TechMyAV

  NOTE: This post assumes the reader has a basic working knowledge of vehicle audio systems and components. This is not as much of a  how-to  but more of a  what to expect  and  what you’ll need  to replace the stock infotainment unit with an aftermarket stereo, and includes a side discussion on options to keep the stock head unit intact and attempt to use sound processors to correct the factory signal. This write-up is for a 2021 Kia Forte GT with the GT2 package - Harman Kardon premium audio, Lane Keep Assist, Back Up Warning System and all other goodies that were present on a fully-optioned Forte GT. This information will work for the ‘BD’ generation Fortes (2019-2021) and might work for the refreshed years 2022-2024. I am not an expert and this thread represents a sound obsessed DIYer’s research and findings, so take it as you will. If you are just looking for information on adding a subwoofer, an amp, and or speakers, this is not the post for you....

 W.A.F. The oh-so-critical and ofttimes elusive Wife Acceptance Factor (or Wife Approval Factor). Just what is it and why you should care. Men are from Mars and Women from Venus and all that. If you haven't noticed, men and women are different. We think and process things differently, have different opinions and priorities, and generally live life according to these differences. When couples live together, these traits can become very evident and even a source of contention.  They can also be harnessed to compliment one another, creating something that is greater than the sum of its parts. WAF at its most basic level goes something like this: You are looking at purchasing some new speakers. You have 2 different models in mind, and each model comes in 3 colors. You run the idea past your wife. She really doesn't like the larger of the two but in the smaller set, she thinks that the white color would go best in the room. So that's the set that has the highest WAF. The WAF is ...