B&O sound system

[3DogKnight]

I have a 2021 F150 XLT 302a with the standard sound system, not the B&O system. When I took delivery from the dealer he told me that the standard sound system is also B&O with 6 speakers and not 8. Is it possible that Ford has B&O make all of the sound systems for the trucks and charges $600 (?) for the extra 2 speakers?

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[Not Sure]

I'm just guessing here, but it's possible the speakers are from BO, and aren't necessarily the same ones used in the premium setup. That and I know (only from test driving) the tweeters are positioned differently than the standard setup (aimed at the driver/passenger rather than the windshield).

 

[bryanmichael]

Good question - I have the same config for my XLT build. According to the 302A High specs, you should be getting the 8-speaker setup (the unleashed 18 speaker option is the $600 upgrade I believe):

 

[riverdave]

I was wondering the same, about to start a thread and saw yours. I too have an XLT 302A being built (I hope). On the Ford site build Build and Price it shows for XLT 301A and 302A that this package "includes B & O sound system, 8 speakers including subwoofer". It also shows B & O unleashed as an option for both. I have my doubts if this is accurate and I think we may have been had here as when you build further and get to interior options it shows the B & O system as another 560.00, saying it is "available" for this truck and no "unleashed" option at this level.

 

[Str8Shooter]

On the Ford website it states that both the 301A and 302A includes the B&O Sound System 8 speakers including subwoofer. Here's a screen shot that shows the 302A.

My XLT 302A only came with 6 speakers. There was nothing on the Monroney sticker that said it was deleted. In addition, I thought that I had the 8 speakers because the center location above the dash still looks like it has a speaker grill and I didn't look behind the rear seat on the drivers side to inspect for the subwoofer and amplifier because it is not designed to be dropped down like it is on the passages side.

That said, in hindsight I wouldn't want to spend the $610 Ford is charging going from a 6 speaker to 8 speaker system. The 6 speaker system sounds okay to me, and after I bought a seat release kit for the drivers side rear seat I was happy to have space to store recovery gear and other things there where the amplifier and subwoofer should be.

In some way I think Ford should compensate people that bought 301 and 302A packages for the confusion they caused.

 

[UGADawg96]

It does appear there is a misrepresentation on the 301/302a info pages, but that is why you have to check each and every option that's presented and review the summary page when doing the build and price unfortunately. I just tried the build and price for a 302a and it shows the 8sp being included, but when getting to the audio options, only the 8sp is available to option up and shows only the 6sp being included. The unleashed doesn't show available. I do not think you can get the unleashed in a XLT. What's really interesting is that if go up to a 500a, the unleashed is only $85 more than the 8sp option, which seems really cheap and a no brainer between the two. I agree Ford should fix this. I doubt they'll do anything about it. They usually add notes in fine print like what is put in ads that say not responsible for typos, etc. Things like this over the years always makes me more and more OCD unfortunately. Sigh.

 

[tony72cutlass's']

So i just took my 301A for a test drive on friday. There are no badges that would indicate that the sound system is B&O, BUT i have to say i'm really impressed with the quality. There absolutely has to be a sub in here somewhere, or at least really good speakers.

I'm no audiophile by any means, so just take this for what it is worth!

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