# 2003 Acura CL - Sound issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-acura-cl-sound-issues/154235>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** acura\
**Created:** [December 7, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-acura-cl-sound-issues/154235 "2019-12-07T21:56:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Kyle05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kyle05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kyle05)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-acura-cl-sound-issues/154235/1 "2019-12-07T21:56:08Z")

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The sound system in my Acura CL has been acting up lately. It’s like it can’t play “all” of the music I’m playing, or something. I thought maybe my car’s tweeters were shot but I’ve replaced both the woofers and tweeters and I still am hearing incomplete audio. Anyone know what it could be?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-acura-cl-sound-issues/154235/2 "2019-12-07T22:04:16Z")

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If you have replaced the speakers, what else could it be besides the radio itself?

Really don’t know what you mean by;

> [@Kyle05](#):
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> can’t play “all” of the music I’m playing, or something

But clearly the head unit is failing. A new radio is in your future.

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**Author:** ![Kyle05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kyle05](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kyle05)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-acura-cl-sound-issues/154235/3 "2019-12-07T22:14:37Z")

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So I thought it was the tweeters because it’s almost always high pitched sound that is lost. So after doing some novice research into how speakers work I thought “oh clearly since the higher register sounds aren’t coming through anymore, I need to replace the tweeters since they produce higher frequency sounds”. But this had no effect to my dismay.

I have the type S CL with the navigation unit, if that changes anything. Thanks for the help so far

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-acura-cl-sound-issues/154235/4 "2019-12-07T23:54:40Z")

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> [@Kyle05](#):
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> if that changes anything

No, it changes nothing.