Hi everyone, I'm planning to change my HU for my Forte to either a Kenwood 5180s or any of the 9 series. Main factor is the inclusion of AA/CP and of course sound quality upgrade. Would like some pointers as to the speaker. Are the stock speakers good enough or are there any budget friendly upgrades that I can do. I'm just a casual music listener but spend 2-3 hours in the car for my daily commute so a good sounding sound system would be nice.

PS: I love the sound system in my dads Kia K5. If I can get that kind of quality in my Forte I'd be happy.

Just add in a DSP while using all the stock speaker? Would that be budget friendly (as in, below RM500)? Can notice the difference by just adding in that 1 item kah?

That's way over budget for me. So a simple speaker+amp change would do the trick? Or are the stock speakers good enough paired with the new HU?