Thats normal Im afraid, HK amp DSP routes only lowpass bass freq to front door speakers, so waste of money to install focals there. since the stock door speaker impedance is greater than 8ohms, you'll also prolly throw off the volume balance with 4ohm speakers being twice as loud... but do whatever sounds good to your ears!

 

Thanks, that's what I was thinking... overall sound is ok now that I have the back speakers working, I just didn't know if this was normal since it's a newer car...

 

Are the dash speakers working?

If they are, you probably wouldn't notice the lack of clarity/sound from the front door speakers.

 

Yes, dash speakers are working fine. Overall I think the sound is ok, but could be better... my wife's Mazda has a much better sound... 🙃

 

Hmmm, I have no issues with clarity with my 2021 HK system.

My 2010 Impreza OTOH was horrible. I had to upgrade the factory "premium" door sail tweeters to be rid of the muddy sound, and actually be able to hear vocals.

 

What did you upgrade to? That's what I tried to do by purchasing new speakers from Crutchfield: Focal ACX 165, however when I installed one of them I had the same muddy sound

I'm open to suggestions though if you have any to install something else?

 

I bought some cheap $20 tweeters from Walmart, and they were a huge improvement.

Keep in mind, that that system didn't have an amp, other than what was built into the factory HU.

I upgraded that too, but still no stand alone amp.

Possibly your amplifier is not quite right, and it is not sending the correct frequency to the dash speakers.

The earlier HK amps didn't have the best track record.

 

I bought some cheap $20 tweeters from Walmart, and they were a huge improvement.

Keep in mind, that that system didn't have an amp, other than what was built into the factory HU.

I upgraded that too, but still no stand alone amp.

Possibly your amplifier is not quite right, and it is not sending the correct frequency to the dash speakers.

The earlier HK amps didn't have the best track record.

Ok. Thanks. Yeah it can be the amp but that's not a cheap fix... I might have to live with it for now ..

 

You could plug the front speaker into the rear door connector and see if it is clearer sounding. The rear speakers don't get as much low frequency/bass, so as long as that part is good, it might confirm or eliminate either the speakers or the amp.