right on bro!

Tip for owners of the 2005 Toyota Prius with the “premium” JBL 7.1 sound system: Disconnect the center speaker. You will notice an immediate improvement in both the stereo field and clarity. You won’t have the 7.1, but the sound system won’t suck anymore.

The center speaker is located on the dashboard, above the LCD display. Just take a butter knife or similarly flat tool and pop the grill off. Lift the grill out (the speaker is attached) and you’ll see a white plug that’s the connection to the speaker wires. Depress the two tabs on the side of the plug that’s connected to the wires (it’s a more brilliant white than the speaker plug), and disconnect. That’s it.

I was looking into buying aftermarket speakers, and then I read about this on PriusChat.com. I think I’ll chill with this for now. It’s not a total earth-shattering improvement but it’s much, much better.

And speaking of cars, why did gas go up 50 cents a gallon over the past three weeks? I paid $2.09 on my last fillup, and I just saw $2.59 on the way home. It’s a conspiracy.