not even an hour ,
    then tweeters, probably over an hour ,
    then door speakers front and back - couple hours -
    it was approximately 4.5 hours working slow because it had been well over five years since I had done this.
    I watched all the install videos on YouTube a couple of times, had all tools needed, so was ready for a simple install - everything was easy

    If you are not happy with the sound of your Prius I say jump in worth the time and money.

    So my question, for those who installed a subwoofer, worth time and money? Is there a sub that fits under passenger seat of 2024 Prius Prime ?